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Europe Decoded

The five major taboos the EU dared to break in one year of war

Since Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has taken decisions that were once considered off-limits.

21/02/2023

Ukraine

Russian troops under pressure as war anniversary looms

UK predicts Moscow will mark first year of war by claiming victory in Bakhmut, regardless of reality on the ground.

20/02/2023

World News

World leaders and experts debate global security in Munich conference

With the first anniversary of Russia's invasion days away, 450 international delegates gathered for the 59th Munich Security Confernece. While Ukrainian delegates called for more arms to speed them to victory, an American expert warned Russia could still win.

20/02/2023

Belgium

Ukraine tops agenda as EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels

Ukraine tops agenda as EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels

20/02/2023

Culture news

Former Ukrainian actor turned soldier returns to the big screen

Life imitates art and art imitates life. But that maxim only adds poignancy to Ukrainian actor Anatol Fon-Filandra's brief return to a film set in a fictionalised love story set in a country at war.

20/02/2023

Poland

Ukrainians who have fled to Poland learn how to settle

Over the last year, over 9.5 million Ukrainians came to Poland. Nearly 8 million of them have returned. They were mainly women and children.

20/02/2023

World News

Ukrainian army hold firm despite fears of intensified fighting

As the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches, Kyiv's forces near the Kupiansk area are remaining optimistic, despite enemy attempts to break through their lines.

19/02/2023

Germany

Anti-war protests held across Munich outside the Security Conference

Outside the Munich Security Conference, thousands of demonstrators gathered to protest the war in Ukraine.

19/02/2023

Ukraine

Russia says it will take Bakhmut in two months

The Ukrainian army is defending its position, but the Russians are feeling optimistic and claim they will take the town in two months

17/02/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. Ukraine and its allies must agree on what victory against Russia means

Different approaches among NATO countries have led to friction between the allies and hampered Kyiv in resisting Moscow's aggression. As long as that is the case, Ukrainians are paying the price with their lives, Marius Ghincea argues.

17/02/2023

World News

Euroviews. Austria wants banned Russian reps at an OSCE meeting. We must react

It is impossible to stay indifferent and not react when you see an EU member state acting against the interests and values of the Union, MEP Vlad Gheorghe writes.

16/02/2023

Ukraine

Can Ukraine defend Bakhmut and launch a spring counteroffensive?

Opinion is divided in the West over Kyiv's capacity to defend the eastern city of Bakhmut whilst simultaneously launching a counteroffensive.

15/02/2023

Europe News

Keeping EU unity over the war 'has not always been easy,' says Borrell

In an interview with Euronews, Josep Borrell described the EU sanctions on Russia as a "slow-acting but certain poison."

15/02/2023

Europe News

EU to target Iran's Revolutionary Guards in new sanctions on Russia

The EU wants to approve the 10th package of sanctions by the time the Ukraine war marks its one-year anniversary on 24 February.

15/02/2023

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Russian forces begin offensive efforts

Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports on the latest situation in the war in Ukraine as Russian forces begin offensive efforts.

14/02/2023

Belgium

NATO discusses more military support for Ukraine

NATO members hope to accelerate the supply of arms to Ukraine as they meet in Brussels on Tuesday, as war reaches a 'critical time’ and Kyiv’s forces use ammunition faster than its allies can supply.

14/02/2023

Europe Decoded

For the EU, sanctioning Russia's nuclear sector may be too costly

Ukraine has urged the EU to sanction Rosatom and blacklist its managers, but the call has so far gone unheeded.

14/02/2023

Ukraine

Russia's ability to launch a large-scale offensive is downplayed

The Institute for the Study of War says Ukrainian military authorities and Russian pro-war nationalists are downplaying Russia's ability to launch a sweeping operation in the Donetsk region. Experts say the Kremlin has failed to prepare conscripts to conduct efficient warfare.

13/02/2023

Italy

Ukraine slams Berlusconi after anti-Zelenskyy comments

The former Italian leader on Sunday blamed the war in Ukraine on Zelenskyy's "attacks to the autonomous republics of Donbass".

13/02/2023

Economy

EU economy to 'narrowly' avoid a recession as inflation peak passes

The European Commission warns uncertainty is still elevated, with the economy dependent on Russia's war in Ukraine and tight energy markets.

13/02/2023