CNN – Jeremy Herb / Ukrainian President pushes back on Biden: ‘there are no minor incursions’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly pushed back Thursday on US President Joe Biden’s comments that a “minor incursion”...

Financial Times – James Politi et al. / Biden predicts Russia will ‘move in’ on Ukraine US President Joe Biden predicted Russia would “move in” on Ukraine, and warned an invasion would be a “disaster” for Vladimir Putin, as he urged the west to...

The Washington Post – John Hudson and Loveday Morris / Blinken to meet Russian counterpart as White House warns Moscow could attack Ukraine ‘at any point’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva...

Financial Times – Edward White and Mark Wembridge / Xi Jinping defends crackdowns in ‘common prosperity’ drive China’s “common prosperity” drive is not a pursuit of egalitarianism, President Xi Jinping said in a rare international defence of the...

Politico – Zia Weise / Ukraine blames Russia for cyberattack against government websites Kyiv has accused Russia of staging a cyberattack against its government websites, saying Sunday that Moscow was seeking to “intimidate society” and...

Financial Times – Max Seddon and Henry Foy / Security talks with US and Nato ‘unsuccesful’ says Kremlin Russia has said talks with the US and Nato in Geneva and Brussels have failed to address its security grievances, casting doubt over...

Euractiv – Alexandra Brzozowski / NATO says ‘significant differences’ remain with Russia There are ‘significant differences’ between Russia and NATO over Ukraine that will be difficult to bridge, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said after roughly five...

Politico – Enrico Letta / David Sassoli’s mark on history In politics, there are those who follow the course of history, and then there are those who change history. David Sassoli, who died Tuesday aged 65, was among the latter. As president of...