Transit deal expires with no follow-up agreement on flows to central Europe
Biden administration races to provide Kyiv with additional support before Donald Trump takes office
Large contractors expected to use growing cash piles to invest in high-growth areas
President Zelenskyy moves to replace Russia as key grain supplier after overthrow of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad
Documentary-maker Julian Evans rekindles a 30-year romance with the country and finds warmth in desperate circumstances
Wealthy customers hit with hefty charges as importers forced to take longer routes
Europeans need to acknowledge that they can no longer rely on the US security guarantee
Completing frontier wall will bring EU nation ‘as close to 100% security as possible’, says deputy migration minister
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan suspend flights to Russia after deadly incident
Kyiv’s purchase comes before expiry of Russian gas transit deal and Trump’s inauguration
Weapons engineering groups advertised for workers familiar with German and Japanese metalworking systems
US and regional officials and aviation experts suggest anti-aircraft fire could be to blame for crash in Kazakhstan
Any ceasefire that leaves Putin with his conquests will bring more Russification and denial of civil liberties
Customs records show middlemen are keeping high-end fashion flowing to Moscow despite sanctions
More than half a million people left without heating, water and electricity
AdNow was implicated in misinformation campaigns in France, Germany and Romania
Festive work, choreographed in 2022, brings a showcase of the country’s longstanding classical school to Paris
Vladimir Putin’s envoy says more than 10 units are being built in countries such as China, Iran and Turkey
Slovak prime minister has ‘one-on-one’ meeting at Kremlin as Ukraine prepares to halt transit of Russian gas
A visual guide to the war
Kyiv and its European allies believe they have a chance to shape the incoming president’s plan to end the war. But they are divided over what to propose
Also in this newsletter: Hungary doubles down on EU cash demands
Ukrainian president continues to push for Nato membership after meeting European leaders in Brussels
President plays down Moscow’s military support for Assad regime and claims Kremlin ‘achieved our goals’
