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Ukraine

Russian missiles hit busy shopping centre in Kremenchuk, killing 16

The casualty figures were changing as rescuers searched the smouldering rubble into early Tuesday. Some 25 victims were hospitalised, several in critical condition, authorities reported on Monday night.

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Blast hits Sloviansk, mayor says cluster bomb used

Emergency services worked to treat the injured and clear the aftermath of a strike on the Ukrainian-controlled city of Sloviansk on Monday.

Russia

Anger after Russia removes Polish flag from WWII memorial in Katyn

"There can be no Polish flag on Russian monuments, and even less so after the frankly anti-Russian statements by Polish politicians."

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Thousands of students celebrate graduation in Saint Petersburg

Thousands of people gathered along the Neva River in St Petersburg on Friday night to witness the traditional 'Scarlet Sails' festival.

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My Europe Series

Inside Kaliningrad, Russia's exclave at the centre of EU sanctions row

The exclave used to be part of Germany called Köningsburg but was ceded to the Soviets after World War II.

World

NATO must stand up to "gangster" Putin, leading opponent says

If NATO does not seize its historic opportunity to stop Vladimir Putin in his tracks, it will face war on its own territory, says long-time Kremlin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Culture news

Are Moscow Fashion Week designers being impacted by the sanctions?

Models and designers have been converging on the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week. But how have they been impacted by the wide-ranging sanctions placed on Russia?

Germany

Germany moves closer to rationing gas after Russia cuts supplies

The government said the decision to raise the emergency level to “alarm” — the second in a three-stage process — follows Russia's move to cut deliveries by 60%.

Russia

Kaliningrad row: 'It’s nothing to do with a blockade'

Lithuania says it will impose EU sanctions on the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, a move strongly criticised by the Kremlin.

Russia

Germany fuelling 'Russophobic hysteria' over Ukraine war, says Moscow

The claim comes as Russia marked the anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Ukraine

Ukraine claims 'significant' Snake Island victory over Russian forces

The outpost became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance after a radio exchange went viral at the start of the war , in which Ukrainian soldiers used and expletive in responce to Russian demands they surrender.

Europe News

Don't negotiate with 'bandit' Putin, warns ex-oligarch

Mikhail Khodorkovsky told Euronews the Ukraine war will end on the battlefield because "there is no alternative."

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Rocket strike hits Kharkiv's Housing and Communal College building

On Monday, a Russian strike hit and destroyed the training and laboratory building of the Housing and Communal College at the Kharkiv National University of Municipal Economy, Ukraine.

Estonia

Estonia accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace

Last year, Russian aircraft reportedly violated Estonian airspace five times.

Russia

Anger as Lithuania bans transit of goods to Russia exclave Kaliningrad

“This decision, indeed unprecedented, is a violation of everything and then some," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Russia

Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize for Ukrainian children

Dmitry Muratov was awarded the gold medal in October 2021, and helped found the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. The proceeds will go directly to UNICEF.

Russia

Putin slams 'reckless, insane' sanctions and denies stoking inflation

The Russian president says his country is 'not responsible for global inflation', and the war in Ukraine gives the West an excuse to blame all its problems on Russia.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Ukraine recommended EU candidate status

EU leaders will take a decision on granting Ukraine candidate status at next week's leaders' summit.

Netherlands

Russian spy caught trying to infiltrate war crimes court, Dutch say

Dutch authorities say Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov had planned an elaborate cover story to hide his identity and penetrate the International Criminal Court (ICC).

France

ECHR fines Russia for branding human rights groups as 'foreign agents'

The court in Strasbourg has ruled that Moscow breached the European Convention of Human Rights for designating NGOs and media outlets as foreign agents.