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Russia's Putin calls on foreign rivals not to 'cross a red line'

Vladimir Putin delivered an annual address ahead of planned pro-Navalny protests.

Europe News

EU foreign affairs chief: 100,000 Russian troops at Ukraine border

Josep Borrell said Russia's 100,000 troops massed at the border with Ukraine is its highest ever military deployment at that border, and warned: "When you deploy a lot of troops, a spark can jump here or there."

Russia

Russia, Ukraine to expel diplomats over 'classified information' row

Ukraine has confirmed it will expel a 'senior' Russian diplomat on Monday in response to the arrest and expulsion of its consul in St Petersburg.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Vaccine ups and downs, 'Sofagate' and Ukraine conflict

What are the key stories from the Brussels bubble this week?

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Ukraine

Biden calls on Putin to 'de-escalate tensions' with Ukraine

Moscow later confirmed Biden had made a proposal to hold a summit on the matter, without saying if it had been accepted.

Ukraine

Russia says buildup at Ukraine border is a response to NATO 'threats'

The comments come after a surge of cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine, where Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces have been locked in a conflict since Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.

My Europe Series

Is eastern Ukraine slipping back into a full-blown war?

Russia has been deploying large amounts of military hardware near the border and there has been a surge in fighting in recent weeks.

Ukraine

Ukraine: Merkel demands Russia withdraw troops near border

The deployment of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine has raised concerns that the conflict could escalate once more.

My Europe Series

Meet the town in war-hit Ukraine hoping to change its name to New York

It's got absolutely nothing in common with the Big Apple. But that hasn't stopped Novhorodske in Ukraine wanting to call itself New York.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai deports Ukrainians, Russian for naked balcony photoshoot

A total of 11 women and the Russian photographer have been deported from the Gulf sheikhdom after footage and photos were shared on social media.

Ukraine

Ukraine wants to speed up joining NATO to send 'real signal to Russia'

It comes amid rising tensions in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine

EU very worried over Russian military activity near Ukraine's border

Kyiv has accused Russia of massing troops on its northern and eastern borders and in the Crimean peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.

Ukraine

Could Ukraine-Russia border tension escalate into a fresh conflict?

'The peace process has stalled to an almost complete deadlock', says Atlantic Council's Ukraine expert Peter Dickinson.

Travel News

This Ukrainian beetroot soup could be officially recognised by UNESCO

Chef Levgen Klopotenko believes Borscht is in Ukrainian’s DNA so he’s put a bid together for the soup to be nominated. But the decision would not be without controversy.

Ukraine

Kyiv says four soldiers killed in a bombing in eastern Ukraine

BREAKING: Kyiv says four soldiers killed in a bombing in eastern Ukraine

Moments

Flight to Nowhere: Ukrainian passengers use a plane for sight-seeing Kiev

Since Covid-19 has left many of the world's planes sitting idle, a Ukrainian airline has a novel way of encouraging passengers back on its fleet.

My Europe Series

In Ukraine, Stepan Bandera’s legacy is a political football... again

Six decades after Bandera's murder at the hands of Soviet agents in Munich, his life remains a key electoral issue in Ukraine.

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Activists demand Ukraine does more to combat violence against women

During the pandemic, cases of domestic violence in Ukraine increased by almost half.

Slovakia

'Unacceptable': Ukraine slams Slovak PM over territory swap 'joke'

Slovakia's Prime Minister has apologised after commenting that he would hand over a Ukrainian region to Russia in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines.

Ukraine

Kyiv calls for new summit on seventh anniversary of Crimea annexation

Speaking in Paris, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for a new summit with Russia, France and Germany on the ongoing conflict in the Donbas region.

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