Deep-cover Soviet spy in Ireland posed as travelling salesman and chess buffKGB ‘illegal’ Yuri Linov infiltrated 1960s Dublin as personable Austrian Bernie MotlThu Apr 17 2025 - 06:00
‘No one will be left behind’: Ukraine struggles to return Mariupol defenders from Russia three years after port siegeFamilies of soldiers killed and hurt in Olenivka prison ‘massacre’ ask Donald Trump to intercede with KremlinSun Mar 30 2025 - 11:00
US-brokered Black Sea truce in doubt as Russia demands sanctions reliefUkraine claims Kremlin is lying about terms of deal, while EU says invasion must end before it can ease sanctionsWed Mar 26 2025 - 17:27
Ukraine and Russia agree to US-brokered truce in Black SeaWarring neighbours say absence of mutual trust makes US role vital to upholding deal Tue Mar 25 2025 - 19:14
Trump says Ukraine talks address ‘territory’ issues and ‘power plant ownership’European powers sceptical that Vladimir Putin is ready to make meaningful concessionsMon Mar 24 2025 - 19:32
Ukraine vows never to accept Kremlin control of Black Sea peninsula: ‘Most Crimean Tatars would regard it as betrayal’ Activist and politician Nariman Dzhelyal among latest generation of Crimean Tatars to be persecuted by RussiaSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking US-brokered halt to attacks on energy sitesKyiv denounces Kremlin order for Ukrainians to ‘legalise’ Russian status or leave occupied areas Fri Mar 21 2025 - 16:41
EU leaders urged to back up words of support for UkraineKyiv says ‘nothing has changed’ since Russia agreed to halt strikes on energy facilitiesThu Mar 20 2025 - 20:18
Ukraine says ‘nothing has changed’ since Russia agreed to halt strikes on energy facilities EU leaders at summit will commit to increased military spending amid growing uncertainty over US defenceThu Mar 20 2025 - 18:24
Trump claims peace push ‘on track’ as Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking partial truceDelegations from Kyiv and Moscow set to meet US officials for more talks in Saudi Arabia Wed Mar 19 2025 - 20:12
Russia to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities after Trump-Putin callPeace impossible unless West stops giving arms and intelligence to Kyiv, Kremlin saysTue Mar 18 2025 - 21:17
Ukraine seeks ‘strong steps’ from US to force Russia accept truce and discuss peaceRussian president has said proposal needs workFri Mar 14 2025 - 18:48
‘It feels like there’s no other way of finding our guys’: Ukrainian women search for missing soldiersKyiv says return of prisoners, children and fallen soldiers from Russia must be a priority in any peace processFri Mar 14 2025 - 09:00
Putin seeks ‘detail’ on ceasefire plan as Trump urges Russia to ‘do the right thing’US president reveals talks have taken place on parts of potential deal to end Ukraine warThu Mar 13 2025 - 20:21
Russia wary of US ceasefire plan as its troops push Ukrainian forces back in Kursk regionKyiv says it will never recognise Kremlin rule over occupied areas as US military and intelligence flows resume Wed Mar 12 2025 - 21:01
US says ‘ball in Russia’s court’ after Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefireUS secretary of state Marco Rubio says he will present offer to MoscowTue Mar 11 2025 - 20:48
Russia warns against ‘rose-tinted glasses’ over Trump after biggest Ukrainian drone strike of warKyiv says show of drone power should encourage Moscow to accept its offer of an air and sea truceTue Mar 11 2025 - 19:33
Ukraine to propose air and sea truce with Russia at talks with US in Saudi ArabiaParis to host discussions on possible peacekeeping mission for Ukraine Mon Mar 10 2025 - 20:21
Trump ‘considering’ more financial steps against Russia in push to end its war on UkraineUkraine scrambles French-supplied jets for first time to counter big Russian strike on infrastructureFri Mar 07 2025 - 19:33
Russia accuses Europe of stoking more war with vow to support Ukraine as US backs awayStrikes come as Russian officials accuse Macron of pushing Europe towards world warThu Mar 06 2025 - 10:07
Zelenskiy ready to ‘work under Trump’s strong leadership’ toward Ukraine peace dealUkrainian president described White House meeting as ‘regrettable’ and proposed first steps to peaceTue Mar 04 2025 - 21:47
Trump’s halt in US arms likely to deplete Ukraine’s defences, not devastate themDomestic and European supplies will plug holes, but some high-tech US systems irreplaceableTue Mar 04 2025 - 14:38
Ukraine says daily strikes on civilian targets show Russia is not ready to end invasionFriedrich Merz says Trump-Zelenskiy row was ‘deliberate escalation’ by White HouseMon Mar 03 2025 - 21:08
Trump lambasts Kyiv and Europe over approach to ending Russia-Ukraine warBritain backs Ukraine in seeking strong US security guarantees for any peace deal with RussiaMon Mar 03 2025 - 19:17
‘Zelenskiy had to stand up for himself, for Ukraine and the truth’: Ukrainians now look to Europe after White House chaosSome Ukrainians say Zelenskiy should not have become frustrated in Oval Office, others think he was intentionally goadedSun Mar 02 2025 - 17:55
