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CNN  —  The West’s decision to finally send tanks to Ukraine has caused some to ask the uncomfortable question: Does this mean that NATO is now in direct conflict with Russia?  This narrative, which is being pushed hard by the Kremlin, undoubtedly helps Russian…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureWelcome and summaryHello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. I’m Helen Sullivan and I’ll be bringing you the latest developments as they happen.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has called for further sanctions on Russia and more…

The parents of Serbia's Novak Djokovic, father Srdjan Djokovic (L) and mother Dijana Djokovic at the Australian Open DAVID GRAY…

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Just before US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit South Africa as part of a renewed focus on the continent, she got a stark example of the challenges Washington faces in countering influence by its main global rivals Russia and China.  Military officials in the African country warmly welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on…

Comment on this storyCommentIn American foreign policy circles, where lazy hegemonic assumptions still abound, there is a widespread conviction that the US-India relationship will play out like a Bollywood film: There may be some resistance at the beginning, some friction in the middle and plenty of song and dance along the way, but in the end…

Start with greed dressed in humbug. Then promise to change, but fail to follow through.  This is Germany’s eastern policy since 1991. For three decades, governments in Bonn and then Berlin guzzled cheap Russian energy, pooh-poohing other countries’ worries about Kremlin imperialism. They dressed up this policy in sanctimonious language…

Three ships leave Ukrainian ports under Black Sea Grain InitiativeShips, including those carrying grain from Ukraine and awaiting inspections, are seen anchored off the Istanbul coastline on November 02, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.Chris Mcgrath | Getty ImagesThree vessels carrying 128,600 metric tons of grain and other food products have left…

A federal judge in Florida has sanctioned former President Donald Trump and his attorney Alina Habba, ordering them to pay fines of nearly $1 million for filing what he deemed to be a frivolous lawsuit claiming that Hillary Clinton and others involved in the Russia investigation unlawfully conspired to damage Trump's reputation.The opinion from…

Russia last year weathered the impact of energy sanctions and gas export cuts to Europe. But 2023 will be a lot tougher, with lower energy prices and bigger discounts on Russian crude — underpinned by the $60-a-barrel G7 price cap — starting to worry Kremlin economists. President Vladimir Putin last month called the cap “stupid”, saw no reason…