BLOOMBERG European states reacted with fury to a Chinese envoy questioning the independence of ex-Soviet states, tainting China’s push to court leaders in the region and burnish its credentials to broker peace after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some “ex-Soviet Union countries” don’t have effective status under international law, Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said in an interview aired on …

BLOOMBERG Russia will cut staff limits for German diplomatic missions and expel about one-third of Berlin’s diplomats currently working in the country, foreign ministry in Moscow said. The ministry said the move was meant to “mirror” the recent expulsion of Russian diplomats from Germany. Relations between the former major trading partners continue to deteriorate as President Vladimir Putin’s war against …

BLOOMBERG Amritpal Singh, a fugitive Sikh separatist leader, surrendered to the Indian police in the state of Punjab, ending a tense weeks-long chase. The self-styled preacher, who has tried to revive a banned movement to create an independent state of Khalistan, was arrested in Moga, according to a tweet from Punjab police. The search for Singh, 30, prompted police to …