The French president has voiced his opposition to Kiev’s EU membership aspirations amid the ongoing conflict with Russia Emmanuel Macron has opposed giving any consideration at present to Ukraine’s European Union membership bid. The French president was grilled by reporters on the issue ahead of an EU summit at Versailles on Thursday.

A full-scale economic war has been launched against the country, Anton Siluanov says Western countries have failed to honor their financial obligations to Russia by imposing economic restrictions, Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Thursday during a government meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

Ambassador says Philippines is willing to host US forces if Ukraine crisis escalates into hot war between Washington and Moscow Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has picked a side militarily in the US-led battle with Russia over the Ukraine crisis, pledging to host American forces if requested should the conflict bubble up into a hot war…