The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Ukrainian President Zelensky seeks NATO support against Russian aggression at the Washington, DC summit.

The optics are startling. Russia bombed a children’s hospital in Kyiv while Hungary’s Viktor Orban, who currently holds the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, wrapped up a peace tour that included stops in Moscow and Baku before Beijing. At no point during his Kremlin visit did Orban denounce…

For most of my journalistic career, a Nato gathering was the byword for a dull international event. No longer. That really is a sign that the risk register is headed into the red zone. Their summits are ordinarily a mixture of purposeful photo opportunities and confidential cabal.

I support the Council of Europe plan to hold the Kremlin to account, says Gordon Brown, UN global ambassador for education