THE PULSE OF THE PLANET
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Budget should be brought forward to avoid ‘months of tax uncertainty’, says former No 10 adviser The Times article by Nick Williams mentioned earlier (see 9.07am) is worth reading in full. Williams gave up a job as a Treasury official to…
Zelenskyy says it is ‘positive sign’ Russia is considering ending the war Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has just welcomed Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct talks in Istanbul on Thursday, but said his team is expecting Moscow to agree to a “lasting” ceasefire starting tomorrow. In a post on X, Zelenskyy, without responding explicitly to Putin’s…
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged warm words in the Kremlin on Thursday during a grand ceremony welcoming the Chinese leader for his 11th visit to Russia, ahead of a military parade to mark 80 years since the end of the second world war. After nearly four hours of talks, Xi described his meeting with…
