Ukraine evening briefing: Five developments as Russia ‘ready to cooperate’ with UN
Good evening. Russia is “ready to cooperate” with the United Nations to help Ukraine’s civilian population, Russia’s foreign minister has told Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General. Mr…
Alexei Navalny: a riveting spectacle of Putin’s arch enemy solving his own attempted murder
For 20 years, Vladimir Putin has refused to say the name of his arch-enemy in Russian politics, the opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “That citizen”, “a certain person”…
Ukraine repels first week of assaults by Russian forces in Donbas region
Whether Mr Putin can find a way out of that dilemma will likely be a crucial moment. In a recent report for Rusi, Mr Reynolds and Dr…
Ukraine’s farmers facing ruin as Russians leave animals slaughtered and fields mined
Mr Nemirovchenko added that he had been monitoring his own 80,000 hectares of fields, as well as other companies operating in the southern regions which sow winter…
Tick-box Britain has failed Ukrainian refugees
We already know, as the war in eastern Ukraine intensifies, that Britain has led the world in providing military and humanitarian aid, sanctions and global leadership. But…
Captured Britons paraded on Russian TV asking Boris Johnson to swap them for Vladimir Putin’s friend
Mr Medvedchuk is a close friend of Putin, who is godfather to his daughter. He led the most prominent pro-Russian political coalition, Opposition Platform – For Life…
Russia bans Boris Johnson and twelve others from entering country
The Russian Foreign Ministry has banned Prime Minister Boris Johnson and twelve other senior British politicians from entering Russia in retaliation for sanctions amid the Ukraine war….
Navalny: the riveting spectacle of Putin’s arch enemy solving his own attempted murder
For 20 years, Vladimir Putin has refused to say the name of his arch-enemy in Russian politics, the opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “That citizen”, “a certain person”…
The West must show Putin its collective strength
The war in Ukraine is not the one Vladimir Putin planned. He has badly over-reached and is now suffering the consequences. But this is not the time…
US answers Ukraine’s call for more military kit to destroy Russian tanks
Separately, the Treasury Department will block any Russian government debt payments with dollars from accounts at US financial institutions, making it harder for Russia to meet its…
Ukraine’s health crisis: ‘I don’t know what will kill me first – HIV or bombs’
Mr Klepikov added that stopping the treatment could lead to HIV positive patients contracting tuberculosis, one of the leading causes of death among people living with HIV….
I stand by my decisions, says Angela Merkel, as Ukraine suggests she has blood on her hands
The war in Ukraine has led some to reassess Ms Merkel’s legacy. She retired last year after 16 years in office. Critics argue her pro-Kremlin stance left…
Ukrainian mother raped by Russian soldier as she sheltered in school
A Russian soldier repeatedly raped a young mother while holding a knife to her throat, amid growing evidence of sexual violence being used as a weapon of…
Pregnant woman injured in Mariupol hospital strike featured in pro-Russia propaganda
A pregnant woman photographed bloodied and dazed after a Russian air raid on a Ukrainian hospital has been featured by a pro-Russia social media channel in a…
UK families taking in Ukrainian refugees paying for foreign hotels amid Home Office delays
British families offering to take in Ukrainian refugees are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds to put them up in hotels in neighbouring countries because of…
No words convey how bad it is in Mariupol, says the TikTok paramedic saving lives under fire
He said six seriously injured patients were brought to the emergency room at once. “There I saw at once the whole scary picture,” he said. “Crying, a…
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder for looting Russian soldier
When you’re occupying a hostile country, it’s rarely wise to loot booze from local shops. And if you go ahead and pinch some beer and absinthe, it’s…
Watch: Ukrainian forces take back Trostyanets after Russians left town in ruins
Ukrainian forces have retaken the town of Trostyanets from the Russians. As Ukrainian soldiers returned in their tanks to the eastern region of Sumy, locals came out…
West cannot lift Russian sanctions until Ukraine ‘has justice’, warns Volodymyr Zelensky
French firms, including car giant Renault and retailer Leroy Merlin, have continued operations in Russia, while most other Western businesses pulled out of the country in the…
‘I overslept’: How Mykolaiv governor dodged Russian missile strike
Mr Kim is one of dozens of city governors around Ukraine on whom Volodymyr Zelensky, the president, has relied to maintain morale in the face of sustained…
Monday morning news briefing: Joe Biden’s ‘gift’ to Vladimir Putin
Meanwhile, Kyiv’s intelligence chief has warned that Russia wants to turn Ukraine into the European equivalent of North and South Korea. President Volodymyr Zelenksy said that negotiators…
Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden of risking nuclear war with Russia
In an interview with the conservative outlet Newsmax, Mr Trump said he feared the damage had already been done. “When you put him into a corner and…
The death of the peace dividend will turn the West upside down
Who remembers the “peace dividend”? If you are under 40 you may have to ask your parents what that term meant. But in its day, it stood…
Britain will never be safe with Armed Forces this weak
Rishi Sunak may believe, as he stated in the Commons yesterday, that a strong economy is our best defence against Russian aggression, but the brutal reality is…
Chinese companies told to ‘fill the void’ created by sanctions on Russia
Beijing has told Chinese companies in Russia to seize the economic opportunities created by Western sanctions, as the communist state seeks to come to the Kremlin’s aid. …