Everyone - from leaders in Russia and Europe to Donald Trump and Arizona's senior senator - is lying about the war in Ukraine.
A rift is emerging between the east and west of the EU over what to do with Russia’s seized central bank reserves.
Central Europe remains as divided as ever over Russia ... that would likely leave only Poland standing should-to-shoulder with Ukraine if the war continues in its present form.
Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow for the setting up of new courts to settle high-level political disputes, as part of a reform effort being closely watched by Kyiv's Western partners.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that officials from his country and the U.S. were working on concluding an economic deal to ensure that the accord worked and was fair to Kyiv.
In this negotiation between Russia and the United States, Ukraine would play no role, not even that of an observer.
Concerns in Europe have intensified after Keith Kellogg, Trump's envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said on February 15 that Europe will not be directly involved in peace talks. On the same day, it emerged that U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia this week to start talks on ending the war -- possibly without Ukraine itself.
For Ukrainians, Feb. 24 was a day to remember, without major ceremony, what has been lost in the three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Trump has horrified European allies with his attacks on Volodymyr Zelenskyy and what critics say is a soft take on Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump is risking world peace by siding with North Korea, China and Belarus in refusing to condemn Vladimir Putin, senior Tories have claimed. In a chilling warning, former deputy prime minster Michael Heseltine said the US president risks forming a “new axis” which will reward Russia and its allies.