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Vladimir Putin blasted the West’s “moron” leaders for threatening Russia with new sanctions if he refuses to meet Volodymyr Zelensky for ceasefire negotiations on Thursday.

Far-right candidate George Simion, who took the lead in the first round of the Romanian parliamentary elections on 4 May, will face off against the centrist mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, in the second round on Sunday. The election is a re-run, after November 2024's vote was annulled. RFI spoke…

France is spearheading a renewed European effort to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia, linking economic pressure to the urgent push for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

President Emmanuel Macron has said that France did not want to unleash “World War III” over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, vowing referendums on key issues as he outlined his aims for for the remaining two years of his mandate in a marathon television appearance.

All eyes will be on Turkey this Thursday, where peace talks between Russia's and Ukraine's presidents are slated to occur. Will Putin show face? And if he doesn't, where does this leave him?

In today’s newsletter: the Ukraine president’s call for Putin to meet him in person represents a huge gamble in the prospect of peace

If both Putin and Zelenskyy sit down with each other, it would be a first in the 3-year-old war

Brussels-based Euroclear holds most of Russia’s frozen assets but confiscation could be ‘act of war’

Its European allies must commit to the long-haul – but they, as much as Zelenskyy, will reap the rewards, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci