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Slovakia’s knife-edge election to determine stance on Ukraine

Robert Fico, Slovakia’s three-time prime minister, has a chance to return to power in a closely fought early election on Saturday, raising the prospect of the central European country dropping its staunch support of neighbouring Ukraine. Fico’s SMER-SSD party has a narrow lead over liberal Progressive Slovakia (PS), which has pledged to stay the course on foreign … Read moreSlovakia’s knife-edge election to determine stance on Ukraine

What US lawmakers have said about Ukraine aid as Zelenskyy urges more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the United States capital to meet US President Joe Biden, legislators, and defence officials in an effort to rally continued funding from Washington for the fight against Russia’s invasion. The US has sent about $114bn in security and humanitarian aid to help Zelenskyy’s government since the beginning of the … Read moreWhat US lawmakers have said about Ukraine aid as Zelenskyy urges more

Zelenskyy urges global unity against Russia in UN General Assembly speech

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on world leaders to show unity in the face of Russia’s continued “aggression” in Ukraine, telling the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Moscow is “weaponising” food and energy. Speaking from the UN headquarters in New York for the first time since the conflict broke out last year, Zelenskyy … Read moreZelenskyy urges global unity against Russia in UN General Assembly speech

Blinken hails Ukraine counteroffensive as US announces $1bn in new aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new aid for Ukraine totalling more than $1bn in a visit to Kyiv, including about $665m in new military and civilian security assistance, as he hailed the months-long counteroffensive against the Russian forces in the country’s southeast. The new US aid would include HIMARS missile launch systems, … Read moreBlinken hails Ukraine counteroffensive as US announces $1bn in new aid

Ukraine says troops landed on Crimea in ‘special operation’

Ukraine’s navy and military intelligence carried out a “special operation” overnight with units landing in Crimea, officials have said. A short and brief video posted on Thursday, along with a statement by the Defence Ministry intelligence service (HUR), showed a small motorboat moving through the water at night near a coastline. The alleged landing came … Read moreUkraine says troops landed on Crimea in ‘special operation’

After backlash, NATO chief says only Ukraine can decide on talks to end war

The head of the NATO alliance says it is up to Ukraine to decide on when and under what conditions to begin any negotiations on ending the war with Russia after comments by a senior colleague on the subject resulted in a backlash. Speaking at a conference in the Norwegian town of Arendal, Jens Stoltenberg … Read moreAfter backlash, NATO chief says only Ukraine can decide on talks to end war

Family killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kherson

Russian shelling has killed seven people, including a 23-day-old infant, and wounded 20 others in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson, prompting local officials to declare a day of mourning. Kyiv reclaimed part of Kherson from Russian occupation last November, but Kremlin troops have continued shelling the regional capital and areas around it from across the … Read moreFamily killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kherson

Ukraine may have launched a new push, but seeks longer-range weapons

Ukraine may have launched a major new thrust of its counteroffensive in the 74th week of the war, even as it tried to convince its Western allies to supply more long-range weapons. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had fended off “a massive assault” on June 26 by three mechanised battalions. The thrust of the … Read moreUkraine may have launched a new push, but seeks longer-range weapons

UN says ideas ‘floated’ on how to get Ukraine, Russia grain to world

There are a “number of ideas being floated” to help get Ukrainian and Russian grain and fertilizer to global markets after Moscow quit a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The Black Sea deal was brokered by the U.N. and Turkey in July last year … Read moreUN says ideas ‘floated’ on how to get Ukraine, Russia grain to world

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has returned home, from a visit to Turkey, with five commanders of Ukraine’s former garrison in Mariupol, a move Russia said violated the terms of a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that Ankara had promised under the exchange agreement to keep the men … Read moreUkraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey

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