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The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Crude Oil Rallies on Geopolitical Tensions and Energy Demand Optimism

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) today is up +0.41 (+0.69%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) is up +0.0093 (+0.51%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving higher today, with crude oil posting a 2-week high. Crude prices are supported by the prospects for the war in Ukraine to...

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Podcast: Brussels in shock over fraud probe into former EU foreign affairs chief

A Christmas crib causing controversy, police raids in the College of Europe and pseudo peace talks on the future of Ukraine: catch up on the week in EU politics on “Brussels, my love?”

Euronews

Why Vladimir Putin’s in no hurry for peace

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Ukraine Olympic diver Sofiia Lyskun stripped of all titles after switching to Russia

The Ukrainian Diving Federation called Lyskun's decision ‘categorically unacceptable’

The Independent UK

Trump administration warns Europe of 'civilisational decline' in new national security strategy

Complaining of "unrealistic expectations" about the prospect of defeating Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US government vows to "cultivate resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations" to stop its "civilisational" decline.

Euronews

‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right

Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’

The Guardian - UK

‘No mistrust’ between Europe and US over Ukraine, Macron says

French president’s remarks come a day after a report claimed he had warned Washington could betray Kyiv

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Exclusive: Poland sees new influx of refugees arriving from western Europe

Polish ambassador Jan Tombiński reports a new trend of refugees arriving from western Europe as Warsaw reviews its asylum regulations and border controls with Germany.

Euronews

Why the EU could not agree on using £80bn of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort

Disagreements within the bloc prevented a deal being struck to use the assets

The Independent UK

German president to visit WWII bombing site as Europe seeks to bolster united front against Russia

Germany’s president is laying a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England, symbolically atoning for the atrocities of World War II as his country and the United Kingdom seek to bolster an alliance to combat the new war raging in Europe

The Independent UK

Russian drone strike kills 12-year-old boy in Ukraine as talks kept under wraps

Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were scheduled to meet a Ukrainian delegation in Miami on Thursday

The Independent UK

Modi says India not neutral in Russia-Ukraine war as he rolls out red carpet for Putin in Delhi

India has a position, and that position is for peace, Modi tells Putin who is in Delhi for a two-day visit for the annual Russia-India summit

The Independent UK

Russian gas and oil in Europe are done for good, Energy Commissioner tells Euronews

EU legislators agreed this week on a historic deal to end energy dependency on Russian gas by 2027. Commissioner Jørgensen told Euronews' Europe Today morning show that Europeans must never allow Moscow to weaponise energy, and a Russian oil ban could be next.

Euronews

Putin calendars return to Russian stores

Russia’s annual Vladimir Putin calendars are back on sale, notably without any photos referencing the “special military operation” in Ukraine.

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Macron denies warning Ukraine about potential US betrayal – as it happened

‘I deny everything,’ Macron said when asked about a leaked transcript of his call with Kyiv

Euronews

With reparations loan for Ukraine, the EU defies both Putin and Trump

The European Union is defying external pressure from Washington and Moscow to get a seat at the table by leveraging the immobilised Russian assets held in its jurisdiction. The move is bold, but carries many questions.

Euronews

Putin vows Russia will take Donbas by force if Ukraine's troops will not withdraw

Putin's comments follow the latest flurry of meetings set in motion by US President Donald Trump in what has been the most intense diplomatic push to stop the fighting since Russia launched its war against Ukraine nearly four years ago.

The Independent UK

Putin-Modi talks today: trade and defence top the agenda as US scrutiny grows

Vladimir Putin is set to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an annual summit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties

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EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low

‘Future of Europe’ at stake with Von der Leyen and Merz desperate to persuade Belgian PM to allow use of frozen Russian assets

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump Jr warns US could end support for Kyiv ahead of London peace talks

Sir Keir Starmer will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in London on Monday

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: drones reportedly spotted near Zelenskyy flight path on Dublin trip

Irish navy ship spotted suspicious drones near the flight path of Zelenskyy’s aircraft as he landed on Monday in Ireland, local media reported. What we know on day 1,3811

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Pandas and ping-pong: Macron ending China visit on lighter note

An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note in the city of Chengdu after tough discussions on Ukraine and trade with his counterpart Xi Jinping a day earlier.

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Geopolitical Tensions Underpin Crude Oil Prices

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.72 (+1.22%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed down -0.0001 (-0.01%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Thursday, with crude oil posting a 2-week high. Crude prices are supported by the prospects for the war in Ukraine...

The Independent UK

Putin insists certain elements of Trump’s peace plan to end Ukraine war are unacceptable

Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin

The Independent UK

US push for an end to the war in Ukraine sets off a flurry of shuttle diplomacy

The latest U.S. push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine has unleashed a frenzy of diplomatic activity

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