Presented by Ericsson{beacon} THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is threatening to walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace talks if the two sides don’t come to a speedy agreement. With talks dragging on,

Russia said Friday that a 30-day pause on Ukrainian energy site strikes has expired, a step away from peace just as Washington threatened to exit ceasefire efforts if progress was not made soon. One of the few commitments Trump had wrangled from Putin -- a temporary moratorium on striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure -- "expired" on Friday,

Britain’s former top spy has advised US president Donald Trump not to rush a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, dangling the prospect of a Nobel prize if he does so. Richard Dearlove, the ex-head of MI6, told NBC News that rushing a truce in the war could encourage president Vladimir Putin to launch other hostile forays into Europe.