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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday boasted of Russian military advances in Ukraine and ruled out any compromises with Kyiv ahead of meetings with U.S. officials in Miami this weekend aimed at agreeing to terms to end Moscow’s nearly four-year war.  Putin was speaking at his annual, end-of-ye…
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The news that the EU will be loaning Ukraine €90 billion for the next two years is good news for the country, who is spends most of its tax revenue on defence to fight off the Russian invasion. Volodymyr Zelensky said the money will help the country invest in ramping up the production of innovative …
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All eyes were on Brussels as EU leaders met for a make-or-break summit  to find a way to lend billions of euros to Ukraine. But as Belgium pushed back against the use of frozen Russian assets, demanding guarantees against potential repercussions from Russia, the EU settled on another plan: a €90 bil…
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Body representing news organisations says move to cut back on number of lobby briefings is deeply concerningUK politics live – latest updatesThe Society of Editors has raised concerns about Keir Starmer’s plan to reduce scrutiny of No 10 by political journalists, saying it risks weakening transparen…
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President Trump said Thursday he was not ruling out the possibility of war with Venezuela amid his administration’s escalating pressure campaign against the country and its leader, President Nicolás Maduro. “I don’t rule it out, no,” Trump told NBC News in an interview. “I don’t discuss it,” he adde…
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Farmers in the EU have protested on many occasions over unfair foreign competition and the viability of their businesses. They gathered again in Brussels on December 18, while an EU summit was going on, this time focusing their ire on the Mercosur free trade agreement between the EU and Latin Americ…
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At his annual press conference on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the ball was in Kyiv and its allies' court to end the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin chief also said he was certain that Moscow would take more cities and towns in eastern Ukraine before the end of the year.
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During his annual year-end news conference, which lasted four and a half hours on Friday, President Vladimir Putin highlighted that Russian forces were making progress on the battlefield in Ukraine and expressed confidence that the Kremlin would accomplish its military objectives if Kyiv refuses to …