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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 7 (Reuters) - Fearing a new offensive in the six-week-old war, Ukraine rushed to evacuate civilians as Russian forces pounded cities and towns in the east and south, and Kyiv called…

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Ukraine presses EU for full energy embargo on Russia

BRUSSELS, April 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine on Thursday reiterated a demand that the EU impose a full oil and gas embargo on Russia and called for weapons deliveries to be speeded up,…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Russia must be brought to justice

ATHENS, April 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday called on the West to "bring Russia to justice", saying Moscow's actions were directed not only against Ukraine but also Europe.…

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Greece seeks war crimes probe in besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol

ATHENS, April 7 (Reuters) - Greece will ask the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes in the Russian-besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, home to a large Greek community, its foreign minister…

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UPDATED: WHO says making contingency plans for possible ‘chemical assaults’ in Ukraine

GENEVA, April 7 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's European head said on Thursday that the body was preparing for possible "chemical assaults" in Ukraine. "Given the uncertainties of the current situation,…

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U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian banks, Putin’s daughters, EU fails to approve sanctions amid questions over coal ban

LVIV, Ukraine, April 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine wants sanctions that are economically destructive enough for Russia to end its war after accusing some countries of still prioritising money over punishment for civilian…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 6 (Reuters) - Artillery pounded key cities in Ukraine on Wednesday, as its president urged the West to act decisively in imposing new and tougher sanctions being readied against Russia in…

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UPDATED: EU steps up legal action against Malta over passport scheme

Malta rebuffed EU calls to stop selling citizenship on Wednesday, telling the European Commission that the granting of citizenship falls within the national competence of a member state "and it…

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How war in Ukraine ends matters, says EU foreign policy chief

BRUSSELS, April 6 (Reuters) - The European Union wants the war in Ukraine to end as soon as possible, but how that happens is important too, its chief diplomat said on Wednesday,…

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Pope laments UN powerless in war in Ukraine as he reflects on Malta visit

Pope Francis at his General Audience focusing on Malta notes how “the dominant logic are the strategies of the most powerful countries to affirm their own interests.” Malta, he says,…

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UPDATED: EU will put more sanctions on Russia – Commission head

BRUSSELS, April 6 (Reuters) - The European Union will put more sanctions against Russia on top of the latest package announced on Tuesday, likely including measures against imports of Russian oil, the…

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Ship with possible Malta link hit by missile in Mariupol

A foreign-flagged merchant ship was hit by a Russian navy missile in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol with one crew member needing medical care, a Ukrainian official…

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NATO says Russia is retreating from Kyiv region to focus on taking Donbas region

Russia is likely to launch a new offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region in the next few weeks, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, adding that allies had time…

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Satellite images show civilian deaths in Ukraine town while it was in Russian hands-Maxar

Satellite images taken weeks ago of the town of Bucha in Ukraine show bodies of civilians on a street, a private U.S. company said, undercutting the Russian government's claims that…

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine-Russia talks ‘only option’ but he may not hold talks with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday holding negotiations with Russia was the only option for his country although the possibility of having talks was now a "challenge". But in…

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Zelenskiy says Russian ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine make negotiations harder

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday it had become harder for his country to negotiate with Russia since Kyiv became aware of the scale of atrocities carried out by Russian troops in Ukraine. Zelenskiy spoke on national television…

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Global outcry at civilian killings near Kyiv, war’s focus shifts east

Reuters/dpa/warcrimes - According to Ukrainian media reports, well over 300 civilian bodies were recovered after the massacre in the city of Bucha near Kyiv. By Sunday evening, 330 to 340…

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Ukraine accuses Russia of war crimes after bodies found bound, shot

BUCHA, Ukraine, April 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian authorities were investigating possible war crimes by Russia after finding hundreds of bodies, some bound and shot at close range, strewn around towns near Kyiv…

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Exclusive Pictures – The Mriya ‘Dream’ Antonov An-225 destruction

Ukrainian servicemen inspect a damaged hangar including the largest Ukrainian transport plane Antonov An-225 Mriya 'Dream', at the Gostomel airfild near Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 03 April 2022. The world’s largest…

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Ship fuel suppliers stop serving Russian vessels in the Mediterranean, Malta not allowing any Russian ships to come to its ports

Marine fuel sellers have stopped serving vessels flying the Russian flag at major European hubs including Spain and Malta in another blow to Moscow's exports, five industry sources with knowledge…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine said its forces had retaken all areas around Kyiv, while the mayor of Bucha near the capital said 300 residents had been killed during a month-long occupation…

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UPDATED: EU accuses Russian troops of committing atrocities in Ukrainian town Bucha

April 3 (Reuters) - The European Union on Sunday accused Russian troops of committing atrocities in the Kyiv region after the mayor of the town of Bucha said 300 residents had been…

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Ukrainians find dead civilians in towns retaken from Russian forces

BUCHA, Ukraine, April 3 (Reuters) - As Ukraine said its forces had retaken all areas around Kyiv, the mayor of a liberated town said 300 residents had been killed during…

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Series of explosions heard in Ukrainian port of Odesa, Atrocities uncovered in Bucha

April 3 (Reuters) - A series of explosions was heard and smoke was seen in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday, a Reuters witness said. Odesa…

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Russian missiles strike several Ukrainian cities – local officials

LVIV, Ukraine, April 2 (Reuters) - Russian missiles hit two cities in central Ukraine early on Saturday, damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, the head of the Poltava region said. "Poltava. A missile…

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UPDATE – “If you win, the world wins” – Courage and hope to the people of Ukraine core message EP President Roberta Metsola to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy

On Friday, the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was in Kyiv to deliver a message of courage and hope to all Ukrainians defending their country. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola thanked Ukrainian President…

