International Relations

Lucinda Creighton: Perfect storm of global crises must be met with a robust and united US-EU front

Inflation, energy costs, trade wars and geopolitical problems are likely to remain issues globally in 2023, so Europe and its allies need to shape up

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president and Xi Jinping, the Chinese president: some saw Putin’s recent visit to China as a possible forerunner to peace negotiations in the Ukraine war. Picture: Getty