BRUSSELS – Ukraine and its European allies are locked in intensive diplomatic negotiations over the outline of a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. Two deadlines now loom large: US President Donald Trump’s apparent demand that a ceasefire should be in place “by Christmas”, and the summit of leaders o»»»

Russia will introduce retaliatory steps after the EU moves to restrict the movement of Russian diplomats inside the bloc, but those measures will not affect ordinary travelers or tourism, Moscow’s envoy to France said on Thursday. Russian Ambassador Alexey Meshkov told Rossiya-24 broadcaster that M»»»