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Belgorod governor tells civilians to evacuate as attacks escalate

Belgorod is one of various Russian border areas where strikes and incursions from Ukraine are increasingly affecting civilians, forcing them to flee

Russia

Wagner Group's Prigozhin says his forces are ready to defend Belgorod

Chief of paramilitary group said he will not wait for an 'invitation' to dispatch forces to the Russian border region

Ukraine

Pro-Kyiv groups have made no 'serious attempt' to occupy Belgorod: ISW

Geolocated footage shows alleged Freedom of Russia Legion personnel operating just kilometres from the Russian-Ukrainian border on Thursday.

USA

US willing to discuss nuclear weapons with Russia 'without conditions'

White House national security adviser said that growing size of China's arsenal makes worldwide weapons control harder

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World News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls Russia's invasion a failure

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a 'failure, and claims Putin's aggression has united the West.

World News

Ukraine war: Russia orders Chechen soldiers to begin offensive

Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports with the lastest updates from Ukraine.

Russia

Russia blames 'Ukrainian terrorists' for border town attack

The Russian Ministry of Defence is blaming 'Ukrainian terrorists' for an attack on the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine but Kyiv denies any involvment.

Croatia

Croatian president likens 'Slava Ukraini' slogan to 'Sieg Heil' salute

The Croatian president's remark is the latest in a line of controversial statements over the past year.

Russia

Russian opposition figure calls on electorate to replace Putin

Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of Putin and a representative in the Moscow municipal assembly, made the remarks on state-backed TV.

Europe Decoded

Transnistria's LGBT community fights Russian influence for its voice

One holdover from the Soviet-era in Transnistria, an unrecognised territory between Moldova and Ukraine, is the attitude towards LGBT rights with no visual representation of LGBT people in society.

Ukraine

'Terror bombing': Why is Russia targeting civilians in Ukraine?

Moscow denies attacking Ukrainian civilians, but the recent torrent of strikes on Kyiv suggest a concerted strategy with clear objectives.

Moldova

Von der Leyen praises Moldova's 'enormous progress' toward joining EU

The Kremlin is deeply hostile to the prospect of another neighbouring country joining the European Union, claiming Moldova's accession represents a security threat.

Europe News

A ceasefire in Ukraine would lead to 'frozen conflict': von der Leyen

The European Commission president suggested a group of "like-minded states" provide security guarantees to Ukraine.

Russia

Where is Russia exporting its oil post EU sanctions?

Russia recently exported more oil than at any other time following its invasion of Ukraine last year.

World News

Ukraine war: Kyiv bombarded in third wave of attacks in 24 hours

Our correspondent Sasha Vakulina outlines the latest from the war in Ukraine

Nature

'Russian spy' whale spotted off the Swedish coast

Scientists are monitoring the whale, which has now been reported off Lysekill, north of Goteborg, Sweden.

Europe News

EU and US raise concerns about Polish law to probe 'Russian influence'

The special committee will investigate cases of "Russian influence" in Poland's internal security between 2007 and 2022.

Ukraine

Kyiv targeted for 16th time this month and other news

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Russia

Russia to send German workers home at start of June

German media described the move as a "diplomatic declaration of war" by Moscow

Ukraine

'Record' overnight drone attack on Kyiv kills two

Follow the latest updates from the war in Ukraine