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Russian troops risk repeating blunders if they try for May 9 win

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron has become the latest leader to warn a major Russian assault in eastern Ukraine is imminent. If that’s the plan, its troops risk repeating at least some of the mistakes made in trying to take the capital, Kyiv. According to European and Nato diplomats familiar with the matter, Ukraine’s allies see a two-week window to ...

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Johnson reveals plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Bloomberg Boris Johnson revealed a controversial plan to send asylum seekers who cross the English Channel to Rwanda, a move the UK prime minister said will face significant legal hurdles as he tries to position his government on a flash-point political issue. Migrants who come to Britain on small boats risk being sent to the African state, Johnson said in ...

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Sri Lanka seeking up to $4b as IMF talks set to start

Bloomberg Sri Lanka needs between $3 billion to $4 billion this year to pull itself out of an unprecedented economic crisis and plans to start talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help, Finance Minister Ali Sabry said. The nation is looking at making a “decent case” before the IMF to help preserve the economy, he said in an ...

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