Macron said that responsibility for prompting such a move would lie with Moscow — ‘It wouldn’t be us’ — and said France would not lead an offensive into Ukraine
Days ahead of an election in which he’s all but certain to secure another six-year term, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons in case of a threat to ‘the existence of the Russian state’
The sinking of such a modern ship would be a significant loss and an embarrassing blow for Moscow, even though there are dozens of other vessels in its Black Sea fleet
The facility has been occupied by Russian forces for two years with barely any power supply to cool the reactors. The director of the IAEA is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday
His impassioned plea comes as Russian troops have seized the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine amid worsening shortages of weapons and soldiers for Ukraine’s military
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought to position himself as a potential mediator to end the war between Ukraine and Russia
Independent Russian news outlet Mediazona said Saturday that about 75,000 Russian men died in 2022 and 2023 fighting in the war
Taking Ukraine’s side means truly believing that the human species has a future. Not only as a species, but as a species characterized by humanity
Western leaders are showing their support for Zelenskiy in Kyiv, but without major economic or military aid announcements. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, continues to praise the Ukrainian military: ‘You saved your country, you saved all of Europe’
Protesters want Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government to withdraw Poland from the Green Deal and to stop the import of agricultural imports from Ukraine
With minimal investment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine claim to have disabled a third of the Kremlin’s fleet in the Black Sea
Germany is now the second-biggest supplier of military aid to Ukraine after the U.S., and Scholz has called for other European countries to step up with more weapons deliveries
Sinking the vessel would be another embarrassing blow for the Russian Black Sea fleet and a significant success for Ukraine 10 days before the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion
The final tally from Sunday’s runoff shows former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, of the center-right National Coalition Party, had 51.6% of the votes
The new commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is one of the most prestigious military leaders in the country, but less popular among the troops than his predecessor, Valerii Zaluzhnyi
His remarks appeared to align with Zelenskiy’s stated aim of bringing ‘renewal’ to the armed forces in Thursday’s shake-up and adopting a fresh approach to the fight
In his interview with the former Fox host, the Russian president said peace talks were ‘almost finalized’ in the early stages of the invasion but Ukraine ‘threw away all these agreements and obeyed the instructions of Western countries to fight Russia to the bitter end’
Zelenskiy appointed Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army. Syrskyi, 58, has since 2013 been involved in the Ukrainian army’s effort to adopt NATO standards
Carlson received several rebukes by saying ‘not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview the president of the other country involved in this conflict’ at a time when two US reporters are imprisoned in Russia
The €50 billion agreed by EU leaders will allow Ukraine to resist on the front lines and support the public coffers, but Volodymyr Zelenskiy has stated that without U.S. support the war is lost
Concern has mounted that public support to keep pouring money into Ukraine has started to wane, even though a Russian victory could threaten security across Europe
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the countries exchanged 195 POWs each. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said 207 Ukrainians were freed
Budapest is maneuvering for concessions in the deal over the financial lifeline to Kyiv and has accused Brussels of ‘blackmail’
European leaders are scrambling to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to lift his veto of 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in EU aid to Ukraine before a summit in Brussels on Thursday
The investigation comes as Kyiv attempts to clamp down on corruption in a bid to speed up its membership in the European Union and NATO
Ukrainian officials did not immediately confirm or deny Russia’s claims about the crash in Russia’s Belgorod border region, although they said they were looking into them
While waiting for Congress to pass a budget and potentially approve more money for Ukraine’s fight, the U.S. will be looking to allies to keep bridging the gap