Those that do should be prepared for “provocations,” the deputy foreign minister has said Russians considering “frivolous” trips to the US should think again, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday, warning that American authorities have ramped up arrests on pretexts of trade violations.

The EU promise of negotiations with Ukraine on eventual membership is a shallow ruse, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, using a ‘dangling carrot’ metaphor. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that she had recommended launching membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, once the two countries have implemented the reforms required by…

The lawsuit is part of the bloc’s antitrust crackdown on so-called ‘sweetheart’ deals for multinationals An EU tribunal made legal errors when it ruled in favor of US tech giant Apple in a €13 billion ($14 billion) tax case, an adviser to the bloc’s top court stated on Thursday, as reported by Reuters.