Ukraine is a proxy in a new “crusade” against Russia, Viktor Medvedchuk has said President Vladimir Zelensky is serving the interests of the collective West and not Ukraine, effectively conducting a modern “crusade” against Russia, according to the former leader of Ukraine’s biggest opposition party Viktor Medvedchuk.

France has been ignoring the recruitment of its nationals to fight in the conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned French Ambassador Pierre Levy in the aftermath of a deadly missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkov that killed more than 60 foreign mercenaries, predominantly French nationals.

The bloc is broadening anti-money laundering measures to include cryptocurrency, luxury goods, and football Russian Market is a project by a financial blogger, Swiss journalist and political commentator based in Zurich. Follow him on X @runews