Ukraine
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv ‘will win this war’, Keir Starmer tells Zelenskyy on final trip as PM
Keir Starmer has said he believes Ukraine will win the war against Russia as he ended his final visit to the country while in office. Starmer met Ukrainian president...
Political crisis and protests in Ukraine as Zelenskyy defends sacking defence minister
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has defended his decision to dismiss the country’s popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and confirmed reports that relations had broken down between the ministry and...
Starmer nationalises British Steel and visits Ukraine on last full day as Labour leader – UK politics live
Starmer arrives in KyivJakub Krupa has more coverage of Keir Starmer’s trip to Ukraine on his Europe live blog.ShareGood morning. Conventional wisdom has it that, once a PM announces...
Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv to announce new defence initiatives as Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes – Europe live
Morning opening: How to help Ukraine?Jakub KrupaEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is in Kyiv today with plans to announce “new initiatives to integrate our defence industries,” a...
Ukraine war briefing: Spotlight on ‘hundreds’ of alleged PoW executions by Russia
The Russian army has executed hundreds of Ukrainian PoW since 2022 under a deliberate policy, Kyiv says, with the exact number of victims unknown. A Ukrainian intelligence official told...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy seeks 300 Patriots to get through winter
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed an agreement with allies for a European-backed anti-ballistic missile shield as an alternative to the US Patriot system – but the Ukrainian president stressed that...
Macron hosts Zelenskyy, Starmer and Merz for Ukraine talks – Europe live
Morning opening: Focus on UkraineJakub KrupaFrench president Emmanuel Macron is going to host the Coalition of the Willing in Paris later today amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances in...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy replaces PM and flags law enforcement overhaul
Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down on Sunday as Ukraine’s prime minister amid predictions she would become Kyiv’s ambassador to the US. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said there would also...
