Europe News Zelenskyy’s top aide: If it were up to Ukraine, war would end tomorrow No one wants to end the war in Ukraine more than Ukrainians do, but it needs to result in just peace, the head of Ukraine’s presidential administration told Euronews in Davos after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the delegates calling on Europe to wake up. 23/01/2025
World News Davos summit: Leaders gather to tackle economic and tech challenges The WEF's annual meeting in Davos has begun, focusing on global issues like economic development and technological innovation. 20/01/2025
Europe News Can Donald Trump put an end to the war in Ukraine? As Donald Trump returns to the White House, questions are being asked about arguably his most ambitious campaign promise: to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Since then, it seems like Trump might have given it another thought and a new timeline. Could it be good news for Ukraine? 17/01/2025
Ukraine We are forced to choose who we save, Ukrainian combat medic says Rina Reznik, a teacher-turned-medic, has been saving lives on the Ukrainian frontline since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022. 16/01/2025
Cinema 'Bucha' creators on documenting Ukraine's heroic civilians at war Following a successful world tour with private screenings and a premiere at the Warsaw Film Festival last year, 'Bucha' is now set for wider distribution across Europe, with hopes of reaching a global audience. 10/01/2025
Ukraine Trust in Zelenskyy declines slightly as Russia’s war continues Belief in the Ukrainian president has seen a slight dip, with 52% of Ukrainians feeling confident, 39% expressing distrust and 9% undecided, according to a survey conducted in December by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). 08/01/2025
Ukraine Kyiv probes alleged desertions in French-trained Ukrainian brigade 'A few dozen' Ukrainian soldiers have deserted during their training in France, according to French military officials. Paris says the number of desertions is “very marginal” compared to the total number of soldiers trained. 07/01/2025
Ukraine Russia claims it captured Kurakhove in Ukraine’s Donetsk region Once home to 18,000 people, this bombed-out town has been turned into rubble over the past few months. The question now is: will it open the road to Pokrovsk, a major logistics hub for Ukraine in the eastern front? 07/01/2025
Europe News Ukraine's new assault into Russia: What is happening in Kursk region? Ukraine has launched a new assault into Russia's Kursk region, five months since Kyiv's surprise incursion into the same border area. Russia has been trying to force the Ukrainian troops out of its territory by sending in reinforcements, including the North Korean soldiers. 06/01/2025
Europe News War on children: How Russia is stealing generations of Ukrainians When Russia takes Ukrainian children from their homes and families, Ukrainian mothers have no other choice but to risk their lives trying to bring their kids back, even if that means weeks of travel through Russia and days-long FSB interrogations Otherwise, entire generations might be lost forever. 27/12/2024
Ukraine Ukrainian POWs and families face yet another Christmas in captivity "While you are waiting for Christmas — we are waiting for our loved ones to return from Russian captivity," say the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war holding rallies to remember people held in Russian prisons and torture chambers. 24/12/2024
Europe News Russian forces advance despite record losses in Ukraine's Donetsk As 2024 nears its end, Moscow troops continue to make steady progress across the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, moving in on the towns of Pokrovsk and appearing to be closing in on Kurakhove further south. 23/12/2024
North Korea Zelenskyy: Over 3,000 North Korean troops killed or injured in Kursk More than 3,000 North Korean soldiers fighting with Russian forces in Kursk Oblast have been killed or injured, Zelenskyy said on Monday. Seoul earlier warned of North Korea's plans to deploy more troops and weapons. 23/12/2024
Europe News Putin’s end-of-year presser: ‘When everything is quiet, we are bored’ As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is going into its third winter, Russian President Vladimir Putin held its annual end-of-year press-conference, two days after a Kyiv-orchestrated killing of a high-ranking general on the streets of Moscow. 19/12/2024
Europe News Russian troops close in on eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk Russian troops are closing in on Pokrovsk from the east and south. According to different sources, Russian forces are between 1-3 km away from the city's logistics hub on the western edge of Ukraine's Donetsk region. 18/12/2024
Europe News Last chance: The story of harrowing evacuations of Ukraine's civilians A TV host, a YouTube blogger and a showman. Denys Khrystov had a very different life before Russia’s invasion. Now a volunteer evacuating civilians from the most dangerous places on the frontline, Denys says he doesn’t know how many he rescued, but he remembers everyone he did not evacuate. 17/12/2024
Ukraine Ukraine reports North Korean troop losses in Russia's Kursk region North Korean units fighting for Russia sustained losses of at least 30 soldiers killed or wounded in Russia's Kursk region over the weekend, Ukraine’s military intelligence HUR said on Monday. 16/12/2024
Europe News Ukraine: New EU sanctions package against Russia 'not enough' The European Union on Wednesday issued new sanctions against Russia, targeting the "shadow fleet" of tankers. Ukraine’s Presidential advisor and commissioner for sanctions policy says he welcomes the step, but believes pace remains a problem. 12/12/2024
Europe News EU will continue support for Ukraine, predicts Ukrainian official "We are going to see very big changes," said Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. Stefanishyna said the spoke with members of the European Parliament about the Danish model of employing joint production with the Ukrainian defence industry. 12/12/2024
Europe News Russia to supply North Korea with jets in exchange for troops Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo, also noted that North Korean troops remain in combat zones, but are not yet actively fighting. 11/12/2024