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NATO to agree major boost in eastern Europe forces — Stoltenberg

NATO's secretary general says he expects leaders to agree to set up new multinational battlegroups to deter Russia from attacking any of its members.

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Death of 117 children in Ukraine war is 'price of procrastination'

That was the claim of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he addressed Italy's parliament on Tuesday.

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Music stars swap guitars for guns to help Ukraine's war effort

Then-comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy, now Ukraine's president, appeared in a video for the band's 2018 hit Lego.

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Ukraine: Heavy bombs dropped on Mariupol after Kyiv suburb liberated

Civilians who have fled Mariupol describe it as a "freezing hellscape riddled with dead bodies and destroyed buildings".

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Latest: Ukraine refuses Russia's ultimatum to surrender Mariupol

The Ukrainian government refused the Kremlin's offer to allow the evacuation of civilians from the southern port city if it surrendered by 5 am local time on Monday.

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Zelenskyy cites Holocaust in demanding Israel act against Russia

In a speech to the Knesset, Ukraine’s president called on Israel to take a stronger stand against Russia, comparing its acts in his country to Nazi wartime atrocities.

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Russian forces advance in Mariupol as fighting flares across Ukraine

Fighting raged on multiple fronts in Ukraine on Saturday, particularly in Mariupol where Russian troops pushed deeper into the besieged southeastern port.

Germany

Watch: Zelenskyy invokes WWII and Berlin Wall in speech to German MPs

In a speech to the German parliament, Ukraine's president Zelenskyy invoked WWII, the Berlin Wall and John F. Kennedy in a plea for more help against the Russian invasion.

Money

Ukraine officially legalises crypto after Zelenskyy signs new law

The new law sets out a regulatory framework for crypto assets for the first time.

Netherlands

UN court orders Russia to 'suspend invasion' of Ukraine

The United Nations’ top court granted measures requested by Kyiv, but many are sceptical that Russia will comply.

Europe Decoded

Deepfake video shows Zelenskyy's false call for Ukraine to surrender

The manipulated video appears to show Ukraine's President calling on citizens to lay down arms.

Europe News

Czech, Polish and Slovenian PMs meet with Zelenskyy in Kyiv

The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia travelled to the war-torn capital to express the EU's support for Ukraine.

USA

Protesters around the world gather to condemn war in Ukraine

From Tel Aviv to New York City, crowds gathered to ask for peace and an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine

Russia claims it killed 'foreign mercenaries' in Yavoriv bombing

On Sunday, Russian forces carried out an airstrike on a military range near Lviv in western Ukraine, expanding its offensive closer to the border with Poland.

Ukraine

Live: Zelenskyy says Kyiv would only fall 'if carpet bombed' by Russia

Gas, water and electricity shortages have heavily affected the residents of Mariupol and Chernihiv, among other cities.

Ukraine

'Not what we expect': Zelenskyy irked as bid to quickly join EU stalls

The Ukrainian president had demanded last week that Brussels create a "new special procedure" to grant his country "immediate" membership.

Ukraine

New EU, G7 sanctions hit Russia as strikes hit Ukrainian cities

Russian airstrikes have hit Dnipro in central Ukraine, and military airfields at Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk in the west. The EU's top diplomat is proposing to double military aid for the country.

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Ukraine: Three dead as Russian strike hits Mariupol maternity hospital

Police and soldiers rushed to the scene to evacuate victims, carrying out a heavily pregnant and bleeding woman on a stretcher.

Ukraine

'We'll go on to the end': Zelenskyy echoes Churchill in speech to MPs

Zelenskyy repeated his demands for a no-fly zone above Ukraine -- a proposition rejected by Western leaders due to fears it might provoke a world war.

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Live: Thousands evacuated from Sumy as Russia offers new ceasefire

Thousands have been safely evacuated from Sumy under new ceasefire arrangements, but Ukraine claims Russia has attacked the planned evacuation route from Mariupol.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, elected President of Ukraine on April 21, 2019, is a former comedian and actor who gained international recognition for leading Ukraine during the Russian invasion.