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Romania

'Mission accomplished': Romania says farewell to MiG-21 LanceR fleet

Romania's Air Force has retired the Soviet-era fighter jet to pave the way for the transition to the F-16.

17/05/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six-nation Africa peace plan, and frozen Russian assets

Here's everything you need to know about the latest developments in the Ukraine war for Tuesday 16 May 2023.

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

France

Zelenskyy makes surprise visit to Paris for talks with French leaders

The Ukranian president spent the weekend having talks in Rome, Berlin and Paris, and also met with the Pope in the Vatican.

14/05/2023

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

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Germany calls for a more geopolitical Europe

In this edition of "Brussels, my love?", we take a look at Germany’s role in Europe following Chancellor Scholz’s speech before the European Parliament and ask whether the belated ratification of the Istanbul Convention to fight violence against women was a relief – or an embarrassment.

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

World News

How important is the Black Sea Grain deal?

Russia is using the deal as a way of pressuring the West into lifting its economic sanctions. Moscow says it will not sign the agreement if its demands are not met by 18 May.

12/05/2023

Ukraine

Watch: Ukraine launches counterattacks as Russian forces retreat

Kyiv claims to have defeated one of Russia's emblematic brigades, while Moscow says its airborne forces are restraining Ukrainian advancements around Bakhmut.

11/05/2023

Ukraine

Wagner group to stay in Bakhmut despite threats of leaving

The chief of Russia’s Wagner Group stated it had only received ten per cent of the total amount of ammunition promised by the Russian Ministry of Defence.

10/05/2023

Ukraine

AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in rocket fire near Bakhmut

Soldin is one of at least 11 media employees who have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion began on 24 February 2022, according to a count by RSF and CPJ.

09/05/2023

Germany

Diplo-spat: Germany and China agree to disagree on Russian sanctions

The foreign ministers of Germany and China discussed possible EU sanctions on companies found trading with Russia, particularly in potential military components. Annalena Baerbock said the aggressor in the conflict, Russia, should not be dealt with on the same terms as the victim, Ukraine.

09/05/2023

Europe News

Russians in Berlin mark Victory day despite ban on Russian flags

German authorities had also initially banned the Ukrainian flag from being displayed but the decision was overturned by a court following an outcry by activists.

09/05/2023

World News

Euroviews. The Ukraine war has tested pro-European sentiments. They remain strong

The war in Ukraine is putting Europe's commitment to openness, diversity, freedom, solidarity, and individual responsibility to the test, and it is not just Europe’s image that is at stake, André Wilkens and Paweł Zerka write.

09/05/2023

Russia

'A real war has been unleashed' against Russia: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin tells a crowd gathered for Moscow's Victory Day parade that 'a real war has been unleashed against our Motherland'.

09/05/2023

Europe News

EU preparing sanctions for countries that help Russia evade penalties

After 10 rounds of sanctions against Russia, the EU is turning its focus on enforcement and circumvention.

08/05/2023

Russia

Euroviews. Russian TV is a propaganda terror box that failed

Although Russian TV does help shape the official discourse of the rogue state gone terrorist, it is unclear whether it has any success with the audience in convincing it to believe the lies it peddles, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

08/05/2023

World News

Warfare's brave new world enters a military moral maze

Experts discuss the ethical and legal dilemmas thrown up by rapid advances in battlefield technology such as AI, machine learning and robotics.

08/05/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainian farmers risk their lives to clear their fields of explosives

Ahead of the critical spring planting season, farmers in Ukraine risk their lives to clear their fields of explosives.

07/05/2023

Ukraine

Kyiv says it intercepted Russian missile with Patriot defence system

Ukraine's military command confirmed the first use of new American Patriot Systems to intercept Russian missiles during a nightly air raid on Thursday.

06/05/2023