EU prepares next Russia sanctions including German-backed oil ban
The European Union was preparing sanctions on Russian oil sales over its invasion of Ukraine after a major shift on Monday by Germany, Russia’s biggest energy customer, that could ...
Germany drops opposition to Russian oil ban, ministers say
Two senior ministers in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government on Monday said Germany would be ready to back an immediate European Union ban on Russian oil imports, and that Europe’...
UN: More than 3,000 civilians killed in Ukraine so far
The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Monday that the death toll of civilians killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24 had exceeded 3,000 ...
Russia swerves to avoid default: what is next?
Russia may have averted default as it announced it had made several overdue payments in dollars on its overseas bonds, shifting the market’s focus to upcoming payments and whether ...
Vestas warns Ukraine war adds to strain on wind industry, shares plummet
Wind turbine maker Vestas (VWS.CO) posted a deep first-quarter loss and slashed its 2022 margin forecast due to the war in Ukraine and writedowns in its offshore business, reflecting an ...
Bolshoi drops shows by two directors who spoke out against war
Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre has upset opera and ballet fans by abruptly cancelling a series of shows this week by directors who have spoken out against the war in Ukraine.
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New explosions in Belgorod, Russian governor reassures residents
Two explosions took place in the early hours on Monday in Belgorod, a Russian region bordering Ukraine, but there was no damage or security threat, the top official in the ...
EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts
Energy ministers from European Union countries hold emergency talks on Monday, as the bloc strives for a united response to Moscow’s demand that European buyers pay for Russian gas ...
Civilians evacuated from Azovstal plant
A group of 40 civilians was evacuated on Sunday from Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works in a convoy with vehicles bearing United Nations symbols, signalling a deal had been struck to ...
Ukraine: The reversal of expectations
Two months ago, when Russian tanks first rolled into Ukraine, every message from Washington or Nato about the invasion included a prominent passage saying what the western alliance would not ...
Pope says Mariupol ‘barbarously bombarded,’ implicitly criticising Russia
Pope Francis on Sunday described the war in Ukraine as a “macabre regression of humanity” that makes him “suffer and cry”, calling for humanitarian corridors to evacuate people trapped in ...
For ever is a long, long time
Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine has cast Russia as a pariah. How long before Russia might be readmitted to the community of civilised nations? What will it all ...
United States’ Pelosi meets Ukraine president in Kyiv
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday said she had met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv to send the message that the United States stands ...
Russia looks to swerve default with last-minute dollar bond payment
Russia made what appeared to be a late U-turn to avoid a default on Friday, as it made a number of overdue interest payments in dollars on its overseas bonds, ...
Moscow says Western sanctions, arms shipments to Ukraine impeding peace talks (Updated)
Russian forces pounded Ukraine‘s eastern Donbas region on Saturday but failed to capture three target areas, Ukraine‘s military said, while Moscow said Western sanctions on Russia and arms ...
Kyiv police find three bound men they say were executed by Russian occupiers
Ukrainian police said on Saturday they had found the bodies of three civilian men in the Bucha district north of Kyiv, bound and in some cases gagged, with several gunshot ...
Repurposing the peace dividend
By Maria Demertzis
The war in Ukraine has brought an end to a 60-year period in which Europe has enjoyed a peace dividend, an amount released by reducing defence expenditure ...
Ukraine warns talks with Russia may collapse as battles rage in east
Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over shaky talks to end a war now in its third month as Russia pounded areas in the east of the country and U.S. ...
Russia looks to swerve default with last minute dollar bond payment
Russia made what appeared to be a late U-turn to avoid a default on Friday, as it made a number of already-overdue international debt payments in dollars despite previously vowing ...
Ukraine seeks urgent WHO meeting on impact of invasion on health
Ukraine, backed by dozens of other countries, has written to the World Health Organization’s regional chief calling for an urgent meeting on the impact of Russia’s invasion on ...
Russian parliament chief says Ukraine mortgaging itself to the US
Russia’s most senior lawmaker said on Friday that Ukraine was effectively mortgaging itself to the United States by seeking to tap billions of dollars of weapons loans proposed by ...
Ukraine hopes to evacuate civilians holed up with fighters in Mariupol steel works
Ukraine hopes on Friday to evacuate civilians who are holed up in a vast steel works with the last fighters defending the southern city of Mariupol.
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Guterres calls for escape route from Mariupol ‘apocalypse’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said after talks in Kyiv on Thursday that intense discussions were still continuing to enable the evacuation of a steel plant where fighters and civilians ...
Russia fires on Kyiv, two explosions heard in central district, says mayor Klitschko (Updated)
Russia fired two missiles at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday evening and one of them struck the lower floors of a residential building, injuring at least three people, Ukrainian ...