Russia Putin slams 'reckless, insane' sanctions and denies stoking inflation The Russian president says his country is 'not responsible for global inflation', and the war in Ukraine gives the West an excuse to blame all its problems on Russia. 17/06/2022
Ukraine Russian forces blow up key bridge in Sievierodonetsk Amid street-to-street fighting, Russian bombardment had hit a chemical plant sheltering civilians in the key eastern city, causing a huge fire, regional governor Serhiy Haidai said in a video address on Sunday. 12/06/2022
Europe News Putin makes Peter the Great comparison over 'taking back Russian land' It came as Putin was marking 350 years since the birth of Peter the Great. 10/06/2022
France What has Macron said about the need not to 'humiliate Russia'? The French president has been strongly criticised after repeatedly stressing the need to chart a diplomatic path with Russia once the fighting ends in Ukraine. 06/06/2022
Ukraine Putin: 'We will guarantee the safe passage' of grain After meeting the African Union leader Macky Sall, Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s ready to support the export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea ports. 04/06/2022
Ukraine Ukrainian MP: The first 100 days of war made people stronger With Russia controlling 20% of Ukrainian territory after 100 days of the war, Inna Sovsun told Euronews "the Russian appetite will likely not stop there". 03/06/2022
state of the union Europe's week: More Russian sanctions drama and Denmark votes In a historic referendum, 67 per cent of the Danish people voted in favour of scrapping the opt-out from EU security and defense policy after 30 years. 03/06/2022
Slovakia EU accession process standards must be met, von der Leyen says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said there will be no shortcuts to joining the European Union. 03/06/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: Biden says 'negotiated settlement' needed to end the war The US president made his comments on the 100th day since Russian forces invaded Ukraine on 24 February, launching the bloodiest conflict in Europe in decades. 03/06/2022
Ukraine Russia claims mines found under bodies at Azovstal The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its forces had discovered 152 bodies of Ukrainian fighters in the underground tunnels of the Azovstal steel plant. 01/06/2022
Russia Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is facing a further 15 years in jail The most prominent critic of Vladimir Putin wrote on Instagram this week that the fresh charges against him include "inciting illegal protests" and creating an "extremist group". 01/06/2022
Ukraine Ukraine: Russia accuses US of 'pouring fuel on the fire' with missiles A Kremlin spokesman said the Biden Administration is “deliberately and diligently pouring fuel into the fire," by sending new missile systems to Kyiv. 01/06/2022
Serbia Serbian president says country's EU membership path top priority Aleksandar Vučić was sworn in for his second term as Serbia’s president on Tuesday, reinforcing the country's commitment to joining the bloc and hinting at sanctions against Moscow. 31/05/2022
Ukraine War crimes investigators meet in The Hague over Russia-Ukraine war Officials from Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland will discuss early findings with the International Criminal Court's lead prosecutor as thousands of potential war crimes cases are being pursued in Ukraine. 31/05/2022
Ukraine Ukrainian authorities: Most of Sievierodonetsk under Russian control Governor of the Luhansk region Sergei Haidai said that all critical infrastructure in the key city in eastern Ukraine has been completely destroyed while evacuation of civilians is impossible due to fierce fighting. 31/05/2022
Ukraine Sievierodonetsk ceasefire broken, French journalist killed A French journalist was killed near Severodonetsk in Ukraine after the vehicle he was in came under fire, according to Luhansk’s regional governor Serhiy Haidai. The journalist was not named. 30/05/2022
Serbia Despite EU sanctions, Serbian president secures gas deal with Putin The gas deal is likely to be signed during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Belgrade early in June. 29/05/2022
France 'Food for the soul': Pyrizhky, or pirozhki, help heal cultural divides There is a bar in Paris, where the Ukranian and Russian food is united, just like the people who work and eat there. Our correspondent Galina Polonskaya went to visit this unique place. 29/05/2022
world news Ukrainian farmers risk their lives as war continues amid sowing season As shelling continues in eastern Ukraine, farmers are planting seeds with the hope that their next harvest will be done in peace. 29/05/2022
Russia Russia tests hypersonic Zircon missile in display of military tech Zircon, which can purportedly fly at Mach 9 or nine times the speed of sound, is intended for the navy and could be used against enemy ships and ground targets. 29/05/2022
Ukraine Ukraine claims it destroyed one-third of Russia's modern tanks The toll on its armoured units forced the Kremlin to bring in T-62 tanks, a six-decades old Soviet-era technology, Interior Ministry advisor Viktor Andrusiv said in an interview. 29/05/2022
Europe News Draghi's 2nd phone call with Putin shows Italy's effort for dialogue Draghi's phone call with Putin shows Italy's effort to encourage dialogue and avoid a humanitarian crisis, reports Euronews' Giorgia Orlandi. 27/05/2022
Ukraine Ukraine fears repeat of Mariupol horrors as Donbas offensive increases Ukrainian officials renewed their appeals for more sophisticated Western-supplied weaponry. Without it, they said, Ukrainian forces wouldn’t be able to stop Russia’s offensive. 27/05/2022
Ukraine Ukraine: 9 dead in Kharkiv, as Donbas fighting at 'maximum intensity' Russian forces intensify their assault on eastern Ukraine as military commander says "we are fighting for every inch of the front line, for every village." 26/05/2022
United Kingdom Sale of Chelsea Football Club gets the green light from UK government A £4.25bn sale of the club owned by now-sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich can go ahead, with the proceeds to go to humanitarian causes in Ukraine. 25/05/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war in 'most active phase of full-scale Russian aggression' The battles currently being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the whole country's fate, a Ukrainian defence ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. 24/05/2022
