Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak thanked American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer Sean Penn for his constant work to draw attention to Ukraine and stressed the i

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POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country’s army is facing “a really difficult situation” in eastern regions where troops are battling to hold at bay an

“We can repeat” is the slogan used every 9 May when Russians remember the Red Army’s victory in the Second World War. Elsewhere on the continent, Europeans promise “never again”. The difference betwee

By Associate Editor Share The spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force announced some of his country's pilots are finishing up training to fly F-16 Fighting Falcon jets. Ukrainian news agency Ukrinfor

In a tribute to the heroic legacy of Soviet ace pilot Ivan Kozhedu, the Rostec State Corporation unveiled a historical livery for the fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft on Victory Day. The livery, crafte

Washington — Seoul is mulling over sharing advanced military technology with the U.S., the United Kingdom and Australia through what is known as AUKUS Pillar II, a move that would enhance its security

Vladimir Putin has re-hired a former adviser who previously called for Russia to carry out a preemptive nuclear strike against Europe to 'test NATO's resolve'. Professor Sergei Karaganov, a political

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Updated May 10, 2024 Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv on May 10. Russian troops have attempted to open a new front by breaking through Ukrainian lines in the Kharki

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a new wave of offensive that was launched by the Russian occupation army in the Kharkiv axis and, as of the Friday morning, was stopped by the Uk

The Kremlin has responded with predictable theatre to comments from foreign secretary David Cameron, after he said Ukraine is free to use weapons supplied by Britain to launch strikes inside Russia. T

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An alleged spy accused of carrying out an arson attack for Russia's Wagner Group appeared in court today. Dylan Earl is alleged to have torched an industrial unit in London, which was advertised on ch

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Interview Russia Ukraine Leonid Nezvlin recounts how he became one of Putin’s first victims in the Russian president’s rise to the top of the “mafia state” and how he combats him today. by Jason Jay S

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Recent efforts by the Georgian government to adopt a Kremlin-style law imposing restrictions on civil society have laid bare the geopolitical struggle currently underway to define the country’s future

For the second year running, Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9 featured just one solitary tank. Throughout his twenty-four year reign, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has used the annual Vic

jerusalem — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage. Meanwhile, an adviser to I

KUALA LUMPUR — A U.S. treasury official warned of environmental risks from illicit transfers of Iranian oil off Malaysia, news portal Malaysiakini reported on Thursday, as the United States narrows it

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Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fifth term in office this week, even as his country is beset by sanctions, bogged down in a years long war in Ukraine and cut off from capital mar

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Pentagon officials working with Elon Musk’s SpaceX have blunted the Russian military’s unauthorized use of Starlink internet terminals on the battlefield in its war with Ukraine, according to the Defe

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is confident that states that continue to maintain positions of neutrality in relation to Russian aggression in Ukraine, as well as Ukraine, are in danger. "As

A solitary, symbolic tank has featured in Russia’s annual 9 May military parade for the second year in a row as the country was forced to pare down its normal display of military might during a full-s

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Russia has agreed to remove some of its troops and border guards from Armenia, the Kremlin said on Thursday, after months of spiraling tensions between the two ex-Soviet allies. Yerevan, a traditional

Warsaw, Poland — Poland's defense minister said Thursday his country is strengthening the metal barrier along its border with Belarus to deter illegal migration. "We are mending the barrier on the Pol

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The European Union has agreed in principle to a deal that would use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to supply weapons for Ukraine. The bloc said the first payments could be made by the summer,

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny as Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Ireland Simon Harris. "Ireland's neutrality does not imply disregard for justice and the restoration of pea