Belarus will only fight with Russia if another country decides to launch an attack on it, its president said today. "I am ready to fight with the Russians from the…
BAKU, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's daily oil production in January stood at 533,000 barrels per day (bpd), the energy ministry said on Wednesday. Italy is set to sign a…
By Andrew Gray and Johnny Cotton BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday he was "absolutely" confident Western countries will supply fighter jets to…
BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, whose political future has been the subject of intense speculation, said on Wednesday President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had asked him to…
Russia has begun deploying tactical nuclear weapon-armed vessels in the Baltic Sea for the first time in the last 30 years, the Norwegian Intelligence Service said in its annual report.…
EU chief says proposed new import/export bans worth 11 bln euros Four more banks may be excluded from SWIFT Restrictions on Iran and China for helping Russia on the table…
Eastern city Bakhmut prepares for Russian assault Ukraine seen launching own offensive in spring -Austin NATO working to give Kyiv means to make it work, he says By Pavel Polityuk…
Feb 15 (Reuters) - The lower and upper chambers of Russia's parliament will hold extraordinary meetings on Feb. 22, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a senior lawmaker.…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has held at least 6,000 Ukrainian children - likely many more - in sites in Russian-held Crimea and Russia whose primary purpose appears to be political…
Moldova temporarily closed its air space on Tuesday, one day after the tiny east European country's president accused Russia of plotting to bring down its government. Russia denied the accusation…
Western countries need to boost ammunition supplies to Ukraine as Russia escalates its war effort before the first anniversary of the Feb. 24 invasion, NATO military alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg…
The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was facing heavy artillery fire as the NATO chief backed reports from local officials that a major new Russian offensive had begun, days before…
A Russian scheme to grant loan payment holidays to troops fighting in Ukraine, and for banks to write off the entire debt if they are killed or maimed, has added…
Ukraine accused former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday of spreading Russian propaganda after he said he would not seek a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy if he…
The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.…
Moldova's president accused Russia on Monday of planning to use foreign saboteurs to bring down her tiny country's leadership, stop it joining the European Union and use it in the war against…
Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Russian region of Chechnya, said in an interview aired on Monday that Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by the end of the year and it would…
Russia supplied India with around $13 billion of arms in the past five years, and New Delhi has placed orders with Moscow for weapons and military equipment exceeding $10 billion,…
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed "priorities", including air defence and artillery, for upcoming meetings of Kyiv's allies in Brussels, both sides said late…
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner Group, said on Sunday that the mercenary force had taken the village of Krasna Hora on the northern edge of the embattled Ukrainian city of…
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's main Catholic church said this week it would move to a new calendar that would see Christmas celebrated on Dec. 25 rather than Jan. 7, amid…
Feb 12 (Reuters) - NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings about September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said late on…
(Reuters) - Ukraine had withdrawn from its libraries about 19 million copies of books by last November that came either from the Soviet era or were in Russian, a senior…
LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has said in a rare interview that it could take two years for Moscow to control the whole…
(Reuters) - The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said in a rare interview made public on Friday that Russian forces must capture the strategic city of Bakhmut to proceed…
Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Friday nominated a new prime minister to keep her country on a pro-EU trajectory after the previous government fell earlier in the day, following months…
(Reuters) - Slovakia can start the process of talks on delivering MIG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine now once Kyiv has officially asked for the planes, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said.…
Ukraine says new Russian ground offensive has begun Russian advances reported in Bakhmut and Vuhledar By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine,…
ZURICH, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Switzerland has rejected a request from Spain to allow it to re-export Swiss-made anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine, the Bern government said on Friday. Madrid had…
Russia has prepared almost 2,000 tanks and 300,000 soldiers for a renewed offensive to seize Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region in the coming weeks, a Ukrainian intelligence officer has warned. The…
Russia's latest aerial attack on Ukraine saw missiles cross Moldovan airspace, Ukrainian and Moldovan officials have said. Kyiv's top general said two missiles fired from the Black Sea flew above…
Moldovan government resigns, economy in turmoil Tensions with Russia fuelled by was in Ukraine President to hold consultations on next prime minister By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Feb 10 (Reuters) -…
LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday several Western countries were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to defeat Russia's invasion. There was no immediate…
Russian strikes hit Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, cutting power Air raid sirens sound across Ukraine at rush hour Ukrainian officials say new Russian ground offensive has begun Russian advances reported in…
Macron says fighter jets will take too long to deploy Ukraine needs quicker support, such as artillery - Macron Moscow says Western fighter jets would prolong conflict Ukrainian officials say…
BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - German arms maker Rheinmetall wants to deliver its latest tank models to Ukraine, including Panther battle tanks, Chief Executive Armin Papperger told Handelsblatt business daily…
BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - New European sanctions against Russia will include new export bans worth more than 10 billion euros ($10.7 billion) and will take on Russian president Vladimir…
BRUSSELS/ROME, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Paris, where he met French President Emmanuel Macron and…
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday there will be consequences for the United States after a blog by a U.S. investigative journalist…
BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said several European Union leaders told a summit he attended on Thursday they were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to…
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Wagner mercenary group has stopped recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday. "The recruitment of prisoners by the…
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters on Wednesday evening addressed the U.N. Security Council at Russia's invitation, condemning Moscow's invasion of its neighbor as illegal - though…
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that it would be Ukrainians who suffered if Britain or other Western countries supplied fighter jets to Kyiv, and said…
Ukraine seeks modern plans, longer range weapons Second trip abroad for Zelenskiy since Russian invasion 'Ukraine belongs to European family' - Scholz Russia warns against sending fighter jets to Kyiv…
By Stephanie van den Berg, Toby Sterling and Bart H. Meijer THE HAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - International prosecutors said they had found "strong indications" Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use…
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that European Union moves to add what he called "exemptions" to its price cap on oil products…
Zelenskiy to address British parliament, visit troops Second trip abroad for Ukrainian leader since invasion Britain promises to train Ukrainian pilots on NATO jets Zelenskyy praised the UK - and…
BERLIN (Reuters) - Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands will pool funds to restore at least 100 old Leopard 1 tanks from industry stocks and supply them to Ukraine, according to…
Russian offensive could include Kharkiv or Zaporizhzhia - Kyiv Russia says Western allies seek to prolong conflict Moscow wants to show results by Feb. 24 - Danilov By Dan Peleschuk…
Ukraine said on Tuesday the last 24 hours were the deadliest of the war so far for Russian troops, as Moscow pressed on with an intensifying winter assault in the east…
Russia was pouring reinforcements into eastern Ukraine ahead of a possible new offensive, said a Ukrainian governor, but British intelligence said on Tuesday it was unlikely that Russia would have enough forces…
BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Germany expects that it will soon have sufficient commitments from other European Union countries to send a promised contingent of Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine, a…
Reznikov's reshuffle would be highest govt change in war Budanov, head of spy agency, said to replace Reznikov Reznikov instrumental in military aid to Kyiv - adviser Slew of resignations,…
This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The European Union's full embargo of Russian oil…
OSLO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Norway's prime minister will on Monday propose that his country provides aid to war-torn Ukraine of some 75 billion Norwegian crown ($7.3 billion) in total…
Reznikov's reshuffle would be highest govt change in war Budanov, head of spy agence, said to replace Reznikov Reznikov instrumental in military aid to Kyiv - adviser Slew of resignations,…
A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to…
American actor Mark Hamill is to start selling signed posters to raise cash for maintaining the Ukrainian army’s drone supply. “We decided to sign Star Wars posters, a limited amount,”…