Ukraine is ready to hold an election if the West provides money and security guarantees, Vladimir Zelensky’s aide Mikhail Podoliak has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine has no candidates for justice and energy ministers a month after a large-scale graft scandal saw the previous officials sacked Read Full Article at RT.com
The EU has voted to freeze Russia’s foreign assets indefinitely using an emergency clause to bypass vetoes from opposing member states Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is desperate to retain power, as stepping down would mean “political death,” Anton Orlov has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com
Kirill Dmitriev has compared Viktor Orban to Jon Snow from ‘Game of Thrones’, as the EU voted to indefinitely freeze Russian assets Read Full Article at RT.com
Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Malta have reportedly asked the EU to reconsider its plan to seize frozen Russian assets Read Full Article at RT.com
Democrats have released a new batch of photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Read Full Article at RT.com
Invoking emergency powers to indefinitely freeze Russian assets will damage the EU’s credibility, a MEP has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com
The UN Security Council meets at 10 AM in New York to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid intensified fighting and mass displacement. UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix is due to brief on recent peace efforts – including the Washington Accords between the DRC and Rwanda, signed just days before violence surged again, heightening fears of a worsening humanitarian emergency and regional spillover. Follow live below and UN News app users can click here. Find our recent reporting here on the crisis and go here for all our in-depth meeting coverage.
After more than two decades working alongside Iraq through war, political upheaval and the fight against ISIL terrorists, the UN Assistance Mission there (UNAMI) ends its mandate on 31 December – a closure its top official describes as “honourable, dignified, and earned”.