Western sanctions are weakening Moscow’s ties with former Soviet republics and hindering its economic expansion into the ...

But Vladimir Putin wants Britain and France included in any talks, too. "The US is proposing a three-way talks format and we want a five-way format. We are going round in circles," he said.

As we reported earlier, Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine "may or may not be Russian someday" (see 8.17am post). We've been keeping an eye on reaction in Ukraine, where the comments are ...

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