Ukraine Russian troops pull back from areas near Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian troops were creating a “catastrophic" situation for civilians by leaving mines as they retreat in the north of the country. 02/04/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war updates: Dozens of Russians detained after holding sit-in Several Russians were detained on Saturday for protesting the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian troops are retreating in the north but Ukrainian officials warned they will redeploy in the country's east. 02/04/2022
My Europe Series Europe's week: Peace talks offer some hope and EU-China summit flops The videoconference between Brussels and Beijing was the first of its kind since June 2020. 01/04/2022
No Comment Violinist plays Ukrainian national anthem before lawmakers in Belgium A violinist took to the floor before Belgian lawmakers and performed a moving rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke via video-link to Belgium’s Federal Parliament on Thursday. 01/04/2022
Europe News Zelenskyy targets Russian diamonds in address to Belgian Parliament The city of Antwerp is responsible for the trade of 86% of rough diamonds mined in the world, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. 31/03/2022
Ukraine Ukraine demand for security guarantees 'unrealistic and unenforceable' Ukrainian peace negotiators say Kyiv might accept neutrality if there is an international agreement with western countries providing binding security guarantees. 30/03/2022
Ukraine Five people are wounded after fuel storage facility near Lviv was hit An explosion targeted a fuel storage facility near Lviv not far from residential areas. Thick black smoke could be seen from the city centre. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to call for more military aid 27/03/2022
Ukraine Mariupol residents bury neighbours in makeshift graves Mariupol residents say chaos is rife in the besieged Ukrainian city as locals bury their neighbours in makeshift graves 27/03/2022
Ukraine Rockets strike Lviv as Biden says Putin 'can't remain in power' Russia has declared on Friday it will shift its focus on "liberating" the Donbas region and its breakaway republics. 26/03/2022
Hungary Zelenskyy's demands for Ukraine 'not in Hungary's interests' — Orban Orban has let NATO troops into Hungary but banned arms shipments to Kyiv, prompting a challenge from Ukraine's president to 'decide who you are with'. 25/03/2022
Ukraine Macron: France, Greece and Turkey to attempt Mariupol evacuation plan The French president said the three countries would attempt a "humanitarian operation" to get people out of the besieged city "in the next few days". 25/03/2022
Ukraine Watch: 'The world must stop the war,' says Zelenskyy, urging protests Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged people to take to the streets in an emotional plea to the west one month after the start of the war in Ukraine. 24/03/2022
Ukraine 'NATO never more united' says Biden as alliance boosts eastern forces NATO announced major troop increases in Eastern Europe to deter Moscow and more military aid for Ukraine, on a day of several summits in Brussels. 24/03/2022
Ukraine NATO says 7—15,000 Russian troops killed amid Ukrainian resistance Even the most conservative Western estimates have the casualties amount at several thousand, while the Kremlin remains silent on actual figures. 23/03/2022
France Watch: Stop backing Russia's war machine, Zelenskyy tells French firms Renault has moved to suspend activity in Russia after Ukraine's president cited the carmaker along with Auchan, Leroy Merlin and others, saying "values are worth more than profits". 23/03/2022
Ukraine 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. 23/03/2022
Ukraine 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. 22/03/2022
Culture news 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. 22/03/2022
Ukraine 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". 22/03/2022
Ukraine 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. 21/03/2022