#Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in bomb disposal and demining by Irish troops in Cyprus, Irish Defence Forces chief-of-staff Lieutenant-General Seán Clancy said on Wednesday. Speaking at an annual ...

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they ...

A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets appeared in federal court on Thursday, where a judge expressed concern the 21-year-old’s knowledge of classified material might ...

The United States said it will soon start training Ukrainian troops to use its Abrams tank and Germany announced a deal to establish a hub in Poland to repair tanks ...

50-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed after Russian forces struck a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early on Sunday, authorities said. Ukraine’s State ...

Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind the leak of several classified U.S. military documents posted on social media that offer a partial, month-old snapshot of the war in ...

Nicosia will not be giving Ukraine weapons, only humanitarian aid, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis clarified on Friday, commenting on a meeting between Cypriot Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas and his Ukrainian ...

A top Ukrainian official on Saturday criticised the ‘symbolic blow’ of Russia assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council. “It’s not just a shame. It is ...

Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova opposed the grasscourt Grand Slam’s decision to lift its ban on Russian and Belarusian players ahead of this year’s tournament, saying she felt ...

Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that the government says has ties with Russia defied an eviction order. Tensions ...

Doing nothing never changes anything. By David Alton Russia’s assault on Ukraine has seized humanity’s attention, riveting us with a new-old story of avarice and aggression. As we ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday held separate phone conversations with his counterparts from Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. On Twitter, he said he reiterated to Ukriane’s Dmytro Kuleba Cyprus’ ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Europe to increase and speed up supplies of modern weaponry and impose tougher sanctions on Russia, saying otherwise the war could drag on ...

Japan’s Fumio Kishida met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored Tokyo’s emphatic support for Ukraine in ...

A total of 109 companies based in Cyprus are among those sanctioned by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, including gambling company Parimatch. “This is an egregious mistake. We hope it will be ...

However unpalatable talks might be for the Ukrainian side, a continuation of the war only benefits the aggressor By Theo Kyriacou Images of dead bodies strewn across streets as far ...

“The cold is coming soon,” gloated former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev last June. He predicted that the citizens of the European Union, deprived of the Russian gas that normally supplied ...

By Baris Celik The EU and the Nato have proved crucial in bringing together their member states around a coordinated response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Recognising the continued ...

Ukrainian forces held out in the eastern city of Bakhmut against Russian attackers on Thursday, while the top U.S. diplomat told his Russian counterpart in their first face-to-face encounter ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Tuesday wished new President Nikos Christodoulides “strength and endurance” in the island’s top post during a ceremony at parliament. Demetriou said the House remains ...

By Simon Lewis, Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk US President Joe Biden dramatically emphasised US backing for Ukraine this week with a trip to the wartorn country, but back home ...

The problem is how to reconcile on one hand respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and on the other Russia’s historical, demographic and security claims By Alper Ali ...

Demonstrations against the war in Ukraine were held in Nicosia and Limassol on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. Holding banners and placards, Ukrainians and Russians ...

Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war’s anniversary, as President Vladimir Putin, empty-handed ...