Bloomberg Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a dramatic plea to the US for more help fending off Russia’s invasion, targeting members of Congress who are ready to provide money and equipment but still unwilling to countenance his biggest ask: A no-fly zone over his country. “Russia has turned the Ukrainian sky into a source of death for thousands of people,” ...

Bloomberg A proposal for Ukraine to become a neutral country but retain its own armed forces “could be viewed as a certain kind of compromise,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, hinting at possible progress in peace negotiations. Peskov declined to provide details beyond confirming that the idea of Swedish or Austrian-style neutrality is under discussion in the talks now underway ...

  Bloomberg Germany plans additional borrowing of at least 200 billion euros ($220 billion) this year to finance a fund to modernise the military alongside already-planned debt for climate protection and other initiatives. The latest borrowing binge marks the third consecutive year that Germany has breached constitutional debt limits and highlights how the new government is prepared to take a ...