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Nato chief urges allies to pledge yearly $543 million to Ukraine

BLOOMBERG Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is pressing allies to pitch in a total of €500 million ($543 million) a year to help Ukraine with non-lethal aid and other long-term support, according to people familiar with the matter. The head of the military alliance wants allies to boost contributions to a fund for Nato’s comprehensive assistance package for Ukraine, which ...

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India court suspends two-year sentence for Rahul Gandhi

BLOOMBERG An Indian court suspended a two-year sentence for opposition leader Rahul Gandhi until it hears his appeal in a defamation case. The court fixed April 13 as the next date to start hearing arguments on Gandhi’s request to stay a conviction that led to his disqualification from parliament, said Kirti Panwala, a lawyer for the Congress party leader. Gandhi ...

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Ex-PM Borissov wins Bulgaria vote

BLOOMBERG Former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov won Bulgaria’s fifth election in two years, but his failure to secure a majority threatens to extend a political stalemate undermining European Union unity over Russia’s war in Ukraine. A bloc led by Borissov’s Gerb party won 26.5%, according to official results with 93.4% of districts counted on Monday. The bloc led by the ...

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