Keywords: UKRAINE


Geneva talks press ahead as Russia batters Ukraine with night strikes

Ukrainian and United States negotiators convened in Geneva on Thursday for a fresh round of talks on postwar reconstruction and the next phase of peace diplomacy, only hours after Russia unleashed one of its heaviest aerial barrages in months across multiple Ukrainian regions. Ukraine’s delegation......

Denmark restores higher Ukraine aid, lifts 2026 military support to $2.2 billion

Denmark has reversed course on planned cuts to military assistance for Ukraine and will now provide about 14 billion Danish kroner in support in 2026, equivalent to roughly 2.2 billion dollars. The decision replaces an earlier plan unveiled in December 2025 that would have lowered next year’s Ukraine......

UN chief warns global rights system is under full-scale attack

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that fundamental rights and the rule of law are facing an unprecedented global assault, telling the Human Rights Council in Geneva that human rights are now being openly challenged by those in positions of power. Opening what could be his final......

Ukraine strikes deepen Belgorod blackout crisis as energy war escalates

A Ukrainian missile barrage has severely damaged energy facilities in Russia’s Belgorod region, plunging parts of the border city and surrounding districts into fresh power, water and heating outages in the middle of winter. Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov described the overnight attack as......

Police officer killed and dozens wounded in explosions in Lviv

A police officer was killed and 24 people were injured after multiple explosions struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv shortly after midnight, according to the National Police of Ukraine. Authorities said preliminary findings indicate that homemade explosive devices were used in the attack. The......

European powers link Ukraine peace to firm security guarantees

Defence ministers from five of Europe’s leading military powers have warned that any eventual peace agreement in Ukraine must be underpinned by binding security commitments, insisting that a simple halt in fighting would leave the country exposed to renewed Russian attack. Meeting in Krakow on......

Ukraine’s battlefield gains reshape southern front but diplomacy stalls

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country’s forces have retaken around 300 square kilometres of territory in the south in some of their most significant advances in months, even as efforts to secure a negotiated end to the war remain blocked. In an interview at the presidential headquarters......

Merz seeks trade balance with China amid Ukraine war tensions

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to China next week for his first official visit since taking office, aiming to recalibrate ties with Berlin’s largest trading partner while navigating sharpening geopolitical rifts with Washington and Moscow. The trip, which begins with his departure......

Ukraine and Moldova disrupt Russian-backed plot to kill senior figures

Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities say they have dismantled a Russian-directed network that was preparing contract assassinations of high-profile Ukrainian officials, military intelligence officers, journalists and civic activists, arresting ten suspects in a coordinated cross-border operation. The joint......