The latest news, analysis and opinion on the War in Ukraine.
Officials say memo was signed ‘virtually’ and hope to finalise a full economic accord by the end of next week
Steeled by years of confrontation, Moscow will not give up just anything in hope of future reciprocity
Kirill Dmitriev is highest-ranking Russian official to visit US since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: First shots fired in the EU’s big budget debate
Officials examine use of command and control systems and early warning aircraft
Depriving the country of access to the compute needed to build this sector could help deter Russia
Population from Russian-occupied territories watch peace talks with dread as US embraces Moscow’s land demands
Investors fear Russian ‘slow-balling’ of talks reduces chances of extra payments linked to GDP
US president says he is ‘pissed off’ with Vladimir Putin for dragging feet in ceasefire talks
Centre-right premier of Saxony latest to question curbs on Russia over Ukraine invasion
Shops, restaurants and gyms are popping up in historically poor areas which serve as recruiting pools for Moscow’s army
A stop in fighting would give Moscow time to re-arm and redeploy troops north
Stepping in to save the media outlet after US cuts could help European democracies combat Russian disinformation, writes Peter Pomerantsev
Leader rejects latest US attempt to take control of Ukrainian assets
Balkan country granted 30-days to find a buyer for the Russian majority stake in NIS and avert economic chaos
Latest draft sent to Kyiv steps up demands and offers no security guarantees
Also in this newsletter: Should regional development funds be redeployed for defence?
Prime minister tells the FT in an exclusive interview she will respect ‘first ally’ in White House while working to avoid transatlantic rift
FT correspondents and guests answered subscribers’ questions at a March 27 webinar
Military officials from France and UK to travel to Kyiv soon, says French president
Victory in the Ukraine war would serve as the perfect justification for autocracy at home
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Commodity houses face battle from trading network that has served Moscow since invasion
Founder of one of Russia’s largest agricultural companies held by authorities
Rise funded largely through borrowing will pay for biggest rearmament since cold war, says prime minister
Kremlin says agreement is dependent on dropping measures imposed on agricultural bank
