Ukraine gears up military recruitment in war with Russia
A new bill lowers military service age, increases penalties for draft evasion, and mandates up-to-date military documents for citizens abroad
A new bill lowers military service age, increases penalties for draft evasion, and mandates up-to-date military documents for citizens abroad
Moscow has been attacking the industrial city in the Donbas region for weeks with an all-out siege in which the number of casualties are of little consequence
Moscow targeted Kharkiv with a hail of drones and missiles
The mayor of Kyiv says that Russia’s massive attack on Friday, which killed at least 31 people, is ‘the deadliest’ the capital has seen in terms of civilian casualties
The Kremlin offensive killed at least 18 people and came on the heels of Kyiv’s destruction of one of its warships in Crimea. Poland claims that an ‘unidentified aerial object’ entered its airspace from the Ukrainian side
An analysis by Kyiv sent to its allies, to which EL PAÍS has had access, states that without the promised funds a further million people will be left without social assistance
The general, who is becoming increasingly distant from Ukraine’s leader, claims to be dissatisfied with the offices in charge of mobilizing soldiers
As Western support for Kyiv has faltered, the counteroffensive has collapsed and citizens are beginning to feel fatigue. The Kremlin has taken the opportunity to float the idea of a pause in fighting
The president of Ukraine is considering mobilizing up to half a million people for the war against Russia, admitting that ‘no one knows when it will end’
A new EU financial package for Kyiv is at risk, as are negotiations for the embattled country to join the bloc. Meanwhile, in the United States, support for Ukraine is suffering
Brussels sought to address the $431 billion trade deficit and called on China to influence Russia to stop the war in Ukraine
France, Italy and Germany believe that overly strict legislation will hinder innovation in artificial intelligence
European countries like Germany, Austria and Hungary maintain a mostly unwavering support for Netanyahu’s government despite criticism from Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium
Janez Lenarčič argues that the funds committed to the occupied Palestinian territories should increase given the deterioration of the situation
‘We’re hopeful, but there’s still work to be done. And nothing is done until it’s all done,’ National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday
The need to establish a roadmap for the management of the Strip after the conflict is making its way into a still incipient debate
At a meeting with foreign ministers, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell discussed a roadmap for the future of the Palestinian enclave, stating that the 27-member bloc ‘has been far too absent’
Allies of Israel are pressuring for an easing of attacks on Palestinians, while affirming that it has the right to defend itself against Hamas. Macron has called on the country to stop killing women and children
A delegation of G7 experts will meet in Antwerp, the great historical center of the sector, to assess formulas for tracking and tracing Russian gemstones
The 27 member states are seeking a common term for a humanitarian pause to allow critically needed aid into the besieged territory
Brussels seems relieved about the electoral defeat of the ultra-conservative PiS and the prospect of a center-right coalition in Warsaw led by Donald Tusk
The leaders of the EU-27 will hold an emergency summit Tuesday to address the next steps in a conflict that could affect the bloc economically, socially and politically
The EU’s most populous member, Germany, and its neighbor Austria, also said they were suspending development aid for Palestinian territories
The Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration says that Kyiv is ‘depoliticizing’ the grain crisis and that it will do ‘whatever it takes’ to retain Washington’s support
The last-minute agreement between Germany and Italy unblocks the quest to overhaul the system and address the migratory crisis at a time of heightened friction between member states
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni tries to tighten European regulations on crisis situations to show her voters severity in the face of increasing irregular arrivals
Ursula von der Leyen will deliver the State of the Union speech on Wednesday in Strasbourg with many internal and external issues on the table for the bloc