Ukraine

Griner, a star in the US-based Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on February 17, just days before Russia invaded Ukraine, unleashing a broader confrontation with the West. US basketball player, Brittney Griner, goes on trial in Russia on Friday on drug charges that could…

KYIV, Ukraine - Russian forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia's blockade on Ukrainian ports. Russia said it had decided to withdraw from the outcrop off Ukraine's southwestern coast as a "gesture of…

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Russia is pressing on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine after NATO branded Moscow the biggest "direct threat" to Western security and agreed on plans to modernise Kyiv's beleaguered armed forces. Ukrainian authorities said they were trying to pull residents out of the frontline eastern city of Lysychansk, the focus…

“Our families are seeing the impact when they go to the store and everyday items just aren’t available. “The conflict has injected a new level of volatility into Australia’s energy market, and that is putting stress on our household budgets.” Mr Albanese says the direct consequences for Australians as a…

Sweden and Finland have been cleared to join NATO after Turkey lifted its objections to the two Nordic countries’ entrance into the defense alliance on Tuesday. The three countries signed an agreement at this week’s urgent NATO summit in Madrid as Europe faces its largest security crisis in decades as…

The photo was shared by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg saying Finland and Sweden would be formally invited to join NATO after Turkey lifted its block on their bids. Photo: TwitterMADRID: Western allies vowed on Tuesday to boost NATO´s defences and to back Ukraine to the end as Moscow demanded Kyiv´s surrender.…

Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina said she will use her prize money from Wimbledon to help rebuild her parents' home after it was bombed during the Russian invasion. Kalinina said her parents are now staying at her apartment while the rebuilding work takes place at their home in Irpin, which was retaken…

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ELMAU, Germany -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday underscored the urgency of helping his country’s military improve its position against Russia in a video meeting with leading economic powers, who in turn pledged to support Ukraine “for as long as it takes.” Zelenskyy addressed the delicacy of the moment…