Francis was toeing a diplomatic tightrope which is part of the Vatican’s tradition of diplomatic neutrality. He’s in Budapest on a weekend visit to minister to Hungary’s Catholic faithful
The Moscow-installed governor of the port city of Sevastopol posted videos and photos of the blaze on his Telegram channel on Saturday
On Thursday, a court in Moscow ordered to liquidate the Sova Center, a prominent non-governmental organization that monitors racism and xenophobia in Russia, as well as implementation of anti-extremism laws
In 2010, Moscow acknowledged responsibility for the Katyn massacre and issued a formal apology, but a recent document now blames Nazi Germany for the war crime
At least three children were among the fatalities as Moscow hit targets beyond the front lines for the first time in weeks ahead of an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive
Xi Jinping’s contact with Zelenskyy this week was followed by skeptical questions about whether Beijing is more focused on ending an invasion it refuses to criticize, or serving its own interests
The president of Brazil assures EL PAÍS from Madrid that the agreement between Russia and Ukraine is possible. “That’s why I try to do my part,” he argues
Brussels and Washington state that the Wagner Group operates in the African country through shell companies and is involved in the exploitation and smuggling of gold
Under new owner Elon Musk, Twitter recently ended its policy of labeling foreign propaganda agencies like RT or Sputnik. Researchers say the site has also ended its policy of making those accounts ineligible for promotion or recommendation
Ukrainian authorities are starting to face up to the scale of the problem the country has, as hundreds of thousands of soldiers head into combat without the mental-health support they need
The commander of the Kharkiv region defends the need to bomb military targets on Russian soil to protect Ukraine and Europe
A major goal for Kyiv would be to break through the land corridor between Russia and the annexed Crimean Peninsula, which would necessitate crossing the Dnieper River in the country’s south. There now seems to be movements to that end
Seventeen apartment buildings were evacuated Saturday in a Russian city near the Ukrainian border after an explosive device was found
The Kremlin has given various justifications for going to war, but repeated Thursday that preventing Ukraine from joining NATO was a key goal behind its invasion
Ukrainian officials have previously said the arrival of Patriot systems, which Washington agreed to send last October, would be a major boost and a milestone in the war against Moscow’s invasion
A team of German physicians treating war-wounded soldiers and civilians have warned about the high number of antibiotic-resistant pathogens they have identified
A recent UN report claims that the alleged beheading of a Ukrainian soldier is just one example of how POWs, from both sides of the conflict, are systematically abused
‘We remain committed to intensifying sanctions against Russia, coordinating and fully enforcing them,’ the Group of Seven foreign ministers said in a communique released on Tuesday
A video released by the Kremlin showed Putin visiting the command post for Russian forces in southern Ukraine’s Kherson province and receiving reports from the top military brass
Sergei Lavrov thanked Brazil for its efforts to seek an end to the war in Ukraine but Washington criticized Brasilia for ‘parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda’
Lula has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine while proposing a club of nations including Brazil and China to mediate peace
Kyiv’s NATO allies are speeding up the delivery of specialized vehicles to overcome a chain of obstacles not seen in Europe since World War II
The Biden administration says it’s seeing minimal damage from the disclosure of highly classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. views of its allies and partners
The European Union wants Xi to persuade President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s costly war in Ukraine. It’s also concerned about a military escalation around Taiwan
An air force spokesperson said Saturday that a Patriot air defense system promised by the U.S. was expected to arrive sometime after Easter
The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday released a video in which a Belarusian pilot said that the training course in Russia gave crews the necessary skills for using nuclear weapons
China has maintained that it is neutral in the conflict, while backing Russia politically, rhetorically and economically at a time when Western nations have imposed punishing sanctions