Ukraine

Trump heads to Nato summit to meet Zelensky, face wary allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) has given his American counterpart Donald Trump an open invitation to visit Moscow.

Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to acknowledge he can fail in Ukraine, but a debate has begun among the country's elite that is at once promising and worrying.

Russia is the test of Europe’s strategic autonomy

The House voted 226 to 195 for the Ukraine Support Act, which reached the floor after languishing for months.

US House backs Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid in latest blow to Trump

Two leaders (above: Russia's Vladimir Putin and the US' Donald Trump) started wars of choice which they thought would bring quick victories, only to find themselves trapped in conflicts they are finding difficult to end.

Why Putin and Trump should both want quick peace deals

Ukraine has turned its battlefront into a charnel house with Russia’s casualty rate at 35,000 a month.
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Putin and Trump don’t have the cards

A house on fire after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region on May 17.

Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year as Ukraine drones kill four in Russia

Turkmenistan offers China something rarer than another gas field: a discreet land access to Iran.

China’s Eurasian hedge runs through Turkmenistan

Monaco remains one of the world’s most exclusive and resilient residential markets.

Ukraine’s richest man bought Monaco flat for record 471 million euros

The entire shape of Ukraine's economy has changed rapidly, as sectors such as defence have expanded and others like tourism have contracted.

The secret to Ukraine’s remarkably resilient labour market