Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that countries such as Brazil, China and India could be hit very hard by secondary sanctions if they continued to do business with Russia.

Trump’s tariff turmoil has meant uncertainty unlike ever before. While the winners and losers of a hard US reset of trade ...

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Ultimately Europe is rich and capable of containing Russia. Mr Trump’s dream of a quick peace deal has been exposed as a fantasy. Although his word counts for little, Ukraine and Europe must seize on ...