Europe News 'An act against humanity': Leaders condemn attack on Ukraine dam The European Union has forcefully condemned the attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam, calling it an "act against humanity" and warning it may constitute a war crime under international law. 06/06/2023
Ukraine Ukraine war: Kyiv forces 'increasing offensive operations' Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said the military has scored gains, but it's not clear whether these operations are part of a long-awaited major offensive which has been mooted for months. 05/06/2023
Europe News Putin in power will lead to 'disintegration' of Russia: Khodorkovsky Mikhail Khodorkovsky added that in Russia there is a belief that losing the war in Ukraine could lead to the end of the country. 05/06/2023
World News Nearly a quarter of Ukraine's air-raid shelters locked or unusable The Ukrainian interior ministry said that of the “over 4,800” shelters it had inspected, 252 were locked and a further 893 “unfit for use.” 05/06/2023
World News War in Ukraine: Russia says Ukraine is launching 'major' attacks Moscow is claiming that Kyiv has launched a “major” attack in Donetsk, while Ukraine says it has no information on a “large-scale offensive”. 05/06/2023
Ukraine Ukraine war: Russia says it stopped 'large scale' Ukrainian offensive In a statement early Monday morning, the Ministry of Defence in Moscow claimed it had killed 250 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed tanks - or if this was the long-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive. 05/06/2023
World News Is the energy crisis behind us? As the war in Ukraine continues, Europeans are already looking ahead to the coming winter, keeping a close eye on their gas reserves. 04/06/2023
Poland What is Poland's 'Russian influence law' really about? The US and EU have harshly criticised the new legislation, which the Polish opposition say amounts to a campaign of public humiliation. 04/06/2023
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. 02/06/2023
South Africa South Africa grants Putin immunity despite international warrant Russia's president was granted diplomatic immunity to attend a BRICS summit in August, despite being wanted for his involvement in alleged war crimes in Ukraine. 31/05/2023
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. 31/05/2023
No Comment Watch: aftermath of fatal Russian drone attack At least one person was killed on Monday night in a "massive attack" by Russian drones on the Ukrainian capital, according to the city's mayor. 30/05/2023
Germany German Chanceller Olaf Scholz visits Baltic leaders for Ukraine talks German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has met the Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in the capital Tallinn, as well as, the prime ministers of neighbouring Latvia and Lithuania. 26/05/2023
Ukraine Russian strike on Ukrainian clinic leaves one dead and 23 injured Children are among the wounded after a Russian missile hit a clinic in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, authorities report. 26/05/2023
Ukraine Euroviews. Let’s call the war what it is: Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine Some newsrooms may prefer the term “war in Ukraine” as it may come across as less biased than “invasion”. However, using the right term would be a more accurate description of what is currently happening in Ukraine, Ane Mestvedthagen writes. 25/05/2023
Russia Wagner group chief acknowledges skills of Ukrainian army Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted in an interview that Ukrainian forces "have high levels of organisation, training and intelligence," and that Wagner had lost 20,000 men in Bakhmut. 24/05/2023
Earth News 'Absurd, irresponsible and destructive': Russia outlaws Greenpeace This is "a very serious blow" to Russian environmental protection, says Greenpeace. 24/05/2023
Europe Decoded Ukraine has a list of 'war sponsors.' But how exactly does it work? Ukraine's list of "international sponsors of the war" targets foreign companies that are still doing business in Russia despite pressure to pull out. 24/05/2023
Qatar Hungary's Orban claims Ukraine wont win against Russia The Hungarian Prime Minister criticised EU leaders for being "too intellectual" and not exploring enough avenues to end the fighting. 24/05/2023
Ukraine Euroviews. I escaped from Mariupol — a city that no longer exists Mariupol used to be a beautiful town before the war. Now, I want to feel like I have a home again, but not in Mariupol, because it's the past, unfortunately, Olga Shults writes. 24/05/2023