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Red Cross heads again for Mariupol as Russia shifts Ukraine focus

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, April 2 (Reuters) - A Red Cross convoy travelling to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol will try again to evacuate civilians from the besieged port on Saturday as Russian forces…

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China tells EU it will pursue Ukraine peace in its own way

BRUSSELS/BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - China offered the European Union assurances on Friday that it would seek peace in Ukraine but said this would be on its own terms, deflecting pressure for…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

April 1 (Reuters) - Russian gas was still flowing to Europe on Friday despite a deadline set by President Vladimir Putin to cut it off unless customers start paying in roubles, Moscow's…

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UPDATED: Kremlin says Russia won’t turn off gas supplies to Europe from Friday

April 1 (Reuters) - Rouble payments that Russia is insisting on for its gas exports will affect settlements due in late April and May, and Russia will not turn off gas supplies…

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UPDATED: Moscow says Ukraine hit a fuel depot inside Russia

April 1 (Reuters) - Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said set an…

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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to visit Kyiv

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will be visiting Kyiv in the coming hours. Metsola announced this on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/roberta.metsola/posts/564995308328473 In her post, Metsola said that she will be conveying a…

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UK, Germany and France reject Putin’s roubles for gas demand

BERLIN, March 31 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Thursday rejected demands by Russia that European countries pay for its gas in roubles as an unacceptable breach of contract, adding that the manoeuvre amounted…

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Putin says Russia will enforce rouble payments for gas from Friday

March 31 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he had signed a decree saying foreign buyers must pay in roubles for Russian gas from April 1, and contracts would be halted if these payments were not made. "In order…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

March 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the east as Moscow builds up troops there after setbacks near the capital Kyiv, said President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who called…

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Poland welcomed 2.39 million refugees from Ukraine, to host global fundraiser for Ukraine in April

Poland has taken in 2.39 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported. "Since February 24, a total of 2,393,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet. On Wednesday, 25,500 refugees from Ukraine arrived…

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UPDATED: Ukrainian president addresses Dutch and Australian parliament

THE HAGUE, March 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked the Dutch parliament on Thursday for weapons, reconstruction aid and a halt to all business with Russia in response to the invasion of his country.…

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UPDATED: Putin said not right time for Ukraine ceasefire- Draghi

ROME, March 31 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi that conditions were not yet in place for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Draghi told a news conference on Thursday when asked…

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UPDATED: Russian troops not withdrawing but regrouping in Ukraine, NATO says

BRUSSELS, March 31 (Reuters) - Russian forces in Ukraine are not withdrawing but regrouping, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, commenting on Moscow's announcements about a scaling down of military operations…

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UPDATED: Tsunami warning lifted after powerful earthquake in the Pacific

March 31 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning issued for Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu after an earthquake struck the Tadine, New Caledonia regionon Thursday, has been lifted, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning…

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EU readying new Russia sanctions, may retaliate over rouble payments for gas

The European Commission is readying new sanctions against the Kremlin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU sources told Reuters, with the magnitude of the new measures depending on Moscow's stance…

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Ukraine preparing for new Russian offensive in the east

LVIV, March 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the east of the country as Moscow builds up its troops there after suffering setbacks near the capital…

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The Ukrainian crisis roundup

March 30 (Reuters) - Russia is promising to scale down military operations around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while Ukraine is suggesting it might adopt a neutral status in confidence-building steps that may…

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UPDATED: Scholz to Zelenskiy: Germany ready to act as security guarantor for Ukraine

BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Germany is ready to act a security guarantor for Ukraine, said a German government spokesperson in…

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More than 4 million people have fled Ukraine, says UNHCR

OSLO, March 30 (Reuters) - The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, has said that 4.02 million people have now left Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on 24 February. With a…

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UPDATED: Ukraine says Russian forces fighting on many fronts

March 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian officials reported shelling around the capital Kyiv and the northern region of Chernihiv on Wednesday, despite a promise by Moscow to scale down military operations there. Russian…

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With Ukraine farmers on frontlines, U.N. food chief warns of ‘devastation’

The U.N. food chief warned that the war in Ukraine was threatening to devastate the World Food Programme's efforts to feed some 125 million people globally because Ukraine had gone…

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Germany declares ‘early warning’ for potential gas supply disruptions

BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - Germany declared on Wednesday an "early warning" that it could be heading for a gas supply emergency and said the measure was designed to prepare for a…

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Ukraine isn’t naive, Zelenskiy says after Russian pledge to scale down attack on Kyiv

LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV OUTSKIRTS March 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine reacted with skepticism to Russia's promise in negotiations to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city as some Western countries expected Moscow…

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Russia promises to scale down operations; Ukraine proposes neutrality

Russia promised at peace talks on Tuesday to drastically scale down its military operations around Kyiv and the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, while Ukraine proposed neutral status with international…

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WATCH: Three killed in rocket strike on Mykolaiv region headquarters in southern Ukraine

At least three people were killed and 22 wounded on Tuesday when a rocket struck the regional administration building in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv, the Ukrainian emergencies service…

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Almost 5,000 killed in Mariupol since Russian siege began, mayor’s office

Nearly 5,000 people, including about 210 children, have been killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since Russian forces laid siege to it, a spokesperson for the mayor said on Monday.…

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Putin not seen ready to compromise ahead of peace talks

VIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine, March 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia were preparing on Monday for the first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, but a senior U.S. official said Russian President…

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Intelligence suggests ‘environmental’ factor and not poisoning sickened Abramovich, Ukrainian negotiators – U.S. official

WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. official said on Monday that intelligence suggests the sickening of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators was due to an environmental factor, not…

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