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Ukraine

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says he still wants peace, despite atrocities

The Ukrainian leader has also renewed his plea for more weapons ahead of an expected surge in fighting in the country’s east.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy wants Kramatorsk deaths included in future tribunal

The president appeared visibly angry in his latest video message as he talked about attack on train station crowd.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy demands tough response to "Russian war crimes"

The Ukrainian president says any future tribunal must hold Russia accountable for the attack on Kramatorsk train station, mass killings in Bucha, and other atrocities.

Money

EU targets crypto wallets in fresh round of sanctions against Russia

The move comes amid concern that Russians could be using virtual currencies to get around Western sanctions.

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Earth News

Why is the EU delaying a ban on Russian coal to August?

The EU is banning Russian coal from coming into the bloc. But oil and gas, which represent far bigger imports from Moscow, are still untouched.

Culture news

Pink Floyd reunite to release new song 'Hey Hey, Rise Up’ for Ukraine

Pink Floyd are back with a new song titled 'Hey Hey, Rise Up'. The group sampled BoomBox's Andriy Khlyvnyuk singing a patriotic Ukrainian song in St. Sofia Square, Kyiv, at the start of the invasion.

Culture news

New film celebrates Charlie Chaplin's Romani background

Friday, April 8 is International Romani Day. As Roma advocacy groups raise the alarm over discrimination on the Ukrainian border, Euronews looks back at a surprising cultural icon who had a stark message on the treatment of minorities in his own time.

Europe News

Ukraine needs more weapons and quick, says country's foreign minister

Dmytro Kuleba was invited to take part in a meeting with NATO ministers.

Romania

Smiles as Ukrainian orphans find refuge amid their deepest drama

"These children are now experiencing the deepest drama they have ever experienced."

Earth News

Greece opens the largest double-sided solar farm in Europe

The 204-megawatt solar park in the northern Greek town of Kozani was built by Greece's biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum.

Culture news

Chanel bars Russians from buying luxury goods abroad

Chanel has stepped up its sanctions against Russia by not just closing its stores in the country, but checking if customers are taking their goods back to Russia.

Belarus

Belarus arrests four for trying to sabotage railway links to Ukraine

Minsk has claimed that officers shot and injured the suspects because they had tried to "resist arrest".

Culture news

“Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos,” says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the gathering with an update on the war and a plea.

Culture news

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.

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.