How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament? The first thing most people recall about Nathan Gill is his imposing height. At 193cm (6ft 4in),...
Ukrainian foreign ministry says deliberate strikes on civilian energy facilities violate international law as fears of a winter crisis grow. What we know on day 1,347 Ukraine’s foreign ministry has denounced what it described as Russian...
Paul Heineman compares the use of this ‘quaint terminology’ to describing Britain as ‘the former Roman province’ Your article ( British teen on Georgia drug charges could give birth in prison after plea bargain, 28 Ocober ) refers to...
This blog has now closed. You can see the rest of our Europe coverage here The ANP news agency offered a bit more colour on how they reached their conclusion , via De Telegraaf. The agency looked at various scenarios of what could happen...
Prosecutors allege man was conducting training for Ukraine’s army when he was recruited by the FSB, Moscow’s spy bureau. What we know on day 1,346 Continue reading...
Rob Jetten’s party now leading by 15,122 votes, putting it back in the pole position to lead the talks on forming the next government In terms of managing our expectations as to when the new Dutch government could be formed , Joost...
A unique show at Khanenko Museum, opening three years after a Russian missile hit, is inspiring Ukrainians to think about art and empire in new ways On a quiet street in central Kyiv, where monuments are wrapped in sandbags and shrapnel...
Investigation lists 101 superiors accused of tactics such as using drones to ‘finish’ off retreating troops and sending soldiers on death missions Russian commanders are executing or deliberately sending to their deaths soldiers who...
From tariffs to rare earths, Chinese and US presidents ‘make outstanding group of decisions’ at crunch trade talks Trump-Xi meeting: US president says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed Trump meets Xi in South Korea – live updates As...
Born into an independent Ukraine, the lives of these young women changed for ever when Russia invaded their country, forcing them to shoulder huge burdens of responsibility Photographs by Julia Kochetova Ukraine is increasingly a country...
Russian president proclaims test of Poseidon which would launch from submarine and carry nuclear engine and warhead. What we know on day 1,345 Continue reading...
Army says 2nd Infantry Brigade combat team of 101st Airborne to redeploy to Kentucky ‘without replacement’ The US military is reducing the number of troops it has stationed in Romania, scaling back Nato’s deployment to countries along...
Will US sanctions squeeze Russia’s war machine? Plus: The art genius of Gerhard Richter • Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address Donald Trump’s sudden decision last week to sanction Russian oil producers suggested the US...
Gripping documentary follows Jens Stoltenberg through his final year as Nato chief – balancing diplomacy, egos and all-out war with unnerving calm Jens Stoltenberg is the Norwegian politician and international diplomat whose destiny it...
EU edges towards using ‘reparations loan’ using Russian frozen assets; Kremlin pressing ahead with year-round conscription. What we know on day 1,344 Ukraine sent drones towards Moscow for the third consecutive night , closing airports,...
The Ukrainian president stressed that this would ‘not a plan to end the war’ but one to ‘begin diplomacy’ EU’s von der Leyen also gets asked about the balloons disrupting the Lithuanian airspace. She says she wants to “express my full...
Rights commission inquiry focused on south-east of country found drones targeted gathering points and critical infrastructure Europe live – latest updates A UN rights commission has concluded that Russia’s drone attacks on civilians in...
Ukraine strengthens Pokrovsk positions amid infiltration by estimated 200 Russian troops; Lukoil selling overseas assets after US sanctions. What we know on day 1,343 Continue reading...
Defence minister says Xi Jinping should note resolve to stay the course by global democratic alliance, including Australia Defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is critical to restraining China in the Indo-Pacific, Finland’s defence...
US president says Vladimir Putin should focus on ending war with Ukraine rather than testing missiles Donald Trump has described Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a nuclear-powered cruise missile test as “not appropriate” amid growing...
Theater, like everything in Ukraine, has been transformed as a result of the war. At first, performances were abandoned in order to house refugees. Inevitably the artists began to create performances unique to a culture literally...
Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Sunday to maintain their current output levels in a climate of uncertainty and ahead of fresh sanctions against Moscow coming into force next week. The representatives...
This winter, Russia will boost its cyber activities in an attempt to influence countries that support Ukraine. That’s according to Bloomberg, which refers to Microsoft, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Moscow will...
