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All drama and no Zelenskyy: Italy’s Sanremo is off to an odd start

A planned guest appearance by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Italy's Sanremo Music Festival attracted cross-party criticism.

08/02/2023

Ukraine

Germany, Denmark, Netherlands pledge Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine

Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks in the coming months.

07/02/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Will Russia launch an invasion anniversary offensive?

Here's the key developments you need to know from Ukraine on Tuesday.

07/02/2023

Moldova

Euroviews. Moldova's brave resistance to Moscow's bullying is akin to a miracle

Russia has blackmailed the eastern European country of 2.6 million for over three decades. Now, Chișinău's pro-European turn should be greeted with enthusiasm, security expert Claudiu Degeratu argues.

06/02/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine calls for help from West on warplanes

The city of Kharkiv came under renewed attack on Sunday as Canada dispatched the first of its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. President Zelenskyy’s incumbent defence minister has warned that the country's death toll will rise if warplanes are not delivered.

05/02/2023

France

Up to IOC to decide if Russia competes, head of Paris Olympics says

Ukraine has stepped up efforts to lobby international sports leaders against Russian participation in next year’s Paris Olympics as indications mount that the games could see the biggest boycott since the Cold War.

04/02/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine troops to defend 'fortress' Bakhmut for as long as possible

While hosting European Union chiefs in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy has vowed to defend the city of Bakhmut "for as long as we can".

04/02/2023

Ukraine

Five takeways from the historic EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv

President Zelenskyy and EU leaders discussed Kyiv's candidacy to join the bloc and Russian sanctions at the unprecedented wartime gathering in the Ukrainian capital.

03/02/2023

World News

Euroviews. EU has neglected Latin America as a trade partner. That has to change

A leap in relations will help the EU secure vital resources for the green transition, counter Chinese influence in the region, and diversify trade to avoid strategic dependencies, economist Carla Subirana explains.

03/02/2023

Republic of North Macedonia

Euroviews. In North Macedonia, EU's ideals are in the line of fire. Here's why

The Western Balkan country has been built on compromises made to deliver on the dream of becoming a part of the European Union. Decades later, Macedonians have never been more tired of waiting, President Stevo Pendarovski explains.

02/02/2023

Ukraine

EU-Ukraine summit: How do you prepare a trip to a war-zone?

As an EU delegation makes its way to Ukraine, security experts say a 'holistic, agnostic and horizontal' approach can reduce life-threatening risks in a conflict zone.

02/02/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine corruption scandal: Police raid oligarch and officials

Ukrainian authorities have moved swiftly to try and limit the fallout from a damaging corruption scandal amid the war.

01/02/2023

Green News

Inside the Russian climate movement labelled as ‘foreign agents’

War in Ukraine has led to ever-tightening laws on dissent in Russia. Despite this, activists have launched the country's first-ever climate case.

01/02/2023

Ukraine

Moscow creeps towards Bakhmut and other developments

Here is our round-up of the top stories from the war in Ukraine.

31/01/2023

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson says Putin said he could hit him with missile

In a new interview, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said President Vladimir Putin did not seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine.

30/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: A month-by-month timeline of the conflict so far

Here's our look at the key moments since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February last year.

30/01/2023

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Residents of Kherson village struggle through winter without power

In the peak of winter, this village in Kherson province does not have access to power or water.

29/01/2023

World News

Artillery strikes near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Residents describe their fears Russian artillery may hit Europe's biggest nuclear power station with devastating consequence for Ukraine and "everywhere the wind would blow".

29/01/2023

Ukraine

Inside a prison camp for Russian POWs in Ukraine

Russian POWs being held in one of 500 detention centres in Ukraine. A Belgian television crew was granted access and tells some of their stories.

27/01/2023

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Teacher in destroyed Ukrainian town turns living room into school

A Ukrainian teacher has turned his living room into a classroom after his school was damaged by Russian strikes.

27/01/2023