Ukrainians struggle with scorching heat amid power crisis
On some evenings, Ukrainian mother Margaryta Zakharchuk wanders around her neighbourhood in the sweltering heat waiting for the electricity to come back on so she can take the lift to ...
Ukraine’s mobilisation campaign picks up despite faltering enthusiasm
Seeing the military patrol handing out call-up papers on the outskirts of Kyiv, one man slipped into a nearby store. Another refused to even stop for the officers. Others, however, ...
Yandex split nears completion as Russian traders finalise share exchange
Russian traders have finalised a share exchange for investors in Yandex, often dubbed Russia’s Google, one of the final steps needed to complete a more than $5 billion deal that ...
‘It’s a mistake,’ Zelenskiy says of Biden’s Putin mix up
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his U.S counterpart Joe Biden accidentally referring to him as Russian President Vladimir Putin was a mistake that could be forgotten about given all ...
Kremlin says Biden was disrespectful of Putin and whole world noticed his gaffes
The Kremlin said on Friday that the whole world had paid attention to Joe Biden’s verbal slips at a NATO summit and said the way the U.S. president ...
Russia tried to assassinate CEO of arms firm sending weapons to Ukraine, CNN reports
U.S. intelligence discovered earlier this year that Russia planned to assassinate the chief executive of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall RHMG.DE which has been producing artillery shells and military ...
Former president Medvedev says Moscow should seek ‘disappearance’ of Ukraine and NATO
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday denounced NATO’s summit promise to grant eventual membership to Ukraine and said Russia should work towards the “disappearance” of both Ukraine and ...
F-16s’ arrival not a silver bullet for Ukraine
The first batch of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets are already being transferred to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands and will be flying over Ukrainian skies this summer, ...
Russia promises to discharge Indians ‘misled’ into joining its army
Russia has promised to discharge Indians who were falsely induced to join its army, an issue Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised at talks with President Vladimir Putin, an Indian official ...
Ukraine will stop Putin, Biden tells NATO in forceful speech
US President Joe Biden pledged to forcefully defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasionat the NATO summit in Washington on Tuesday, using the global stage to try to show allies at ...
UN assessment suggests Ukraine children’s hospital hit by Russian missile
A lethal strike on a children’s hospital in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, was likely caused by a direct hit from a Russian missile, the head of the U.N. ...
Kremlin says Kyiv children’s hospital was hit by Ukrainian anti-missile fire, not by Russia
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukrainian anti-missile fire, not Russia, had hit a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov provided no evidence to support ...
Russia says one dead, energy facilities on fire after Ukraine’s ‘massive’ drone attacks
One person was killed, two power substations and an oil depot caught fire after Ukraine launched “tens” of drones in a series of “massive” attacks launched across several Russian regions, ...
Russian missile attack kills 41, hits children’s hospital, Ukraine says
Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians ...
Hungary’s Orban talks Ukraine peace with Putin, stirring EU outcry
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks on a potential Ukrainian peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, angering some European Union leaders who warned against appeasing Moscow ...
Time running out for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s advance
In the devastated eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk, time is running out for anyone wanting to leave.
Russian forces are advancing slowly but surely, pummelling the town night and day ...
How Raiffeisen’s bet on Russia took it to the brink
For more than four months, US envoys delivered increasingly shrill warnings to Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBIV.VI) to scrap a deal they said had links to one of ...
Putin says Russia is not in a position to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would not declare a ceasefire in Ukraine until Kyiv takes steps that are “irreversible” and acceptable to Moscow.
Putin said last month ...
Erdogan tells Putin that Turkey can help reach fair end to war
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help establish a basis to end the Ukraine-Russia war and that a fair peace suiting both ...
Hungary’s Orban asks Zelenskiy to ‘consider a quick ceasefire;
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a surprise visit to Kyiv to consider a quick ceasefire that could accelerate peace talks, Orban said during a ...
Ukrainian air base under fire as Russia aims at F-16 arrivals
Explosions reverberated across the pre-dawn sky as Ukrainian air defences fended off a Russian attack on this small city in western Ukraine, home to an important air base and a ...
Kremlin says Putin didn’t set his alarm to tune into US debate
President Vladimir Putin did not get up in the middle of the night to watch the U.S. presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and Russia will not ...
EU leaders sign security deal with Ukraine
European Union leaders signed a security agreement with Ukraine on Thursday, kicking off a two-day summit at which they will also set a strategic course for the EU for the ...
Greek police arrest suspected crime boss sought by Russia
Greece has arrested a suspected crime boss with the underworld title of “vor v zakone” – or thief in law – wanted by Russia under an Interpol red notice, police officials said ...