More than 500 Ukrainian localities remained without power Sunday following weeks of Russian airstrikes on the electric grid, an interior ministry official said. “The enemy continues to attack the country’s essential...
This week, through foreign speakers and media, Kremlin propaganda attempted to promote a narrative about the exhaustion of NATO Allies and the corresponding limited stockpile of weapons they could provide to Ukraine. The Center for...
On the roads leading to the front in Ukraine’s war-torn east, every morning begins with a familiar scene — soldiers filling up trucks, sipping steaming coffee and catching up between bites of fresh hot dogs. Wrapped in buns,...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out a nuclear safety and security mission to the Pivdennoukrainska Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP) this week as it steps up its efforts to help prevent a nuclear accident during the...
The war started by Russian President Vladimir Putin is not the result, but the cause of NATO expansion, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. According to Ukrinform, he said this in his remarks at the Reagan National Defense...
A $60 price cap set on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia is not “serious” because it is “quite comfortable” for Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday. “Russia has already...
Recent polling suggests that Russian public support for the ‘special military operation’ is falling significantly. An independent Russian media outlet has claimed access to data collected by Russia’s Federal Protective...
Verified ways to help the Ukrainian Army 9 a.m. “Town of Shchastia (Luhansk region), which was attacked by the Russian aggressor, has been recaptured. Russian equipment was destroyed and about 50 enemies were killed” —...
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has announced the beginning of a new wave of aggression against Ukraine. The purpose of Russia’s offensive military operation is to destroy the Ukrainian state, seize Ukrainian...
In an address aired simultaneously with the UNSC meeting convened by Ukraine in response to Putin’s proxy “republics” in Donbas appealing to Russia to help fight Ukraine, President Putin has announced the start of a...
For almost three decades, Vladimir Putin has been saying and many in Russia and the West have followed him in this that the Soviet Union came apart because the Bolsheviks set up union republics and gave them the right to leave, a right...
The narrative of “genocide” The narrative of “genocide” and “Russophobia” in Ukraine is regularly reiterated to Russian audiences at political talk shows at state-owned TV and speeches of Russian...
СDS experts highlight that Putin’s public position regarding Ukraine morphed from seeking a favorable agreement with Ukraine as a foreign country in 2020 to chauvinist claims in 2022 that Ukraine is a historical error that...
Past 24 hours in the war zone On Feb 22 and the following night, the Russian occupation forces launched 112 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Mariupol sectors, including heavy artillery, reported JFO. 1 Ukrainian...
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has published a video claiming to show the “conversations between militants of the so-called L/DNR.” The audio records show that the Russian occupation forces keep shelling the Ukrainian...
Dziuba’s significance for Ukraine is immeasurable. Dissident, statesman, one of the main architects of Ukrainian Independence, co-founder of the People’s Movement of Ukraine, the second Minister of Culture of Ukraine,...
The MPs proposed this batch of sanctions amid the Russian Federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine and in connection with the appeal of the State Duma – Russia’s lower chamber of the parliament – to President...
Tariffs for heating and hot water for the population will not increase until the end of the heating season, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Experts of the Venice Commission visited Kyiv to study the provisions of the draft law On the Foundations of State Policy for the Transition Period, head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy and Ukraine's representative in the...
KYIV. Sept 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The public organization Eastern-Ukrainian Center for Civic Initiatives believes that investigations of crimes related to the illegal imprisonment of Ukrainians during the armed conflict in eastern...
The topic of dismissal the leadership of the parliament was not raised at the meetings of the Servant of the People faction, speaker of the faction Yulia Paliichuk wrote in her telegram channel.
Head of the parliamentary faction "Servant of the People" David Arakhamia has requested signature lists to remove Dmytro Razumkov from the post of chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the speaker himself said.
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in shelling by Russia-led forces, according to a summary on the Joint Forces Operations page.
On Thursday, September 30, at 12.30, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host press conference on the launch of an all-Ukrainian educational project to develop the capabilities of specialists in child affairs...
Kyiv's heating infrastructure is technically ready for the beginning of the heating season, but high gas prices and tariffs shifted to local governments make the situation close to critical, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said during a...
Ukraine has registered 11,757 new cases of coronavrus (COVID-19) and 194 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry's press service said in a statement on Thursday.
On Thursday, September 30, at 11.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host press conference entitled "Seven years of impunity: what is wrong with case investigation of the Ukrainian prisoners in Donbas?"...