Ukraine

Until the Russian invasion is over, art and culture in Ukraine remain on a combat footing. June 16, 2022 Lviv, Ukraine—Here in the cultural capital of Ukraine, the statues have been wrapped in plastic. The windows and facades of the neoclassical buildings that have led many a writer to describe…

The leaders of France, Germany and Italy visited Ukraine on June 16 in a show of support for Kyiv’s ambitions to join the European Union. (Video: Reuters)Updated June 16, 2022 at 10:32 p.m. EDT|Published June 16, 2022 at 2:00 a.m. EDT Placeholder while article actions load This live coverage has…

Kiev's supposed friends in Poland propose the Armageddon option. As Russia makes slow progress through brutal fighting in Ukraine’s East, there is increasing talk of a stalemate, or perhaps even an eventual revived Russian attack on Kiev. This has intensified the Zelensky government’s demand for more and more sophisticated weapons…

Bannon to face trial on contempt of Congress chargeSteve Bannon, former president Donald Trump’s one-time campaign manager and senior White House strategist, will face trial on contempt of Congress charges, a federal judge has ruled. BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols DENIES Steve Bannon's motion to dismiss the indictment against him for…

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Wednesday 15 June 2022 7:49 am Exports to the EU have hit the highest-level ever New ONS data shows that British exports to the EU reached their highest ever level due to rising exports of fuels as the bloc continues to import substantial quantities of LNG. Goods exports to the…

Since Russia's February 24 invasion of Ukraine, the world's fourth-largest grains exporter, Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russia of attacking infrastructure and agriculture to provoke a global food crisis and pressure the West. Moscow, which calls its war a special military operation, blames Western sanctions and sea mines laid by Ukraine…

LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine said on Sunday there was no reason to pardon two British nationals who were sentenced to death last week after being captured while fighting for Ukraine. A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on Thursday found…

LONDON: The UK’s government Sunday came under pressure to win the release of a Moroccan man who has been sentenced to death alongside two Britons by a pro-Russian court in Ukraine. The court in Donetsk, one of two self-proclaimed statelets in eastern Ukraine, last week ordered the death penalty for…

Russian shelling of the Azot chemical plant in Ukraine's frontline city of Sievierodonetsk caused a powerful fire to break out after a leak of tonnes of oil, regional governor of Serhiy Gaidai said on Saturday.Read More