1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (279+ words) Sept 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff was quoted as saying on Saturday that Kyiv was preparing for the resumption in October of three-sided talks aimed at resolving the more than 4-1/2-year-old war with Russia. Kyrylo Budanov, quoted…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (116+ words) BRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday approved a further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) in financial aid for Ukraine to procure new defence systems, such as air defence, missiles, ammunition and radars. The EU said this latest aid package came on…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (453+ words) A senior Russian banker has been sacked after telling a public meeting that Russia is losing the “war of attrition” in Ukraine. Andrei Klepach, the chief economist at state-owned lender Vnesheconombank (VEB), was fired after the bank’s bosses received a…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (505+ words) Melania Trump has shattered her weeks-long public absence with a dramatic digital return, showcasing her extraordinary back-channel diplomacy in the Russia-Ukraine war. The first lady had gone unseen for over three weeks, retreating behind closed doors into her fiercely guarded…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (522+ words) LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Russian state development bank VEB has fired its chief economist over remarks in which he said the country was falling behind the West and China and suffering mounting economic damage from the war in Ukraine, two sources…...