Bloomberg Kremlin-installed occupation authorities in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region plan to ask President Vladimir Putin to become part of Russia, Tass reported, the first public sign that he may seek to annex territory taken in the invasion. The region won’t hold a referendum first but would appeal directly to Putin to absorb it into Russia, Kirill Stremousov, the deputy chief ...

Bloomberg Sweden and Finland are winning more pledges of help in case Russia attacks them as the Nordic nations are on the path to becoming members of the Nato defense bloc. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a security agreement with Sweden and plans another with Finland later in the day, as the pair is moving closer to filing membership ...

Bloomberg The UK escalated its threats over the post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, saying the European Union’s latest proposals on trading arrangements won’t work and signalling it’s prepared to take unilateral steps unless a new agreement can be negotiated. The government “will not shy away from taking action to stabilise the situation in Northern Ireland if solutions cannot be found,” ...