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Ukraine war: Russia illegally annexes four regions in east Ukraine

Vladimir Putin said four occupied and annexed Ukrainian regions will be part of Russia "forever" and declared "victory will be ours" at Moscow rally.

Ukraine

Kyiv announces bid to join NATO after Russia annexes Ukrainian regions

Ukraine will request to be accepted into the alliance according to the fast-track procedure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

‘I respect Putin’: Dodik backs 'referendums' in occupied Ukraine

“Russia is an undoubted ally that I respect, and I respect President Putin," Bosnian Serb nationalist firebrand Milorad Dodik told Euronews Serbia.

Tech News

The nuclear weapons Putin could be tempted to use in Ukraine

The West fears that Russian president Vladimir Putin, frustrated over the situation in Ukraine, could resort to using nuclear weapons. How destructive would these be?

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Europe News

We should take Putin's words seriously, says Angela Merkel

"Taking words seriously, not dismissing them out of hand as just a bluff, but dealing with them seriously is by no means a sign of weakness or appeasement, but a sign of political wisdom," Merkel said.

Russia

'You're not welcome': Protest calls for Georgia to stop Russian influx

"Georgia is occupied by Russia, in the same way that part of Ukraine is still occupied by Russia, that’s why they are not welcome here as friends or brothers."

My Europe Series

'My world collapsed': Russians on fleeing home after Putin's speech

Euronews spoke to several Russian citizens who recently left the country following Vladimir Putin's announcement about a partial mobilisation of reservists.

Russia

Russians fleeing to Georgia nearly double amid Putin's reservist order

Satellite images have shown huge queues at the Russia-Georgia border

Russia

Russia's mobilisation efforts likely to fail, says ISW think tank

Previous attempts at rounding up Russians to fight have likely drained the pool of reservists ahead of the latest “partial mobilisation," says the Institute for the Study of War.

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Protesters detained by Russian police at anti-mobilisation rally

Protesters detained by police in central Moscow at anti-mobilisation rally

Russia

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know this weekend

Here are some of the latest developments on Russia's war against Ukraine this weekend.

Russia

'War has entered every Russian home,' claims Ukraine's president

"Now, due to mobilisation, for most Russian citizens, Russia's war against Ukraine is not something on TV or the internet but something that has entered every Russian home."

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today

Here's our latest round-up of what's happening in Ukraine.

Russia

Would Europe open its borders to Russians seeking asylum?

Three Baltic states have already indicated they won't accept asylum applications from Russians fleeing Putin's reservist call-up.

My Europe Series

What do we know about Putin's controversial call-up of reservists?

Vladimir Putin called it "a partial mobilisation" of Russian reservists, but is there more to his decree than meets the eye?

Ukraine

Zelenskyy calls for special tribunal to punish Russia for Ukraine war

"A crime has been committed against Ukraine and we demand just punishment," Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly.

Russia

List of oligarchs and Putin critics' suspicious deaths since war began

A growing number of high-profile Russians have died under strange circumstances ever since President Vladimir Putin came to power.

North Korea

North Korea denies exporting arms to Russia amid Ukraine war

The North Korean statement came weeks after the Kremlin described the US intelligence finding of Pyongyang arranging to sell domestically produced weapons such as small arms and artillery shells to Moscow as “fake”.

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny condemns mobilisation order

Russia’s main opposition leader spoke out during a court hearing on Wednesday.

Russia

Hundreds arrested after Putin's troops call-up order sparks protests

More than 1,200 people have been arrested by riot police as they demonstrated against a new call to mobilise 300,000 troops for the Ukraine war.