Russia’s December oil and gas revenue set to drop to lowest level since 2020: Reuters
Russia’s oil and gas revenue in December is expected to be nearly half compared to the previous year, Reuters has reported.
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US hails ‘progress’ after five hours of peace talks with Zelensky in Berlin
Starmer to join European allies and US envoys for talks on Russia-Ukraine peace deal
How Belarus is using cigarette-stuffed balloons to sow chaos in Lithuania as part of Putin’s ‘hybrid war’
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to stop the balloons from flying into Lithuania after pressure from the US. But experts tell Isabella Redmayne that they form a vital part of a wider campaign to destabilise the Baltic country
Peace talks between Zelensky and Trump envoy end after five hours
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Zelensky and US envoys to push on with Ukraine talks in Berlin on Monday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees as he held talks in Berlin with US envoys that were set to continue on Monday. The Ukrainian leader re…
Pope criticises prison overcrowding during special service for inmates
Pope Leo XIV also highlighted insufficient inmate rehabilitation at the event
Five arrested over plot to attack Christmas market in Germany
Five men arrested in connection to a planned attack on a Christmas market in Germany
Russia ready to ‘test’ Europe in real conflict in next 4 years: Defense commissioner
EU Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius has warned that Russia could be ready to “test” Europe in a conflict within the next three to four years, stressing the need for the European Union to strengthen its defense capabilities.
Moscow says EU’s tampering with Russian assets is ‘theft’ no matter how it’s framed
Any endeavours by the EU to tap into the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank would be illegal under international law, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated.
Live: US envoy to meet Ukraine’s Zelensky, Europe allies in Berlin
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders in Berlin this weekend, to discuss the status of peace negotiations. The Ukrainian leader confirmed in his evening…