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Russian Space Launch Site 'Crippled' After Soyuz Blast-Off as Safety Fears Surge

Russia's main crewed launch site at Baikonur is left severely damaged after a Soyuz lift-off, raising safety concerns and potential delays to future ISS missions.

International Business Times UK

Interpreter for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Performs Poorly During Meeting with Vladimir Putin

The interpreter chosen to translate for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin poorly reworded the latter's sentences during the conversation.

International Business Times UK

Russian drone strike on Kyiv kills two as Ukraine peace talks continue

Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 15 people were wounded

The Independent UK

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EU weighs Plan B for Ukraine as Belgium raises bar to unblock reparations loan

Belgian Prime Minister De Wever lashed out at plans for a reparations loan in a strongly worded letter to Ursula von der Leyen, calling it dangerous and wrong. European officials are seriously considering a bridge loan as clock ticks for the December summit. Belgian resistance is seen as entrenched.

Euronews

While politicians wrangle over Trump’s peace plan, soldiers are still dying, says Ukrainian filmmaker

Oscar-winner Mstyslav Chernov expresses scepticism that Vladimir Putin will accept peace terms as US support for Ukraine wavers

The Independent UK

‘Putin’s whole life revolves around war – he’s manipulating Trump and doesn’t want peace,’ ex-US aide warns

WORLD OF TROUBLE: Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart, and has no plan to give up his…

The Independent UK

Could the EU’s frozen-assets plan really destabilise European bond markets?

EU plans to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine have prompted warnings that the move could push up government borrowing costs. But experts told Euronews Business that any impact on European debt markets is likely to be limited.

Euronews

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Orbán's visit to Putin 'a hostile act' for Europe

Viktor Orbán says he has secured guarantees for long-term energy supplies from Russia during his meeting with Vladimir Putin as he bucks the European consensus on the invasion of Ukraine.

Euronews

Marco Rubio Reportedly Plans NATO Absence As Zelenskyy's Top Aide And Lead Russia Negotiator Quits Amid Corruption Probe

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly expected to skip next week's NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels.

Benzinga

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protection

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: two killed and dozens wounded as Russia launches another overnight attack on Kyiv

Blasts heard in capital from midnight and residential buildings hit as Zelenskyy’s closest ally resigns amid anti-corruption probe. What we know on day 1,375

The Guardian - AU

Valve Bows to Kremlin: LGBTQ+ Solitaire Game Pulled from Russian Steam

Valve sparks outrage by removing the LGBTQ+ inclusive game Flick Solitaire from Steam in Russia, bowing to Kremlin censorship demands while Apple and Google refuse.

International Business Times UK

Crude Prices Erase Early Gains on Optimism for a Ukrainian Peace Deal

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) on Friday closed down -0.10 (-0.17%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed down -0.0058 (-0.32%). Crude oil and gasoline prices fell from 1-week highs on Friday and settled lower. Crude prices came under pressure on Friday in hopes of an end to the...

Barchart

Former Ukip MEP denies taking money to promote Russian interests

David Coburn, who was leader of Ukip in Scotland, denies involvement after Nathan Gill jailed for taking bribes

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Trump ‘to hand occupied Ukrainian land to Putin in return for peace deal’

US envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week for the next stage of peace talks

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ukraine peace talks: Putin is taking Trump for another ride on the Kremlin carousel

Editorial: Russia’s president is only interested in a deal on Moscow’s terms. Equipping Kyiv with the resources to fight on is the quickest route to a just settlement

Space

Russia's only active launch pad for cosmonauts damaged by Soyuz crew launch to International Space Station

The liftoff of two cosmonauts a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station caused damage to Russia's launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s corruption scandal is disastrous for Zelensky – Putin will love it

ANALYSIS: Zelensky’s lost his chief of staff amid a €100m corruption scandal that the Kremlin will exploit – this is a disaster to Kyiv but also a sign that its system works, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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Hungary's Orban defies EU by promising to go on buying Russian oil

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban defied Brussels on Friday by promising Russia's President Vladimir Putin he would keep buying Russian oil, despite the EU's push to isolate Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Barchart

Crude Prices Push Higher on Dollar Weakness and Russian-Ukrainian Peace Uncertainty

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) today is up +0.62 (+1.06%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed up +0.0316 (+1.73%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied to 1-week highs today as the decline in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 1.5-week low is bullish for energy prices. Also,...

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns amid claims South Africans tricked to fight for Russia

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla quits as MP after being accused of recruiting 17 men who are trapped in war-torn Ukraine

Euronews

Germany readies massive defence plan to counter potential Russian threat

Until recently, the so-called Operation Plan Germany was classified. It is now clear that in the event of an armed conflict, Germany would serve as a key hub for NATO defence, in an approach reminiscent of the Cold War era.

The Independent UK

South African ex-leader's daughter quits Parliament over Russian mercenary allegations

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, has resigned as a lawmaker

Euronews

Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas in meeting with Putin

The Hungarian prime minister met the Russian president in Moscow to secure more oil and gas supplies, despite EU efforts to cut Russian energy imports by 2027.

Euronews

Rare Fabergé 'Winter Egg' set to fetch over €22 million at London auction

A rare Fabergé egg, commissioned by the last Emperor of Russia, is expected to fetch more than £20 million (€22.8m) at auction.

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