The Latest Breaking News from Timothy Ash

For the first time, Zelenskyy has said the war could end without Ukraine getting back all of its territory from Russia.

Biden authorises Ukraine to use ATACMS inside Russia, angering Moscow, which accuses Washington of escalating conflict.

Turkey's newly reelected president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has performed a rare and dramatic policy reversal. With the country facing a financial crisis, Erdogan has abandoned his controversial economic policies and turned to a market-friendly policymaker to lead the finance ministry.

Economic concerns and relations with the West lie at the top of Erdogan’s agenda after presidential election victory.

The leaders of Turkey and Russia are continuing to deepen relations as Moscow intensifies its war against Ukraine. Their frequent meetings and close ties fuel concerns among Turkey's Western allies that Ankara is circumventing sanctions against Russia.

Ankara is claiming a breakthrough in efforts to release trapped Ukrainian grain to world markets as global food prices soar. The breakthrough came after Wednesday's four-way talks between Russian, Ukrainian, United Nations, and Turkish officials in Istanbul.

One subsidised restaurant seeks to help Turks facing escalating living costs. But such acts do little against a soaring inflation rate

The G7 would need to get large consumers like India and China involved for such a plan to work.

The arrival in a Turkish port of two superyachts belonging to a Russian oligarch is drawing attention to Ankara's policy of refusing to impose sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. There are concerns that Turkey is becoming a safe haven for those seeking to circumvent sanctions.