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China buys Russian oil and gas at steep discounts while supplying Moscow with machinery and electronics as Western sanctions ...

Since early December, the Russian ruble has continued to strengthen against global currencies: on Dec. 7, it reached a value ...

The Russian wartime economic boom that followed Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 may be reaching its end. Russian ...

The European Union has implemented new sanctions against individuals and entities involved in Russia's “shadow fleet” of oil ...

Washington and Kyiv appear to have made notable shifts to secure progress, but big questions remain, not least whether Moscow ...

The time has come for Trump to call Putin’s bluff. Just as important, it is time for the president to recognize that Ukraine ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals being negotiated with U.S. officials for a deal to end the fighting in ...

U.S. crude fell below $55 a barrel to its lowest since early 2021 as markets reacted to surplus concerns and a potential ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says peace proposals for U.S. officials to present to Russia could be finalized ...

Fnnish prime minister calls for more money for frontline states ahead of first summit of countries bordering Russia ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Over the course of 2025, a new reality has sunk in for Europe. The United States, long its strongest ally, ...