Western sanctions ‘ineffective’ – EU state’s president

The Russian economy expanded beyond expectations last year, and is on course for further growth in 2024 Western sanctions on Moscow have failed to destabilize the Russian economy, according to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Nauseda pointed to macroeconomic indicators which plainly signal that the country’s economy remains…

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Putin ‘temporarily’ nationalizes assets of foreign companies

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German minister apologizes for photo in Ukraine

The cheerful image from Kiev was “certainly not appropriate,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser says Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has expressed remorse after posing for an upbeat photo with a glass of champagne in her hand during a trip to Ukraine in late July.

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