Russia Pounds Ukraine Energy Sites In Latest 'Mass' Attack
The targeted aerial barrages over recent months have crippled Ukrainian electricity generation capacity and forced officials to impose rolling blackouts and import supplies from neighbouring EU states.
Despite Sanctions, Russia Still Gets Hands On Western Goods
Last week, the United States unveiled fresh sanctions against 300 targets in and outside Russia.
Zelensky Pleads For Air Defence Help At Berlin Aid Summit
Zelensky, who is also due to address the German parliament, will join the heads of the G7 developed nations later this week in Italy.
Swiss Summit On Ukraine Set To Thrash Out Path To Peace
Switzerland will stage a conference on Ukraine this coming weekend, with world leaders set to discuss how to reach an eventual peace process -- although Russia is not taking part.
France To Transfer Mirage-2000 Fighter Jets To Ukraine: Macron
Macron said he would offer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when the two meet for talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday that the pilots be trained from this summer.
Zelensky Says China Working Hard To 'Prevent' Countries From Attending Peace Summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused China on Sunday of working hard to stop countries from going to a peace summit, which Beijing has publicly criticised because Russia is not invited.
ICJ Is Collateral Damage In Dysfunctional Global System: Experts
Without an international police or armed force, the ICJ "depends on the will and cooperation of states to implement its decisions," says Raphaelle Nollez-Goldbach, a researcher at France's National Center for Scientific Research.
Deadly Strikes On Kharkiv As Biden Lets Ukraine Use US Arms Inside Russia
With Russia having retaken the battlefield initiative in recent months, Ukraine had doubled down on calls to permit it to use longer-range US weapons to attack Russian territory -- something Washington had resisted over fears it could drag NATO into direct conflict with Moscow.
US Says Russia Using N. Korea Missiles In Ukraine
The report by the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency used open-source imagery to confirm that debris found in Ukraine's Kharkiv region in January this year is from a short-range ballistic missile made in North Korea.
Putin Warns Of 'Serious Consequences' If Western Arms Strike Russia
The warning came as French President Emmanuel Macron said Kyiv should be allowed to "neutralise" Russian military bases from where Kremlin troops are firing missiles into Ukraine, and as President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the world not to tire of the war.
Blinken In Ukraine To Assure US Support Amid New Russian Offensive
Blinken arrived by overnight train from Poland and was due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his fourth visit to Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, according to an AFP journalist accompanying him.
Russia's Shoigu: Political Survivor Blamed For Ukraine Setbacks
However, his handling of the assault against Ukraine was criticized by many in Russia and his reputation was further hit by recent corruption accusations against one of his deputies.
Ukraine Warns Front 'Worsened' As Russia Claims Fresh Gains
Russia's troops are advancing in the eastern Donetsk region as Kyiv awaits the arrival of much-needed US weapons that it hopes will stabilise the fragile front lines.
Conflicts Push Military Spending To 'All-time High': Report
Global military expenditure saw its steepest increase in over a decade in 2023, reaching an all-time high of $2.4 trillion as wars and rising tensions fuelled spending across the world, researchers said Monday.
Russian Missile Barrage On Ukraine City Kills 18
Rescuers were removing mountains of rubble on Thursday from the site of a lethal Russian missile strike on Ukraine's historic city of Chernigiv, where at least 18 people were killed in an attack that has prompted fresh pleas for allies to boost Kyiv's overstretched air defense systems.
EU Seeks To Take On China, US To Reverse Economic Decline
From supply chain disruptions following the coronavirus pandemic to an energy crisis after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe's economy has faced multiple challenges in recent years.
Russia Targets Kyiv After Putin Vows Revenge For Border Strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to deliver air defence systems after the attacks, which wounded 17 in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
Facing Putin Threat, EU Pushes To Arm Ukraine -- And Itself
Over two years into Moscow's all-out war against its neighbour, Kyiv's troops are struggling to hold back the Russian army as Western support fails to keep pace with the fighting.
Macron Warns Against 'Limits' On Backing Ukraine
With Ukraine suffering military setbacks since the failure of a counteroffensive last summer, Macron had last month shocked some allies by not ruling out sending Western troops to Ukraine.
Biden Sends Ukraine Aid As Poles Warn Of Russia Threat
Biden said the stopgap shipment of missiles, shells and ammunition for Kyiv was "not nearly enough" and would run out in a couple of weeks.
Macron Announces Steps To Boost Ukraine, Does Not Exclude Troops
While there was "no consensus" on the sending of Western ground troops to Ukraine, "nothing should be excluded. We will do whatever it takes to ensure that Russia cannot win this war," he said.
Macron Seeks To Rally European Support For Ukraine
The meeting in Paris will be a chance for participants to "reaffirm their unity as well as their determination to defeat the war of aggression waged by Russia in Ukraine", the French presidency said.
Biden Summons Congressional Leaders Amid Looming Shutdown, Ukraine Aid Stalemate
The meeting will also touch on the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel, passed by the Senate but facing resistance in the House.
'Everything Is Getting Worse:' Fatigue Marks Ukraine War Anniversary
For the Ukrainian troops holding Russian forces from cities like Kostyantynivka, the task is becoming harder as their resources and stamina ebb.
Eleven Ukraine Children Returned From Russia
Emerging from the darkness at a humanitarian crossing on the Belarus border, the children hugged family members who had been waiting for more than six hours.
Ecuador Backtracks On Plan To Send Weapons To Ukraine
Ecuador was planning to send six Russian military helicopters, long-range rocket launchers and air defense systems to the United States.
Ukraine Faces 'Extremely Difficult' Frontline Battles: Zelensky
A heightened Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine saw them capture the key town of Avdiivka last week in a major boost ahead of the second anniversary of the February 2022 invasion.
Latinos in the Ukraine-Russia War: Cubans Join Moscow's Forces to Escape Economic Malaise
The overall figures vary, but events on the ground show that many Cubans have enlisted lured by the army's salaries
Ukraine Says 'Fierce' Fighting Inside Symbolic Frontline Town
As President Volodymyr Zelensky headed for Berlin and Paris in a new bid to secure desperately needed military aid, Ukrainian generals said there was bitter fighting inside Avdiivka and that their forces were taking up "new positions".
Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel, But Faces Challenges in the House
Republicans continue showing internal divisions, as a faction in the Senate voted against the bill and House counterparts have expressed skepticism