His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.

NATO defence chiefs held a “candid discussion” yesterday about what security guarantees they could offer Ukraine – as Russia warned that any talks without its participation were a “road to nowhere”.

Russia said on Wednesday attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without Moscow’s participation were a “road to nowhere”. This is a warning to the West as it scrambles to work out ...