Ukraine
Ukraine war briefing: US allows Russian oil sanctions waiver to lapse; unexploded projectile lands in Romania
The Trump administration on Saturday allowed a sanctions waiver to lapse that had previously allowed countries including India to buy Russian seaborne oil after a month-long extension aimed at...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy vows retribution over deadly Russian bombardments
Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised retribution against Russia on Friday after laying red roses at the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including...
Ukraine war briefing: Putin escalating war, not seeking an end – Merz
Russia’s heavy bombardment of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, showed Moscow was “banking on escalation rather than negotiation”, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, said on Thursday. Peter Beaumont writes that Kyiv...
Ukraine hit by second day of large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes
Russian missiles and drones are pounding Ukraine for a second day, as almost continuous heavy attacks hit the country, with Kyiv bearing the brunt of an assault that has...
One dead and 40 injured as intense Russian strikes on Ukraine continue – Europe live
Morning opening: Russia continues strikes on UkraineJakub KrupaAfter a tense day of intense attacks on Wednesday, Russia has continued its strikes on Ukraine overnight, with at least one dead...
Ukraine war briefing: New Hungary PM signals shift away from Kremlin after massive drone attack on Ukraine
Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar says his new government has summoned the Russian ambassador over a massive drone attack near Hungary’s border in a significant shift from his predecessor’s...
Russia targets Ukraine with more than 200 drones in daytime assault
Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 200 drones in a large-scale daytime assault on Wednesday, hours after a previous barrage of civilian areas had killed at least eight people.The...
Russian foreign minister says ‘nothing is happening’ in US talks on Ukraine and peace process is stuck – Europe live
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