Ukraine’s bid for fast-track membership of EU likely to end in disappointment

Analysis: There is significant sympathy in the bloc for President Zelenskiy’s cause, but it may lead…

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen forced to defend Putin links

Presidential candidate criticised over campaign leaflet featuring her with Russian leaderRussia-Ukraine crisis: live newsThe French far-right…

Biden’s state of the union address: a perfect summation of his presidency | Moira Donegan

The US president has good intentions, with only halting, sporadic, uncreative, and trepidatious efforts to actually…

Oil price blasts past $111 ahead of Opec meeting; Sberbank’s European arm closed – business live

European shares turn positive, while rouble drops 8% and Moscow stock exchange stays shut for third…

Russia-Ukraine war latest news: Putin’s troops land in Kharkiv as Zelenskiy says ‘they have orders to erase us all’ – live

Russia intensifies bombardment of cities as Ukraine’s president insists Moscow will not be able to take…

Imposing no-fly zone over Ukraine would help Russia, says UK defence secretary – UK politics live

Latest updates: Ben Wallace says stretched supply chains and Ukrainian resistance means Russian brutality will ‘get…

Crypto exchange boss resists calls for ban on all Russia transactions

Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, says exchanges will comply with curbs on individuals, but rejects blanket…

‘It’s the most stressful thing’: rising US gas prices are new blow for homeless

Fuel prices are soaring across America as the Ukraine crisis bites – bad news for those…

‘I’m playing for my country’: Ukraine’s Svitolina thrashes Russia’s Potapova

Ukrainian defeats Russian opponent 6-2, 6-1 at Monterrey OpenSvitolina: ‘I’m doing my best to invite people…

UK defence secretary rejects calls from Ukraine for no-fly zone

Ben Wallace says air exclusion zone would ‘lead to war against Russia across whole of Europe’Russia-Ukraine…