Russian crude prices are at their lowest since the war in Ukraine began, as sanctions deepen the discounts the nation’s oil industry needs to offer and benchmark futures tumble.

The videos began to circulate on social media in early November: Ukrainian soldiers appearing to weep and surrender on the front lines

Mark Rutte said last week that Europe was Putin's "next target".

Negotiations on finding peace between Russia and Ukraine are inching forward. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Following President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine is “losing” the war against Russia’s ongoing invasion and that Russia now has the “upper hand”, multiple officials told CNN there are no new US or European assessments suggesting there have been significant changes on the battlefield and they don’t see any indications Moscow is likely to win the conflict quickly.

MOSCOW, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Sunday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's remarks about preparing for war with Russia were irresponsible and showed that he did not really understand the devastation wrought by World War Two.

Russia’s central bank has launched a major damages claim against Euroclear as the EU considers deploying frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.

Blaise Metreweli said Britain is "operating in a space between peace and war" and that everyone has a responsibility to understand the dangers.