Trump to hold call with Putin in push for Ukraine truce
Trump also said he would speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO officials, expressing hope that a "ceasefire will take place, and this very violent war... will end".
Ukraine crisis pushes US inflation to new four-decade high
"The Russia-Ukraine war has added further fuel to the blazing rate of inflation," Kathy Bostjancic of Oxford Economics said.From Denmark to Portugal, Europe ups effort to quit Russian gas
In Denmark, large black pipes are about to be buried in a muddy trench, as construction of a gas pipeline from Norway to Poland resumes following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. From plans for liquefied natural gas terminals in northern Germany, Finland and France to potential new routes through Spain and...Ukraine war, energy crisis force UK into fossil fuels rethink
Boris Johnson's government will consult with local communities to host onshore wind farms in return for "guaranteed lower energy bills," after the UN warned that investing in fossil fuels would be equated with 'moral and economic madness'.Zelensky calls Russian troops murderers as outrage grows over ‘war crimes’
Despite Russian denials of responsibility, condemnation was swift, with Western leaders, NATO, and the UN all voicing horror at reports of civilian murders in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv.NATO not seeking regime change in Russia: Scholz
The German chancellor's comments follow remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, in which he warned against verbal 'escalation' with Russian President Vladimir Putin.French FM says world powers must ‘keep talking’ with Putin
International powers must keep talking with Russia's President Vladimir Putin until he is ready to end his invasion of Ukraine, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday.How Ukraine war left China’s ‘Nickel King’ on hook for billions
The nickel market is dominated by a handful of players, including Tsingshan, founded by Xiang Guangda.New world order? Pandemic and war rattle globalization
According to a professor at Ghent Institute, the pandemic did not bring radical changes in terms of reshoring but the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will have an impact on investors.Hellscape in Mariupol as UN chief pleads for Ukraine
UN chief says that around 100,000 people in Mariupol have been forced to live in a complete blockade with no food, no water, no medicine.EU split over Russia oil sanctions in face of ‘war crime’
The EU foreign and defense ministers meeting in Brussels did give the green light to doubling a financial package for arms to Ukraine to 1 billion euros.Warsaw seeks NATO ‘peace mission’ to help Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki again called on the EU to "very quickly give Ukraine candidate status".U.S. rejects surprise Poland offer of jets for Ukraine as not ‘tenable’
NATO has already cleared that it does not want direct conflict with Russia and President Joe Biden has ruled out sending U.S. troops into Ukraine to fight.Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee
The United States led a Western assault on Moscow's economic lifeline Tuesday, banning imports of Russian oil as civilians fled besieged Ukrainian cities in a desperate evacuation push blighted by Russian shelling. President Joe Biden heralded the US embargo as a hit on "the main artery of Russia's economy" targeting...US envoys held energy talks with Venezuela’s Maduro: W.House
The White House said Monday that a US delegation held weekend talks in Venezuela with the government of President Nicolas Maduro that included a discussion of energy supplies as Washington looks for ways to reduce its imports of Russian oil. Venezuela's opposition also said it had met with the high-level...Oligarchs in the crosshairs as West targets Putin
Metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska from Russia has called for peace talks over Ukraine crisis "as soon as possible" between Russia and Ukraine.Putin and Biden discuss Ukraine crisis in a phone call
Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Saturday slammed Western claims of an imminent Moscow invasion of Ukraine as a "provocation" as he began new crisis talks with US President Joe Biden. Washington on Friday issued its most dire warning yet that Russia had assembled enough forces to launch a serious assault.Russia preparing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, says US
Russia has now put in place 70 percent of the forces it would need for such an attack, US officials have said.Erdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukraine
The veteran Turkish leader hopes mediation between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can avert a Russian offensive.Putin to host Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow on Wednesday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, amid talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal. The meeting will be Raisi's most important official visit abroad since he took office, and the first visit by an Iranian president to Russia since...Israeli PM in Russia for first talks with Putin
Naftali took office in June, taking over from Benjamin Netanyahu who was in power for 12 straight years and had close ties with Putin. As he left for Sochi on Friday, Bennett said Israel's relations with Moscow are an "important element" of the country's foreign policy.US urges Turkey not to buy more Russian arms
Turkey, a NATO member, defied US warnings in 2017 to buy the S-400 air defense system, a deal that the Western alliance fears will allow Russia to hone its skills at targeting the US and Western European aircraft. The US officials have reiterated that S-400 was "not compatible or operable...Erdogan, Putin meet to discuss Syrian conflict
The Russian leader hosted Erdogan at his Black Sea residence in the resort of Sochi