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The EU and Central Asia will hold their first-ever summit this week to boost trade and diplomatic ties but Russia and China cast a long shadow.

It comes after the UK announced the largest sustained increase to defence spending since the Cold War.

May WTI crude oil (CLK25 ) today is up +0.25 (+0.35%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25 ) is up +0.0133 (+0.58%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately higher, with gasoline posting a 7-month nearest-futures high. Dollar weakness today is bullish for crude prices. Also, today's stronger-than-expected US economic...

The US commitment to the military alliance has long been in doubt given Donald Trump’s sharp criticism of European allies and his apparent eagerness to foster ties with Vladimir Putin.

NEWS ANALYSIS: America’s global power and reach are waning by the day as a consequence of Donald Trump’s assaults on the West and his slavish behaviour towards Moscow, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The ultra-nationalist says Trump’s America has a lot more in common with Putin’s Russia than most people think

The draft came as Washington officials said the likelihood of Russia and Ukraine reaching a peace accord within the next few months has ‘plummeted’

The coalition's central element is a reassurance force that will be made up of Western soldiers and eventually aim to be deployed on Ukrainian soil.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads Wednesday to a NATO meeting in Europe as transatlantic tensions soar, with President Donald Trump slapping tariffs on Europeans and challenging Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland.