Russia Russian prime minister heading to Beijing for talks next week Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has become increasingly reliant on China for economic and diplomatic support. 19/05/2023
Armenia Armenian PM Nikol Pashinian agrees to meet Azerbaijan leader in Moscow Pashinian announced that he had accepted Russia's offer to hold a trilateral meeting with President Putin and President Ilham Aliyev in the Russian capital amid tensions over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. 19/05/2023
World News Train carrying grain derailed in Crimea region The Baza Telegram channel, which has links to Russian security services, had reported an explosion on a railway line in the region. 18/05/2023
Japan Ukraine war high on agenda as G7 leaders land in Hiroshima for meeting World leaders landed Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda. 18/05/2023
China Xi hosts Central Asian leaders as China looks to expand reach eastward China's trade with Central Asian countries reached €64 billion in 2022 and rose by 22 per cent in the first quarter of this year. 18/05/2023
Russia Rise and fall: What ever happened to Russia's Z symbol? By pushing the letter Z for political gain, one expert told Euronews the ominous white symbol may have "lost its charm". 18/05/2023
Ukraine Russia continues to concentrate offensive capabilities in Bakhmut Russian forces have recently transferred elements of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Division to an unspecified area north of Bakhmut, likely from positions along the Svatove-Kupyansk line. 17/05/2023
Europe News Council of Europe agrees to set up Register of damage for Ukraine The Register, which will aim to record evidence and claims information on damage, loss or injury caused to individuals, entities and the Ukrainian state, is intended as a first component of a future compensation mechanism. 17/05/2023
Russia Russia's Dmitry Medvedev claims Baltic countries belong to Russia The former Russian Prime Minister referred to the three Baltic states as "our" on Tuesday, adding Poland was "temporarily occupied". 17/05/2023
Europe News Loopholes in EU's customs union help Russia evade sanctions: Gentiloni Cracking down on circumvention of sanctions has become the number one priority for the European Union. 17/05/2023
Iceland Council of Europe seeks to hold Russia accountable for Ukraine war Leaders from across Europe are laser-focused on holding Russia to account for its invasion of Ukraine. 17/05/2023
USA FBI criticised over handling of Trump-Russia collusion investigation Prosecutor points to series of mistakes by the FBI and Justice Department in probe over whether the Trump campaign was colluding with Russia 16/05/2023
USA CIA urges Russians to spy on their own country The US secret service released a video on Telegram urging Russian civilians to come forward with intelligence. 16/05/2023
Russia Everyone is talking about Wagner. Who are Russia's other mercenaries? Russia's Wagner mercenary group often hits the headlines. But who are the country's other guns for hire? And what are they doing? 16/05/2023
Ukraine Russia launches drone and missile strikes against Ukraine The increasingly regular series of Russian drone and missile strikes are likely part of a new Russian air campaign in Ukraine aimed at degrading Ukrainian abilities to conduct counteroffensive operations in the near term, the ISW says. 15/05/2023
Ukraine Ukraine claims advance in Bakhmut as Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin Ukraine claims its soldiers have retaken a further one square kilometre area around Bakhmut as fierce fighting continues in the city. On Sunday morning, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin for talks a day after Germany pledged billions of euros worth of new weapons to Ukraine. 14/05/2023
World News Two Russian jets and two helicopters crash along Ukraine border Videos have circulated on Telegram of a Russian helicopter crashing, reportedly killing two people. The source of the crash is yet to be distinguished. 13/05/2023
Ukraine Ukraine claims advance in Bakhmut as Russian strike 'kills two' By pinning down Russian army in battle for Bakhmut, Ukraine hopes to open up opportunity for counter-offensive elsewhere 13/05/2023
Russia Gallery – Europe in pictures this week The best photos from across the continent this week: Moscow celebrations, Ukraine fighting, and the Eurovision Song Contest. 13/05/2023
Ukraine Russia rejects claims that Ukraine making ground along the front line Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina with the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. 12/05/2023