Kiev’s desperate attempt to achieve at least some form of PR victory has given way to complete failure – so what happens next? Six months after the start of Ukraine’s counteroffensive near Artemovsk [which Kiev calls Bakhmut], the operation completely collapsed and Russian troops were able to seize the initiative. Launching a series of attacks, Moscow’s forces recovered…

A court has thrown out the case, suggesting the couple should “go to Copenhagen” where they originally married A magistrates’ court in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has thrown out a divorce case filed by a lesbian couple, ruling that it has no merit under the country’s laws.

Flooding markets with cheap agricultural goods is a major source of discontent for farmers across the bloc The European Commission has proposed extending the suspension of customs duties on agricultural goods from Ukraine and Moldova for another year, Vice President Margaritis Schinas told journalists on Wednesday.