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Russia’s Wagner group claims control over Bakhmut in ‘legal sense’

The Russian mercenary group Wagner claims to have taken control of Bakhmut's city hall and centre.

Ukraine

Russian shells kills six in Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian presidency says

The industrial hub is some 20 kilometres west of the embattled city of Bakhmut

Finland

Finnish fence on Russian border to cost hundreds of millions of euros

The construction of a fence in Finland at the Russian border is estimated to run into hundreds of millions of euros and could take around three to four years to be finished.

Ukraine

Ukraine's armed forces show off anti-drone unit

Ukraine's armed forces have started the season with an influx of powerful weapons. Western help has been vital in strengthening defending troops and shaping the course of the war.

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Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Russia will be held accountable for war crimes in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia will be held accountable for war crimes in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers treated for PTSD before returning to front

After more than a year of brutal and bloody war, many Ukrainian soldiers struggle with severe psychological consequences.

China

Sanchez urges Xi to include Ukraine in peace talks

Spain's president urges China to include Zelenskyy in peace talks and said he was reassured by China's rejection of the use of nuclear weapons

Russia

The West is an 'existential' threat to the Russia, says Sergei Lavrov

The Kremlin's new 42-page foreign policy doctrine sets out the changes to Moscow's view of the world and states that the West is trying to weaken Russia in "every possible way".

Ukraine

IAEA calls for 'compromise' over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

IAEA chief said he was working on a ‘compromise’ security plan for the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and warned of increased military activity in the area.

Ukraine

'Until final victory': The civilians risking it all to defeat Russia

Dmytro used to work in a bank in Irpin. Now he's training in Spain to defend his homeland against Russian invaders.

Ukraine

Prayers at Kyiv monastery as eviction deadline expires

Hundreds of worshippers have attended a service at a historic Kyiv monastery, accused of maintaining links with Moscow, as the deadline for the eviction of its monks dawns.

Egypt

Euroviews. Russia uses propaganda to make Egypt the linchpin of its new Cold War

Rather than cede the battle for public discourse to Russian propaganda, the EU and the US should incentivise Cairo to open its media sector and stop persecuting independent voices, Nathaniel Greenberg writes.

Ukraine

Deal to protect nuclear plant in Ukraine is 'close', says IAEA chief

The head of the UN’s atomic energy watchdog returned Wednesday to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a day after saying a deal to protect Europe’s largest nuclear power facility from a catastrophic accident due to the war in Ukraine was “close.”

Culture news

This Japanese student chose to graduate dressed as Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Kyoto University student, known only as Amiki, wore an outfit inspired by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his graduation ceremony

Russia

Russian father convicted for criticising the war arrested in Belarus

A Russian court on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticising the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison - a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter’s drawings against the invasion at school.

Georgia

Euroviews. Weeks after massive pro-EU protests, Georgians wonder what's next

While the government in Tbilisi ponders its next move, the conditions set by the EU for the country's candidacy status remain the civil society's top priority, Keti Khutsishvili writes.

Ukraine

Ukraine gets its first Western heavy tanks

Cougars, Challengers, Strykers and Marders are now rumbling around Ukraine, the country's defence minister said on Monday.

World News

Amnesty denounces the West's 'racist double standards'

Amnesty International's annual report draws attention to the West's "racist double standards" in dealing with human rights violations.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Intensified Russian bombings 'spare nothing and no one'

Multiple Russian bombings caused casualties and evacuations as Zelenskyy continued frontline visits on Monday.

USA

How can Russia can take on th UN Security Council presidency amid war?

Russia takes over the UN Security Council presidency more than a year after launching a full-scale war in Ukraine. How can it manage a body whose primary responsibility is the maintenance of international peace and security?