Ukraine

There has long been concern about the country’s corruption. But the way Ukraine has mobilised to fight this war shows that this is not the country we now see. A corrupt oligarchic state does not organise and fight as this one has. Ukraine deserves the benefit of the doubt. It…

Kupyansk and its surroundings have come under constant shelling after parts of the Kharkiv region were liberated from Russian occupation in September. Red Cross members have been helping to evacuate residents in the area. Adding to the misery, most homes don’t have heating, electricity or water in the bitterly cold…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — For the six Western Balkans countries aspiring to join the European Union, gaining full membership in the 27-nation club remains a distant goal. But Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are getting more concrete signs that they have a future place in the EU…

The information shared in this personal blog reflects the views and experience of Eurochild member Voices of Children an organisation working in a war-context.  Ukrainian charitable foundation the Voices of Children works to provide comprehensive personalised assistance to families with children in Ukraine. Providing psychosocial support, necessities, and advocating for…

Ukraine said Russia had destroyed homes in the southeast and knocked out power in many areas with a new round of missile attacks as the West imposed a price cap on Russian seaborne oil to try to limit Moscow's ability to finance its invasion. A new barrage had been anticipated…

BERLIN: Angela Merkel left the German chancellery on Dec 8, 2021, at the height of her global stature. Twelve months on, it is hard to find a more precipitous drop in popularity and prestige in modern European politics. The offices accorded to the former leader are in view of the…

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Spain has provided Ukraine with more weapons as Russia has threatened future attacks. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Friday on Twitter that Spain provided HAWK surface-to-air missile defense systems. He made the announcement following a meeting with Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles in Odesa. "Spain stands with Ukraine," said…

Published December 3, 2022 at 3:23 AM LODZ, Poland - The outgoing chair of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday called its future into question following a lack of consensus between Russia and other member states. Founded at the height of the Cold War to…

As the Western cost of supporting Ukraine in a war launched by Russia over nine months ago mounts, in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with Newsweek Senior Foreign Policy Writer Tom O'Connor, Polish Ambassador to the United States Marek Magierowski made the case for an ongoing need to back the neighboring…