Think-tank Ember has found that the EU put €21.9 billion into Russian coffers in 2024, with gas imports up 18% on the previous year. EU support for Ukraine in 2024 was €18.7 billion.
European leaders agreed at a summit in Paris on Thursday to tighten sanctions on Russia rather than ease them, as Britain and ...
Sir Keir Starmer will use the gathering to highlight Vladimir Putin’s reluctance to co-operate with the US-led peace process.
Russian history is a list of famous freemasons, from Alexander Pushkin and Mikhail Kutuzov, to the tsars Peter III, Alexander I and Paul I. Despite that heritage, it has been a favourite target for ...