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US envoy Witkoff says Ukraine peace talks down to one issue

Germany arrests suspected Russian spy accused of gathering Ukraine drone intelligence

Trump row over Greenland derails Ukraine postwar deal, FT reports

Lithuania president says joint security deal could end Greenland row

Lukashenko joins Trump's 'Board of Peace' as US eases his isolation

EU Commission working on package to support Arctic security, von der Leyen says

Russia says it has no specific contacts with US on expiring nuclear treaty

Zelenskiy has not decided yet on Davos visit, official says

Russia's Lavrov says Greenland is not a 'natural part' of Denmark

Russia says Moldova's plans to merge with Romania would destroy its statehood

Moscow says it expects U.S. to release Russian crew from seized Venezuela-linked tanker

Dutch minister calls Trump's Greenland tariff threat 'blackmail'

IMF's Georgieva expects board meeting in weeks on $8.1 billion program for Kiev

Meloni urges Europe to talk to Russia, sees no swift return to G8

Moscow says US freed two Russian crew members from seized oil tanker at its request

Russia says foreign troops in Ukraine would be targets after UK and France pledge post-ceasefire deployment

Greenland belongs to its people and has full EU support, EU's Costa says

Russia attacks two Ukrainian ports, Kyiv says

Russia says US seizure of oil tanker is illegal, lawmaker calls it piracy

UK supported US mission to seize Russian-flagged oil tanker, MoD says

UK's Starmer says deployment of troops to Ukraine would be voted by parliament

Zelenskiy's chief of staff hails 'concrete results' on second day of Paris talks

Fire put out at oil depot in Russia's Belgorod after Ukrainian drone attack, state TV says

Ukraine's allies advance NATO‑style security guarantees, Italy says

Record bluefin tuna fetches $3.2m at Tokyo’s New Year auction: Video

Witkoff, Kushner to represent US at Ukraine talks, says White House

Latvia finds no link between ship and Baltic cable breach, probe goes on

Ukraine security guarantees must be real, not bluffs, Lithuania says

Trump says he doesn't believe Ukraine struck Putin residence

Latvia police board vessel after Baltic Sea telecom cable breach

Trump says he's 'not thrilled' with Putin over war in Ukraine

Zelenskiy says he will appoint Oleh Ivashchenko as new military intelligence chief

Ukraine military intelligence chief Budanov accepts Zelenskiy offer to be presidential chief of staff

Finland makes progress in cable breach investigation, police say

Russia asks US to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker, NY Times reports

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 people in New Year drone strike

Ukrainian drones hit targets in three Russian regions, local officials say

Russia-installed Kherson governor says 24 killed in strike on New Year celebrations

Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea