Ukraine

Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff accused in Ukraine corruption investigation
Ukrainian authorities have named Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful former chief of staff as a suspect in a major corruption investigation, a move likely to pile pressure on the president’s office...
Ukraine war briefing: EU sanctions 16 officials accused of helping Russia abduct thousands of Ukrainian children
The EU on Monday imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia to abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine and force many to change their identities...
Why is Putin now talking about the war in Ukraine ‘coming to an end’?
1. Russia is losing battlefield momentumAfter Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive in the summer of 2023, Moscow had been gradually taking Ukrainian territory. Though the Russian attacks were slow, grinding and...
EU ministers meet in Brussels as ‘new momentum’ gives Europe hope on Ukraine – Europe live
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMorning opening: 'New momentum' gives Europe hope on UkraineJakub KrupaEU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels this morning...
Ukraine war briefing: Mixed reaction to Putin proposal of Schröder as peace mediator
German officials have reacted cautiously to Vladimir Putin’s surprise suggestion that former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder could act as a mediator in Ukraine war peace talks, saying they had...
Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’
Vladimir Putin has said he thinks the Ukraine war is winding down – remarks that came a few hours after he had vowed to defeat Ukraine at Moscow’s most...
Russia and Ukraine confirm three-day ceasefire from 9 May
Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May.The US president said on social media the ceasefire would include...
Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking proposed ceasefires ahead of Victory Day parade in Moscow – Europe live
Morning opening: Ceasefire that wasn'tJakub KrupaRussia and Ukraine are trading accusations of breaking their two very different versions of proposed ceasefire this morning as we get closer to the...
Ukraine war briefing: Distant strike on Russian missile ship in Caspian Sea
Ukraine’s military has struck a Russian Karakurt-class small missile carrier on the Caspian Sea off Russia’s distant Dagestan region, the Ukrainian general staff said on Thursday. The port of...
‘Putin only cares about parades’: fury as Russia rains missiles on Ukraine during 24-hour truce
Kyiv has criticised Russia for attacking several Ukrainian cities overnight with more than 100 combat drones and three missiles, in spite of a unilateral 24-hour ceasefire called by Volodymyr...