‘We’ll rest when we win’: No let-up for Ukraine’s medics and rescue teams as war with Russia grinds onEleven years of conflict have forced Ukrainians to master many daunting and dangerous tasksSat Mar 01 2025 - 09:54
US-Ukraine ties in tatters as their leaders argue in the White HouseTrump tells Zelenskiy to ‘make a deal or we are out’ as he pushes for rapprochement with RussiaFri Feb 28 2025 - 20:32
Russia praises US contacts and rules out returning occupied territory to UkrainePutin claims military success made talks possible and says some ‘western elites’ will try to sabotage talks with USThu Feb 27 2025 - 15:59
Ukraine hails ‘framework’ natural resources deal with US but Trump casts doubt on security guaranteesUS president says Zelenskiy will visit White House on Friday to sign deal ‘worth $350bn’ to WashingtonWed Feb 26 2025 - 19:36
‘I saw the Russian world from inside’: A Ukrainian human rights defender’s journey through war and captivityProminent activist and journalist volunteered to defend Ukraine on first day of full Russian invasionTue Feb 25 2025 - 17:48
Russia rejects Trump claim that it would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine China and Russia back US resolution calling for end to war without assigning blameTue Feb 25 2025 - 11:54
US sides with Russia to vote against UN resolution supporting Ukraine in extraordinary moveFrance’s Macron says a truce ‘could be done in the weeks to come’Tue Feb 25 2025 - 08:28
Talks with US on natural resources deal are in ‘final stages’, Ukraine saysZelenskiy hails nation’s ‘heroism’ as Russia vows to fight on until aims are metMon Feb 24 2025 - 17:53
‘A new and horrible feeling’: Kyiv region recalls occupation three years after Russia launched all-out warUkrainians' remarkable defence of their capital forced Moscow’s invasion force to retreat Mon Feb 24 2025 - 05:00
US envoy hails Ukraine’s ‘courageous’ leader as talks ‘restore hope’ for Kyiv after bruising weekTop EU officials expected in Ukraine to mark three years since Russia’s full-scale invasionFri Feb 21 2025 - 20:15
Ukraine seeks to soothe Trump spat with call for ‘strong, effective’ deal on US tiesRussia backs White House criticism of Kyiv as European leaders support ZelenskiyThu Feb 20 2025 - 20:45
US-Ukraine ties sour as leaders trade ‘dictator’ and ‘disinformation’ barbsTrump aims barrage of falsehoods at Kyiv after criticism of US-Russia talks in Saudi ArabiaWed Feb 19 2025 - 21:37
Trump’s dash for a Ukraine deal is a godsend to Vladimir Putin’s regimeAnalysis: Russian economy is under strain but all US demands are aimed at Kyiv Wed Feb 19 2025 - 11:44
US sees ‘incredible opportunities’ to work with Russia if its war on Ukraine endsKyiv warns against ‘ultimatums’ as US and Russia relaunch contacts with talks in Saudi ArabiaTue Feb 18 2025 - 20:56
‘There’s nothing to go back to’: life drains from Pokrovsk as Russia pounds eastern UkraineEven if the US succeeds in its current push to end the fighting in Ukraine, the legacy of Europe’s biggest war since 1945 will affect its people for many yearsTue Feb 18 2025 - 15:10
European leaders say peace deal cannot be dictated to UkraineEmergency summit of European leaders comes at same time US and Russia meet in Saudi ArabiaMon Feb 17 2025 - 22:05
Russia takes hard line on Ukraine and Europe before talks with US in Saudi Arabia Kyiv vows never to recognise any deal ‘about us, without us’Mon Feb 17 2025 - 19:46
European leaders meet over Trump plan for talks to end Ukraine warUS view that Europe should not be part of the negotiations sparks alarm in EU capitalsMon Feb 17 2025 - 06:05
‘We will not accept any agreement that is adopted without us’: Ukraine resolute as US and Russia seek to end war without its sayEuropean leaders to hold an emergency summit on Ukraine on Monday in ParisSun Feb 16 2025 - 19:00
Russia denies launching drone strike on Chernobyl nuclear plant in UkraineNo radiation leak as Kyiv says attack shows Kremlin has no desire for peaceFri Feb 14 2025 - 17:26
Last stop before the front line: eastern town on edge as Ukraine’s defences creakAir strikes and artillery battles shake Mezhova as Russia grinds towards Dnipropetrovsk region Fri Feb 14 2025 - 16:00
Ukrainians question Kremlin’s desire to end war as EU warns against ‘appeasement’ Kyiv says it will reject any Trump-Putin peace deal sealed without its inputThu Feb 13 2025 - 21:40
Trump’s opening gambit to end war shakes Ukraine and stirs RussiaAnalysis: Washington’s intervention has boosted Russia’s hopes of achieving two key goals of its invasionThu Feb 13 2025 - 13:10
Trump’s call to Putin ‘not a betrayal’ of Ukraine, says US defence secretaryLasting peace in Ukraine requires European role in talks, leaders sayThu Feb 13 2025 - 09:40
European nations must be involved in Ukraine peace talks, leaders say after Trump calls with Putin and Zelenskiy Nato head says any peace deal in Ukraine must be enduring, any talks must include KyivThu Feb 13 2025 - 07:41
