Ukraine
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...
Ukraine war briefing: Crimea locks down as Putin acknowledges ‘huge stream’ of Ukrainian drones
Ukraine said its forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other infrastructure targets in Crimea. Ukraine’s special forces said their units, working with the resistance movement in...
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Our patience is not endless’ – Kyiv signals peace offer may expire
Ukraine may revise its ceasefire offer to Russia if the UN security council fails to pass a resolution urging a full and unconditional end to the hostilities, Kyiv’s envoy...
Ukraine and Moldova start first phase of EU membership negotiations
Ukraine and Moldova will take a decisive step towards joining the EU on Monday, as they embark on the first phase of membership negotiations.The start of substantive negotiations, launched...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy not on Trump’s G7 bilateral meeting list, official says
Donald Trump will take part in a G7 working session with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in France on Tuesday, but the US president won’t hold a bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy boosts army wages and seeks foreign recruits to counter manpower shortage
Ukraine will hike military wages and seek to recruit more fighters abroad, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed, as the army faces a manpower shortage after four years of war with...
Ukraine war briefing: Flamingo missiles hit more far-flung Russian targets
Long-range Ukrainian attacks hit targets deep inside Russia on Wednesday. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, said Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo long-range missiles hit a military factory in Cheboksary that supplies components...
