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Rachel Reeves to meet with EU counterparts over Ukraine support

The bloc faces pressure to bolster defence ahead of a second Trump presidency

The Independent UK

Crude Prices Weighed Down by a Stronger Dollar and Oversupply Concerns

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Friday closed down -1.10 (-1.61%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed down -0.0263 (-1.36%). Crude oil and gasoline prices posted moderate losses on Friday, with crude sliding to a 2-1/2 week low and gasoline falling to a 2-month low. A stronger dollar Friday...

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Foreign minister says in interview that Russia will use 'all means' to defend its interests

Russia’s top diplomat says in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Moscow doesn’t want a war with the United States but will use “all means” to defend its interests

The Independent UK

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Crude Prices Slip on Dollar Strength and Oversupply Concerns

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) today is down -0.94 (-1.38%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) is down -0.0255 (-1.32%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately lower, with crude posting a 2-1/2 week low and gasoline posting a 2-month low. A stronger dollar today is bearish for...

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Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Belarus to sign a treaty offering security guarantees, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons, to protect Moscow’s closest ally

The Independent UK

Putin Signs Treaty Offering Security Guarantees To Belarus

Putin signs treaty with Belarus for security guarantees, including nuclear umbrella. Russian doctrine allows nuclear response to aggression amidst tensions...

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Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election

Ruling follows revelation of declassified intelligence alleging Russia ran online campaign to promote far-right outsider

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Residents Flee Homs As Rebels Advance In Syria

The Russian Embassy in Syria has urged its citizens to leave, after rebel forces advanced into Homs, the country's third largest city.

International Business Times

‘A trip to the casino’: Russia and Ukraine wait warily for Trump transition

The idea of the US president-election as a saviour for Ukraine, as unlikely as it may seem, holds an appeal for an exhausted nation without a clear path to victory

The Guardian - UK

Europe readies for war as Russian rhetoric escalates

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The Conversation

Russia ready to use ‘any means’ to prevent defeat in Ukraine: Lavrov

Russia’s top diplomat says Moscow sent the West a message with the recent use of a hypersonic missile in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

OPINION - The defence forces are too weak to face dangerous new challenges

And the Government’s delayed defence review will only make things worse

Evening Standard

Russia is speeding into a demographic crisis with a 25-year-low birth rate as the Ukraine war rages on

Russia has had similar troughs in its demographics during World War II and after the fall of the Soviet Union—but things are different this time.

Fortune

Russian LGBTQ+ activists describe a climate of fear following new laws and court rulings

The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for a decade, but the situation has worsened in the past year

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Russia's LGBTQ+ community is living in fear following new laws and court rulings, activists say

The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for years, but the situation has worsened since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine

International Business Times

Lavrov Says Russia Ready To Defend Itself Through 'Any Means'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Lavrov accused of ‘trying to rebuild the Russian empire’

Ukraine and west hit out at Russian foreign minister in Malta; sanctions force Putin to scrap Gazprombank monopoly. What we know on day 1,017

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Signs of Weak Global Energy Demand Undercut Crude Prices

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Thursday closed down -0.24 (-0.35%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed down -0.0066 (-0.34%). Crude oil and gasoline prices posted moderate losses on Thursday. Crude prices fell as Thursday's weaker-than-expected global economic news signals stagnant fuel demand. A weaker dollar Thursday limited losses...

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North Korean troops so 'poorly trained' that Putin army yet to throw them into battle, say western officials

The DPRK soldiers are expected to be used in the fight for the Kursk region of Russia

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Crude Recovers Early Losses as OPEC+ Delays Planned Crude Output Hikes

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) today is up +0.11 (+0.16%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) is up +0.0023 (+0.12%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today recovered from early losses and turned higher as the dollar weakened. Gains in crude accelerated today after OPEC+ said it would delay the...

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Serbia Accused Of Sabotaging Pipeline In Kosovo

Kosovo accuses Serbia of sabotaging water supply pipeline, implicating Russia. Tensions persist in the Balkans.

The Conversation

Tough talk on Nato from Putin and his proxies may hide a willingness to compromise

With the war nearly three years old and the Russian economy under severe pressure after a collapse of the ruble and rising inflation, the Kremlin needs to show domestic audiences that it remains strong. Recent rhetoric from the Kremlin and from proxies for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has focused…

The Conversation

Putin’s ‘yes men’: why some senior officials resort to flattery and others don’t

All dictators need loyal elites to survive in office and govern effectively. High-level officials and other powerful figures can help an authoritarian ruler remain in power. These officials also assist in implementing policies, raising revenues, winning elections and punishing dissent.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine sanctions Georgian leaders over crackdown on pro-EU protests

President Zelenskyy targets the prime minister and other Georgian Dream figures for ‘handing the country over to Putin’.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin army hit by 'Somme' level casualties as he seeks to grab more of Ukraine, say western officials

The Russian president is believed to be trying to seize more land before Donald Trump becomes US president and seeks an end to the war

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