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Postponed due to war: Ukraine's biggest film festival changes tack

Due to take place in Kyiv in March, the human rights-oriented Docudays UA festival is now postponed until the war ends. Organisers have instead launched a fundraiser and platform for documenting evidence of war crimes, while some of the headliners for 2022 have changed their plans.

Earth News

UK doubles down on nuclear power despite fierce opposition

The British government plans to go ahead with nuclear power expansion - but some worry that accidents can happen and radioactive materials persist for thousands of years in the environment.

Mobility

Russia to halt cooperation on the ISS unless the West lifts sanctions

Russia's space agency stressed that the West needs the ISS and "cannot manage without Russia because no one but us can deliver fuel to the station".

Mobility

Russia jammed passenger plane GPS signal, French official says

Planes flying over Finland and the Baltic Sea reported interference with satellite navigation after Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Russia

Will Putin cut Europe off if gas payments aren't made in roubles?

Moscow says its demand for "unfriendly" buyers to pay for gas in roubles does not mean supplies will be immediately interrupted.

France

French military spy chief leaves job over Ukraine war failures: report

General Eric Vidaud will immediately be removed as the head of the DRM, a source told AFP.

Georgia

Breakaway region's plans for referendum on joining Russia slammed

The leader of the breakaway region of South Ossetia has suggested integrating into Russia.

Ukraine

Russia 'not withdrawing but repositioning', says NATO

Russia promised during talks in Istanbul on Tuesday that it would de-escalate operations near Kyiv and Chernihiv.

Russia

Russian forces 'demoralised and disobeying orders'

Jeremy Fleming, who heads the GCHQ electronic spy agency,, says Russian troops are sabotaging their own equipment, and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft.

Art

Ten anti-war posters that show Ukrainian artists under fire

From using the iconography of folklore to a reworking of a scene from Battleship Potemkin, Euronews Culture deep dives into how artists and illustrators are using their skills in wartime.

Earth News

Ukraine food supplies 'deliberately destroyed' in warehouse attack

As the war in Ukraine continues and the food supply is destroyed, 45 per cent of Ukrainians are now worried about being able to find food.

Tech News

'Sadgram': Russians plan melancholy version of Instagram after ban

Domestic alternatives to Facebook and Instagram are appearing in Russia, the latest being "Grustnogram," or "Sadgram" in English.

Russia

Poland to ban Russian oil imports, as Germans urged to save energy

Poland says it is putting in place Europe's most radical plan to cut dependence on Russian energy sources. Germany, meanwhile, is preparing for Russian gas to be cut suddenly.

Earth News

Germany could replace Russian gas with energy produced from waste

So that food security isn't undermined in Germany, the energy industry wants to focus on waste from agricultural production to make biogas.

Ukraine

Putin 'misled' by aides on war and sanctions impact — US intelligence

Washington says intelligence suggests Putin's advisers may not be giving him the full picture about his troops' performance and the damaging effect of Western sanctions.

The Cube

Investigations launched into alleged mistreatment of Russian prisoners

Kyiv and Moscow are investigating a graphic video which has been widely shared on social media but has not been verified.

Hungary

Poles and Czechs refuse meeting over Hungary's stance on Russia

Hungary's nationalist prime minister Viktor Orbán has condemned the invasion but has repeatedly stated that the country will not support Ukraine with military equipment. He has also refused to support an embargo on Russian oil and gas imports.

My Europe Series

Vladimir Putin used to be popular in Slovakia. Then he invaded Ukraine

Slovakia's pro-Russian politicians have struggled to justify their closeness to the Kremlin since the war began.

Ukraine

Russia set to deploy 1,000 Wagner mercenaries to Ukraine, says MoD

The EU has already imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group and its leader, and they've been accused of atrocities in Ukraine, Syria, Libya and Africa.

Ukraine

'Whole world awaiting good news': Erdogan urges Russia-Ukraine peace

Ahead of the talks, Zelenskyy said his country is prepared to declare its neutrality, as Moscow has demanded, in comments that might lend momentum to negotiations.