President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office.

Peter Magyar, the opposition challenger to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told Reuters he would keep Hungary firmly anchored in the European Union and NATO if he wins elections due in early 2026 and would strive for "pragmatic relations" with Russia.

The Foreign Secretary has called on the incoming US president to say how he will pay for a massive increase in defence spending.

Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.

"All these ideas are purely pipe dreams and are absolutely unrealistic," former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

The president-elect has been embracing a new imperialist agenda, threatening to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland — perhaps by military force.

Billionaire Elon Musk’s silence on Ukraine, Russia and China compared with his enthusiastic embrace of the extreme right wing in other parts of the world, speaks volumes.

Trump has made his views crystal clear - he wants to buy Greenland, a strategically located island in the arctic region between North America and Russia, northwest of Europe. But who does Greenland really belong to?

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