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WORLD OF TROUBLE: Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart, and has no plan to give up his…

EU plans to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine have prompted warnings that the move could push up government borrowing costs. But experts told Euronews Business that any impact on European debt markets is likely to be limited.

Valve sparks outrage by removing the LGBTQ+ inclusive game Flick Solitaire from Steam in Russia, bowing to Kremlin censorship demands while Apple and Google refuse.

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) on Friday closed down -0.10 (-0.17%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed down -0.0058 (-0.32%). Crude oil and gasoline prices fell from 1-week highs on Friday and settled lower. Crude prices came under pressure on Friday in hopes of an end to the...

David Coburn, who was leader of Ukip in Scotland, denies involvement after Nathan Gill jailed for taking bribes

US envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week for the next stage of peace talks

Editorial: Russia’s president is only interested in a deal on Moscow’s terms. Equipping Kyiv with the resources to fight on is the quickest route to a just settlement

The liftoff of two cosmonauts a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station caused damage to Russia's launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

ANALYSIS: Zelensky’s lost his chief of staff amid a €100m corruption scandal that the Kremlin will exploit – this is a disaster to Kyiv but also a sign that its system works, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley