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Putin directs his ire towards Europe as peace talks devolve in squabbling.

King spoke of ‘deep friendship’ between the two countries during a state visit from Germany’s president

Russian leader’s rejection of latest peace proposal was predictable and shows the Kremlin continues to hold the trump card

Editorial: Washington’s betrayal of its allies has been averted for now, but preparations must be made for a world where its support cannot be relied on

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By entertaining a Ukrainian peace deal whose miserable terms not even a desperate US president could accept – before then promptly abandoning it – Moscow is stalling for time. The coalition of the willing must put more pressure on the faltering Russian economy

A record 64 nations will be in Friday's World Cup draw as FIFA expands the tournament from 32 to 48 teams

Rhetoric between Russia and Europe has ramped up after talks between Donald Trump’s envoy and Vladimir Putin failed to reach an agreement

Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was removed from the Crew-12 mission after allegedly photographing restricted SpaceX materials. Andrey Fedyaev will replace him.

Donald Trump is a sucker for expensive gifts.

As Russia intensifies its military pressure and diplomatic manoeuvring, European leaders find themselves increasingly at odds with Washington over how to pursue peace

Ross David Cutmore was arrested in Kyiv in October and is accused of providing military information to Russia in exchange for money.