French President Emmanuel Macron also said he had "no confirmation" Iran was laying sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Europe faces stiff competition with Asia for energy supplies as Russia profits.
Ukraine's president tells POLITICO he wants more clarity on what the U.S. will do to guarantee any future peace with Russia.
White House officials have sought to downplay earlier reports that Moscow is sharing intelligence with the Iranian military.
Amid fears the conflict will strengthen Russia, Ursula von der Leyen’s embrace of US-backed regime change already looks like a doomed strategy
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Despite the surge in Russian oil prices, analysts caution that this boost in revenues is unlikely to fully reverse Russia’s economic woes.
The Ukrainian-born entrepreneur founded Almaz Capital in 2008 to help connect Western money with start-ups in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe.
A Ukrainian missile attack on Russia’s Bryansk killed 6 civilians and injured 37 others, according to local officials.
As Kyiv liberates parts of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia, Zelenskyy says Russia losing up to 35,000 soldiers a month.
Russia says the attack hit civilians and could not have been carried out without British help.