With Macron refusing to rule out a troop deployment, and a leaked conversation between German officers, more escalation is certain French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have disagreed publicly over how to support Ukraine – which has been ruthlessly deployed by the West as a geopolitical proxy – in its conflict with Russia.…

Three escapees, including two men of conscription age, have been suspended from further performances Three ballet troupe members from Ukraine’s Lviv Opera have failed to return to their home country after their tour in northern Europe, the theatre’s press service has reported.

The key PMI index contracted for a 20th consecutive month in February, the latest data shows Manufacturing activity across the 20 countries that use the euro has continued to decline, largely due to a slowdown in the area’s leading economy Germany, according to a study by S&P Global.