Ukraine crisis
Ukraine’s Berlin envoy draws Israeli, Polish ire with views on WW2 nationalist
Ukraine’s outspoken ambassador to Germany, a talkshow staple who was central to the public debates that led Berlin to step up weapons deliveries to Kyiv,...
Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship it says carrying Ukrainian grain
Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port...
Norway pledges 1 bln euros to support Ukraine
Norway on Friday pledged 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) to help Ukraine defend itself, support people in need and for reconstruction in the wake of...
Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship carrying Ukrainian grain
Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of...
Italy court turns down request to unfreeze Russian businessman’s yacht
An Italian court has thrown out requests to unfreeze billionaire Alexey Mordashov’s yacht which was seized by the police as part of a drive by...
Putin: Belarus’s integration with Russia speeding up thanks to West
President Vladimir Putin on Friday said political pressure from the West was accelerating Belarus’s integration with neighbouring Russia, which has been proceeding on and off for more than...
Russian envoy to Bulgaria to ask Moscow to shut embassy after mass expulsions
Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria said on Friday she would ask Moscow to close its embassy in the Balkan country after her appeal for Sofia to...
Russia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West
President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West by signing a decree to seize full control of the Sakhalin-2...
We’ll be with you on ‘long road’ to membership, EU tells Ukraine
Ukraine now has a “very clear European perspective” but the road to EU membership will take time and require hard work, the president of the EU...