Facebook is under increasing pressure to explain how data collected on 50m users were exploited for political gain, following claims that data firm Cambridge Analytica used the leaked information to help Donald Trump win the US presidency. Source: Financial Times
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order simplifying the procedure for obtaining a Russian passport for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, prompting an angry response from Kiev. Source: Reuters
Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s team on Wednesday called on the government and state energy company Naftogaz to hold talks with the International Monetary Fund on lowering household gas prices from May 1. Source: Reuters
Cross-party talks aimed at a Brexit compromise have yet to show signs of progress, but David Lidington, the de facto deputy prime minister, signaled Wednesday that the government is aiming for some kind of customs deal with the European Union that both main parties can agree to. Meanwhile, the Scottish government is planning another referendum on independence, driven in part by Brexit. Source: Bloomberg
