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Russia oil ban in the balance at EU summit

Hungarian PM still blocking deal as EU leaders look for agreement There was uncertainty over whether EU leaders would agree to...

West hits big Russian banks in latest sanctions

US and UK also target Putin's family with further EU measures pending The US and the UK went after key elements of the Russian economy on...

US gives Ukraine $800m in military assistance

NATO to also step up support, on day Zelensky pleads US congress for a no-fly zone The US President, Joe Biden, announced a further $800m...

Western allies cut Russian energy imports

US cuts oil & gas, UK to cut oil and EU to remove 66% of Russian gas by end 2022 The United States, the European Union and the United...

Western allies keep up pressure on Russia

International response remains unified on day 9 of Ukraine war The International community kept up its pressure on Russia as the...

Biden: Threat of a Russian invasion very high

US President tells reporters Russia could invade Ukraine in the coming days in busy 24 hours of western diplomacy US President, Joe Biden...

EU stands firm on Northern Ireland protocol

European Commission pushes for UK to uphold international law The European Commission has stood firm on its insistence that the Northern...

Weekly look-ahead, Thursday 5 March 2020

This week's global political look-ahead, including: - OPEC meetings in Vienna - OECD G20 growth stats - US Democratic party primaries -...

Erdogan’s Syria problem and the EU dimension

On Thursday last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who announced that Turkey would “open the borders” for Syrian refugees,...

Weekly look-ahead, Friday 28 February 2020

A weekly look-ahead to the main political developments next week, including but not limited to: - United States: Democratic Primaries -...

Weekly look-ahead, Friday 21 February 2020

A weekly look-ahead to the main political developments next week, including but not limited to: - legislative elections in Iran -...

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