Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that it offered the U.S. “to consider the possibility of restoring direct air traffic.”

Kirill Tremasov, advisor to the governor of Russia's central bank, said on Saturday that the bank will have a full understanding of lending trends by the April meeting on the key rate, but for now it is too early to talk about it.

The American president’s latest remarks embracing Vladimir Putin’s narrative that Ukraine is to blame for the war have compounded the sense of alarm among traditional allies.

The military deadlock, fatigue of public opinion and fear of escalation are all working in Moscow's favor, to the detriment of Europe, at a time when the latter is being abandoned by its American ally.

Trump’s animus toward Zelensky dates to his first term and the extortionate “perfect” 2019 phone call that led to Trump’s first impeachment. Explaining Trump’s unseemly infatuation with Putin is more challenging.

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President Trump said Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, would visit Washington on Friday as part of a deal for Ukrainian mineral wealth. His position could ultimately embolden Russia.

A rift is emerging between the east and west of the EU over what to do with Russia's seized central bank reserves.

Concerns in Europe have intensified after Keith Kellogg, Trump's envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said on February 15 that Europe will not be directly involved in peace talks. On the same day, it emerged that U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia this week to start talks on ending the war -- possibly without Ukraine itself.

YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday the bank was not part of the talks on lifting sanctions or a freeze on Russia's foreign ...