US President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war within hours of his inauguration was not fulfilled. With the US’ support for Ukraine dwindling and the European Union’s escalating,

Britain and the European Union have imposed sweeping sanctions targeting Russia, particularly its shadow fleet of oil tankers, over its war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has held conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, EU leaders have politically endorsed the creation of a €150 billion loan fund to fund weapons amid growing threats from Russia.

The Ukrainian president accuses Moscow of wanting to use the peace process initiated by Trump to gain time and make advances on the front. This Monday's call between Putin and Trump has not changed anything in the Ukraine war.

Ukraine will appeal to the European Union next week to adopt new large-scale measures to isolate Russia, including the seizure of assets, the imposition of secondary sanctions against buyers of Russian oil and changes to the voting procedure for sanctions.

Vladimir Putin has boasted of a massive missile strike on a military base in Ukraine’s Sumy region that the Kremlin claims killed as many 70 soldiers.

Sir Keir Starmer and the European Union are preparing to launch a global defence bank aimed at rearming the West against Vladimir Putin. The proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSR Bank) would pool resources from western countries to fund weapons,

The UK and EU on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions targeting Russian arms suppliers, energy exporters and groups accused of spreading disinformation.