Others lit candles, their eyes lost in the movement of the flames.... Last night was loud, with lots of shelling, so of course I’m worried, ” said Stas, a man in his 40s who gave only his first name for reasons of privacy.... He added that he could not leave, because his mother was bed-ridden and the journey to some kind of sanctuary was not something she could withstand....

Russia suggested establishing an inter-parliamentary contact group under the auspices of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to discuss ways to overcome the crisis in Ukraine, as the situation demands an international solution. Speaking at а news conference on recent events in Ukraine, Head of the Stat

The humiliating climbdown came just hours after it was confirmed that Mr Johnson will attend next week’s Scottish Tory conference to speak to delegates about the war in Ukraine. Recommended Ukraine latest updates: Russian tanks destroyed outside of Kyiv Why has Russia invaded Ukraine?... The Tigr, a military light armoured vehicle, was donated by the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia to pro-russian activists In pictures: The Ukraine crisis Ukraine crisis Pro-Russian activists gather on the ste

The humiliating climbdown came just hours after it was confirmed that Mr Johnson will attend next week’s Scottish Tory conference to speak to delegates about the war in Ukraine. Recommended Ukraine latest updates: Russian tanks destroyed outside of Kyiv Why has Russia invaded Ukraine?... The Tigr, a military light armoured vehicle, was donated by the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia to pro-russian activists In pictures: The Ukraine crisis Ukraine crisis Pro-Russian activists gather on the ste

Russian troops in eastern Ukraine are likely to be forced to take an “ operational pause ” after slow and grinding advances over recent weeks have left little more than 50 per cent of the forces initially deployed by Vladimir Putin in a state of combat effectiveness, Western officials have said. Officials said the Russians face a series of perilous river crossings and are showing signs of “ disillusionment ” with the campaign, not only among rank-and-file soldiers but also senior officers. With

The first stage of the West’s new world war against Russia is complete. Ukraine can now serve as an outpost for launching media, digital, cultural and other attacks eastward – another example of the new kind of war that the global hegemon is waging around the world.

It might seem that the EU could never come up with an alternative security structure, absent the United States. But an alternative is there - its central axis of Europe would be less that of France and Germany, but more Russia and Germany.

The sharp escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict became the main event of October 2023, pushing into the background the recent fall of Nagorno-Karabakh and even Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. Such attention is entirely justified.