European Union State of the Union: The Council President who stunned Brussels This week, EU Council President Charles Michel announced that he would resign to run for a seat in the European Parliament. 12 January 2024
World News Ukrainian soldiers face fear and freezing temperatures in bunkers As the war enters its third year, Ukrainian soldiers in underground bunkers in the Bakhmut region seek shelter from the cold and Russian attacks. 12 January 2024
Europe News Hungary lists two demands in exchange for lifting veto on Ukraine aid After derailing December's summit, Hungary has made fresh demands to Brussels in exchange for a lift on its veto on the European Union's proposed €50-billion fund for Ukraine. 10 January 2024
Lithuania Lithuania announces €200m aid package for Ukraine Ukraine's President has kicked off his tour of the Batlic nations with a trip to Lithuania, where he sought support for the ongoing conflict with Russia. 10 January 2024
Europe News Western allies denounce North Korea for providing missiles to Russia The European Union and the United States have denounced North Korea "in the strongest possible terms" for providing Russia with ballistic missiles and propping up the war of aggression against Ukraine. 10 January 2024
Ukraine Severe winter weather puts strain on Ukraine's weakened power system Ukraine's power system, still weakened by last winter's Russian strikes, is working at maximum capacity in the cold weather. 10 January 2024
Ukraine Ukraine attacks Russia's border region, but is running out of fuel All the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. 9 January 2024
World News Polish farmers struck a deal with government Polish farmers halt their blockade at the Ukrainian border following successful negotiations with the government, said local media on Saturday. 7 January 2024
Ukraine Deadly Russian shelling in Ukraine as troops mark Orthodox Christmas The latest developments from the war in Ukraine. 7 January 2024
Russia Putin signs decree offering citizenship to foreign fighters Russia is increasingly reliant on foreign supplies of both manpower and material to continue its war in Ukraine after two years of heavy losses. 4 January 2024
Ukraine Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war The swap comes as tempers flare between the warring nations and Russia steps up its assault on its neighbour. 3 January 2024
Ukraine Ukraine claims Putin's party forms own private army 'Hispaniola' According to Ukrainian intelligence claims, the mercenary group is made up of football ultras, radicals and neo-Nazi sympathisers. 3 January 2024
Ukraine Ukraine war: NATO to help buy 1,000 Patriot missiles to defend allies The announcement comes as Russia has begun to ramp up its air assault on Ukraine, with more than 40 civilians killed since the weekend. 3 January 2024
Ukraine Russian missiles strike Ukraine's largest cities, killing at least 5 The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said Tuesday evening that the attack killed five civilians and injured 127. The Kremlin's forces targeted Kyiv, the capital, and the northeastern Kharkiv region. 2 January 2024
Ukraine Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine The aerial strikes follow a series of heavy aerial bombardments that began on Friday, when Russia unleashed an 18-hour attack that one air force official described as the biggest aerial barrage of the war. 1 January 2024
Russia Russia could see 500,000 war casualties by 2025 - UK UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has called Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as "Putin's pointless war". 31 December 2023
Ukraine Russia batters Ukraine after deadly border city attack Moscow hit Ukraine with what was described as the biggest aerial bombardment of the war on Friday. 31 December 2023
Poland Russia seemingly denies its missile entered Polish airspace Warsaw said on Friday 'everything indicates' a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace from the direction of Ukraine. 29 December 2023
Culture news Russian poet jailed for reciting verses against war in Ukraine Between late February 2022 and early December 2023, an estimated 19,847 people have been detained in Russia for speaking out or protesting against the war, according to a rights group. 28 December 2023
Belarus More Ukrainian children from Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus Russia's displacement of Ukrainian children from areas it has captured includes moving them across borders without their parents. 28 December 2023