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Russia
Anne Keast-Butler says Russian forces are ‘going backwards on the battlefield’ for first time since late 2022Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the start…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Europe
This blog is now closedIn recent days across parts of Europe, temperatures have soared, heat records have been broken and spring has felt more like the height of summer.Météo France,…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Across Europe
The European Commission expects EU leaders to give the green light at the next Brussels summit
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Jewish Times
'Glory to every Ukrainian hero,' Zelensky, who is Jewish, says of Sofia Fedak-Melnyk; Yad Vashem 'deeply troubled' by event, Foreign Ministry decries 'ignoring of historical truths' The post Ukraine reburies…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Ukraine
Central bank and commercial institutions would arm themselves under new law; anger at UN over Russian threats to embassies. What we know on day 1,554 The Russian government has told…
May 27, 2026
· 3 min read
Ukraine
Kyiv residents and foreign embassies are shrugging off Moscow’s threat of a wave of heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital as nothing new after years of war, displaying a defiant…
May 26, 2026
· 3 min read
Detecting drones is harder than taking them down, Latvian official says
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Ukraine
US secretary of state appears to downplay warnings from Russian counterpart to move diplomats out of KyivJon Henley in Paris and Sam Jones in MadridMore than 350 French towns have…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Russia
In today’s newsletter: Our Russian affairs reporter on Vladimir Putin’s slipping approval and singular goal – as discontent ripples from wider society to the reachers of the KremlinGood morning. There…
May 26, 2026
· 2 min read
Ukraine
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’. What we know on day 1,553Sergei Lavrov pressured the US to evacuate staff…
May 26, 2026
· 3 min read
Russia
When Putin invaded Ukraine, he raised murder to the level of national policy. I felt guilt by association. And I had to actWritten and read by Sergey Radchenko Continue reading...
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Ukraine
In Kyiv, I found a mood of confidence. Ukrainians know that Russia is creaking and that Europe has their backDiscussions are said to be under way as to which former…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Russia
Russia’s deadly attack condemned across Europe; Macron warns Belarusian leader Lukashenko to stay out of the war, source says. What we know on day 1,552Russia’s latest attacks against Ukraine, which…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Ukraine
Andriy Melnyk, criticized as a Nazi collaborator and lionized as an anti-Soviet resistance leader, was given state honors for his reburial near Kyiv.
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Russia
Studios used by German broadcaster ARD and an office for German outlet DW were also damaged
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Ukraine
Assault hits water facility, market, residential buildings and schools, killing at least four and injuring dozensRussia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
World
The intense aerial assault damaged buildings across the Ukrainian capital, including near government offices, residential buildings, schools and a market, authorities said.
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
News
Two people were killed and 56 were injured in the onslaught.
May 24, 2026
· 4 min read
Ukraine
Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region has been hit by a massive strike of Russian missiles and drones, including its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile. It is the third…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Israel & the Region
Russia says the large-scale attack, using drones and missiles, was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on 'civilian facilities on Russian territory' The post At least two killed as Russia uses hypersonic…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Europe
The night of Saturday-Sunday, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces scrambled fighter jets and activated nationwide air defense monitoring networks in response to a massive, combined Russian bombardment…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Ukraine
Russia struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with a massive wave of missiles and drones on Sunday, killing four people in the city and surrounding region and injuring dozens, officials said. Explosions…
May 24, 2026
· 3 min read
International
One person has been killed and 21 others injured after Russia launched a large wave of missile and drones strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Explosions were heard across…
May 24, 2026
· 2 min read
Vladimir Putin
Increasingly isolated president is determined to press on with Ukraine war, say well-placed sources, despite ailing economyVladimir Putin pulled up to a hotel in central Moscow earlier in May in…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Ukraine
Ukrainian president says use of such weapons ‘sets a global precedent for other potential aggressors’ as blasts heard throughout the capital. What we know on day 1,551 Continue reading...
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Ukraine
Russia is preparing a strike against Ukraine using a hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, citing intelligence from Ukraine, the U.S. and Europe. The warning…
May 23, 2026
· 2 min read
World
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a letter to EU leaders that a German proposal to grant Ukraine “associate” membership of the European Union was “unfair” because it would leave…
May 23, 2026
· 2 min read
World
The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had struck Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal – one of the largest on the Black Sea – and the nearby Grushova oil depot. The…
May 23, 2026
· 1 min read
World
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a letter to EU leaders that a German proposal to grant Ukraine “associate” membership of the European Union was “unfair” because it would leave…
May 23, 2026
· 2 min read
World
Tallinn, Estonia — Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid a stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, a European…
May 23, 2026
· 6 min read
Russia
Ukraine dismisses Russian president’s claim, saying attack on dormitory in Russian-controlled region in the east ‘exclusively targeted the Russian war machine’. What we know on day 1,550Russian President Vladimir Putin…
May 23, 2026
· 4 min read
Nato
Former general Petr Pavel says Moscow’s testing of alliance’s eastern flank should be met with firm lineThe Czech president, Petr Pavel, has urged Nato to “show its teeth” in response…
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Drones
The drone, said to be carrying 100kg of explosive, is believed to have entered Greek territorial waters from an area close to Sicily, Italy after a failure in its remote-control…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Hungary
The government called it a 'legislative error'
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Enlargement
Friedrich Merz is pushing for Ukraine to be inside inside the EU without 'further delays'
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Defence Industry
Ukraine's expertise doesn't stop at drones, Alyona Getmanchuk told Euractiv
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read