Putin’s peace ploy is a ruse to rearm
With Russia now clearly losing the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is seeking a return to the negotiating table. For more than a month, Kremlin officials and regime proxies have…
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Ukraine must be allowed to strike back against targets inside Russia
When will the Ukrainian military finally retaliate for the ongoing destruction of their own country by striking back at targets inside Russia? The short answer is: When Ukraine’s partners allow…
Ukraine monastery raid as SBU targets Russian agents
Image source, SBUImage caption, The security service in Kyiv said it aimed to prevent the monastery from being used for subversionBy Paul KirbyBBC News Ukraine's security service has raided a…
Millions of lives under threat in Ukraine this winter – WHO
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Temperatures are predicted to plummet as low as -20C in Ukraine this winterBy George Wright in London and Catherine Byaruhanga in KyivBBC News The lives…
Ukraine nuclear plant: How risky is stand-off over Zaporizhzhia?
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ukrainian officials previously staged an exercise in case of possible nuclear disasterBy Paul KirbyBBC News UN nuclear inspectors have made an appeal for fighting to…
Ukraine war: Hope returns to Kherson after Russian forces leave
Image source, Moose Campbell Image caption, Kherson residents queue for donated packets of chicken from another regionBy James WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondent in Kherson In the week since Russia pulled out…
Putin’s invasion has strengthened the case for Ukrainian NATO membership
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underlined the security threat posed by the continued existence of a geopolitical gray zone on Europe’s eastern flank. For decades, countries such as Ukraine, Georgia,…
Zaporizhzhia shelling: UN demands stop to fighting at Ukraine nuclear site
Image source, ReutersImage caption, The Zaporizhzhia plant as seen from the Ukrainian-held bank of the DniproBy Patrick JacksonBBC News, London More than a dozen powerful explosions have been recorded near…
MH17: Australia asks Russia to hand over three who downed airliner
Image source, Pool/Getty ImagesImage caption, The wreckage of MH17 was painstakingly reassembled in the Netherlands and later inspected as part of the trialBy Paul KirbyBBC News Australia has called on…
A journey to the site of the Nord Stream explosions
Image caption, Katya Adler travelled to the Baltic Sea, Norway's Russian border, and (pictured) a Norwegian oil fieldBy Europe editor Katya Adler, Baltic SeaBBC News Prosecutors in Sweden say explosions…