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Zelenskyy hologram urges Big Tech to help Ukraine defeat 'the Empire'

The Ukrainian president made a virtual appearance at VivaTech in Paris asking tech firms to help his country bounce back from the war with a "digital revolution".

Green News

Euroviews. View: Ukraine’s green hydrogen can replace Russian fossil fuels

As Europe weans itself off of Russian fossil fuels, Ukraine is offering a solution that would also help to rebuild its economy.

Germany

Germany steps up calls to save energy as Russia reduces gas supplies

German is stepping up its appeal to residents to look for ways of saving energy, after Russia's Gazprom announced significant cuts in natural gas deliveries to the country through a key pipeline.

Belgium

NATO to boost military forces and equipment on its eastern flank

NATO defence ministers on Thursday discussed ways to bolster forces and deterrence along the military alliance's eastern borders.

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Ukraine

'Durable' truce needed for Sievierodonetsk evacuation — refugee chief

Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Ukraine's devastated eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, with supplies of food and clean water running low.

Europe Decoded

Misleading document says majority of Mariupol population is pro-Russia

A "top secret" document supposedly written by the Azov Battalion states that over 70% of Mariupol's population is loyal to Moscow.

Ukraine

Back on track: Ukraine uses sleeper trains to rehouse war-hit locals

Dubbed the "Iron City", the former sleeper train is composed of five wagons, which can accommodate up to 25 families

Europe News

Macron, Scholz and Draghi back EU candidate status for Ukraine

The move is "a strong, quick, expected gesture of hope and clarity that we want to send to Ukraine and its people," the French president said as the three leaders visited Kyiv.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five things you need to know

The US has sent another $1bn in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday, calling on allies to step up.

Art

Iconic Jeff Koons sculpture expected to sell for millions for Ukraine

An iconic sculpture by world famous artist Jeff Koons is being auctioned to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. But how much is the sculpture expected to go for?

Ukraine

Send more weapons to Ukraine, Poland's PM urges NATO

“Where is our credibility if Ukraine fails? Can we imagine that Ukraine fails and we revert to business as usual? I hope not."

Ukraine

Tributes pour in for activist Roman Ratushny killed in Ukraine war

"There are no words or strength to accept the hell in which Ukraine lives [where it] loses its best sons and daughters."

Europe News

Zelenskyy urges Ukrainians to 'hold on' in 'vital' Donbas

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said 'it is vital to stay in Donbas', urging his compatriots to 'hold on'.

Ukraine

Ukrainians use humour to help them cope with the horrors of war

Comedian Anton Tymoshenko said laughter "was the only way to save your mental health in war".

Ukraine

Five things you need to know about the Ukraine war on June 14

From the latest on Sievierodonetsk to suggestions by the Pope that the war could have been provoked by NATO's expansion, here are five things you need to know about the Ukraine war today.

Culture news

A Ukrainian comic has one day for a wedding and a stand-up gig

Only Ukrainians could find the funny side of their most desperate war. Comedians Serhiy Lipko and Anastasia Zukhvala took a day off in Serhy's army schedule to get married and enjoy a stand-up event.

Ukraine

Ukraine's besieged farmers fear war-time harvest 'hell'

Farmers in Ukrainian front-line regions are scrambling to survive a harvest under Russian fire, with shelling feeding fear across a sector already hamstrung by Russia's blockade of the Black Sea.

Ukraine

Russia destroys last bridge out of Sievierodonetsk

Russian forces have destroyed the last bridge linking the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk to a Ukrainian held city on the other side of the river, cutting off all routes of evacuation for those remaining in the city.

Europe Decoded

The EU's recovery fund has a new raison d'être: energy independence

Brussels plans to tap into the unused money from the COVID-19 fund to slash dependency on Russian fossil fuels.

Romania

NATO's eastern flank nations demand better protection against Russia

Nine NATO eastern flank nations met in Bucharest to request better protection from the military alliance in the light of Russia's aggresslon in Ukraine.

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