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Russian forces intensified attacks along front lines in eastern Ukraine on Friday as senior politicians and military leaders from around the world were due to meet in Germany with Ukrainian officials expected to address the security conference. Bolstered by tens of thousands of reservists, Russia has intensified ground assaults across …

What happened in the 51st week of Russia’s war in Ukraine? Ukraine faced its toughest week so far this year on the eastern front, where its defenders lost more ground to Russian forces but committed enormous resources to holding Bakhmut, a coal-mining town that has acquired emblematic importance to both …

British arms and military vehicles could be manufactured in Ukraine under license, easing the country’s dependence on supplies of arms from Western allies, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday. The Telegraph said British defense industry executives had traveled to Kyiv to discuss plans to set up joint ventures to manufacture …

President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the situation on Ukraine’s eastern front lines is becoming tougher as Russian troops push for a significant battlefield victory in the region. The Ukrainian president made the remarks in a nightly video address on Saturday. Russian forces have been working to close their grip on …

Russia has warned that a Ukraine’s attack on Crimea will trigger Moscow to retaliate and use ‘weapons of any kind’ to defend itself. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Twitter page that “Crimea is Russia. The attack on Crimea is an attack on Russia …

TOP HEADLINES · Air raid sirens rang out in Kyiv and across Ukraine before the start of a summit bringing together senior Ukrainian officials and EU representatives. · EU chief Charles Michel arrived in Kyiv to join a summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and vowed support for Ukraine’s bid …

The CIA also quickly disavowed explosive claims by the Swiss-German paper of record President Joe Biden allegedly sent CIA chief William Burns on a secret mission to Moscow and Kyiv in mid-January, according to a Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NNZ) report on Wednesday. The White House and CIA addressed the allegations …

Ukraine will receive 120 to 140 tanks in a “first wave” of deliveries from a coalition of 12 countries, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday. Kyiv secured pledges from the West this month to supply main battle tanks to help fend off Russia’s full-scale invasion, with Moscow mounting huge …

Any military action against Iran by Washington would be considered as the initiation of broader hostilities, diplomats told Newsweek Iranian diplomats have warned that American military action against their country would risk starting an open war, according to Newsweek. There has been speculation surrounding Washington’s possible involvement in a recent …

Hurling accusations at the committee won’t lead to a “constructive discussion,” the organization warned The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has denied claims by an aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that the sporting body took bribes from Russia and was “promoting war.” Mikhail Podoliak lashed out at the IOC after …

The Kremlin said on Monday that former British prime minister Boris Johnson was lying when he said President Vladimir Putin had threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that what Johnson said was …

American taxpayers are footing the bill for the conflict while domestic issues are being neglected, a group of Republicans in Congress has claimed. Several Republican lawmakers have raised red flags about the decision by the administration of US President Joe Biden to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The move …

The European Commission says Ukraine has the unconditional support of the European Union in the war with Russia. Speaking at an event in Germany on Saturday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Kiev needed to defend European values. “We stand by Ukraine’s side without any ifs and buts.” She …

The United States has formally designated the Wagner Group as a “transnational criminal organisation”. The shadowy paramilitary group is closely aligned with the Kremlin and has been heavily involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The US Department of the Treasury said it had taken the move as part of action …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that changes would be announced imminently in the government, the regions and in the security forces following allegations of corruption nearly a year into Russia’s invasion. Zelenskiy, elected by a landslide in 2019 on pledges to change the way government operated, did not …

33% believe the US is “doing too much” to help Kiev, a Quinnipiac survey has found A third of Americans believe that the US has gone too far in its support for Ukraine in the present conflict, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. This is a sharp increase …

The Russian army said Saturday that its troops had launched an offensive in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, where fighting this week intensified after several months of an almost frozen front. In its daily report, Moscow’s forces said they led “offensive operations” in the region and claimed to have “taken more advantageous …

Ukraine on Saturday denounced the “global indecision” of its allies on whether to provide heavy-duty modern tanks for its fight against Russia, saying “today’s indecision is killing more of our people.” “Every day of delay is the death of Ukrainians. Think faster,” presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted after the meeting …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow would do all it could to “sober up” the European Union and NATO, which he accused of setting out to weaken and defeat Russia. His comments came on the same day that former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned NATO that …

Ukraine needs a “significant increase” in weapons at a pivotal moment in the war, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, saying such support was the only route to a negotiated peaceful solution with Russia. “President Putin has shown no sign of preparing for peace and therefore he must realize …