Ukraine
Ukraine war briefing: Both sides vow to escalate fighting after Russia’s deadly Kyiv barrage
Ukraine and Russia have promised fresh assaults after Moscow launched a huge barrage on Kyiv, killing at least 27 people, tearing open apartment buildings and sending tens of thousands...
Ukraine war briefing: Swedish defence maker Saab signs deal to deliver 16 fighter jets to Kyiv
Swedish defence equipment maker Saab has signed a contract to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in a deal worth about 24.6bn Swedish crowns ($2.54bn). Ukrainian president...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ridicules Russian military drive, saying Putin keeps postponing goal deadlines
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mocked Russia’s military drive, saying the Kremlin has set and put off 15 deadlines to capture Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region across four years. The Ukrainian president’s...
Ukraine war briefing: Putin expects US negotiators in Moscow; fuel rationing in Siberia as crisis bites
Vladimir Putin says he expects US negotiators to come to Moscow, once Washington had reached an agreement with Iran over the Middle East conflict. “We expect that after all...
Ukraine war briefing: Ballistic missile attack in Kyiv forces residents into shelters
A ballistic missile attack was under way in Kyiv early Sunday, with the city’s mayor warning residents to remain in shelters. “Air defence forces are operating in the capital....
Ukraine war briefing: Russian-occupied Crimea declares ‘emergency’ as Zelenskyy’s forces step up attacks
Authorities in Russian-annexed Crimea have declared an “emergency situation” in a bid to ease the fallout from increasing Ukrainian aerial attacks on the peninsula. Friday’s announcement came amid fuel...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy declares 40-day Russia blitz to ‘influence the aggressor state’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after consulting the head of the Ukrainian security service that he had authorised a 40-day operation against Russian targets to “influence the aggressor state in order...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy doing ‘pretty well’ against Russia, declares Trump
Donald Trump has said Volodymyr Zelenskyy is doing “pretty well” in Ukraine’s war against Russia. The US president – who previously said the Ukrainian president lacked the “cards” to...
