Five key takeaways from US Secretary of State Rubio’s year-end briefing ⊖
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Top US diplomat Marco Rubio reiterates US hard line against Venezuela's Marduro, says Ukraine conflict is 'not our war'.
Is Russia’s war on Ukraine coming to an end? Putin won’t say ⊖
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The war on Ukraine was a big topic at Vladimir Putin’s annual Q&A session, but the question of its end went unanswered.
EU to pay €3B a year in interest for Ukraine loan ○
Leaders opted to raise common debt rather than leverage frozen Russian assets to finance the loan.
Rubio says ‘progress but ways to go’ in efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war ⊖
US top diplomat's remarks come as Ukraine negotiators travel to US for new round of talks on ending the conflict.
Ukraine attacks Russian ‘shadow’ tanker off Libyan coast ⊖⊖
Reportedly critical drone strike is first in Mediterranean since full-scale invasion began as maritime conflict grows
Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
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EU will eventually use Russian assets to pay for Ukraine war costs, Manfred Weber says ○
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The European People's Party president rebuffed Washington's plan to benefit from the frozen assets.
Putin’s annual ‘circus’: 5 top takeaways ⊕
POLITICO watched all five hours of Russia's leader talking about Ukraine, NATO and "traditional values" so you didn't have to.
Unicef photo of the year awards 2025 ⊕⊕
First prize was won by Elise Blanchard, who documented the lives of girls and young women in Afghanistan. Second prize was won by Natalya Saprunova, who captured the how children in Mongolia are affe…
Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean ⊖
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Ukraine hit Russian-linked tanker Qendil with drones in the Mediterranean on Friday, marking the first shadow fleet strike outside Black Sea.
Putin Promises to Look Into Case of French Researcher Jailed in Russia ⊖
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Vinatier is one of several Westerners to have been arrested after Putin launched the full-scale war on Ukraine in February 2022.