By Ivor Bennet, Moscow correspondent It’s not the images from Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Kim Jong Un that will worry Ukraine and its allies, but the words. After thanking the
China military parade: Xi Jinping hosts Putin and Kim Jong Un On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international
Trump’s announcement: US president Donald Trump touched on many issues during his Oval Office press conference today, speaking about the war in Ukraine to tariffs and domestic crime, relocation of
Analysis: Putin struck a conciliatory tone on Ukraine – but there are normally strings attached By Ivor Bennett, Moscow correspondent This was unusually soft language from Vladimir Putin. Ahead of
Pictures: Ukrainians mourn former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy People hold flags during a memorial service for former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy (REUTERS) A man sets up a portrait of
‘I think the whole thing is collapsing’: Trump humilated by Putin – and made chances of peace worse, ex-adviser says John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser during his
Ukrainian suspect arrested over killing of politician Andriy Parubiy in Lviv A man has been arrested over the assassination of senior Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy, president Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed.
Putin arrives in China for summit after Moscow launches aerial attacks on Odesa On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from
Tributes pour in for killed MP Tributes have poured in from colleagues in Ukrainian parliament and the government, praising Andriy Parubiy’s contribution to Ukraine’s fight for sovereignty and independence as
Inside Putin’s campaign of ‘psychological terror’ in Kyiv: Why Russia keeps bombarding the capital Tom Watling30 August 2025 09:14 Russian attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia kills one, injures 24, governor says
Analysis: Europeans may be moving towards using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine – but Moscow would go beserk While the original motive for today’s summit in Copenhagen was to
Macron says Putin would have duped Trump if he doesn’t commit to Zelenskiy meeting If Russian president Vladimir Putin doesn’t commit by Monday to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, he would
Donald Trump has cancelled a loophole from today that had allowed consumers and businesses to be spared duties for sending low-value goods to the United States. The so-called de minimis
You might not know it from a rising stock market, but President Trump’s tariffs and other limits on global trade are causing widespread damage throughout the economy. The costs will
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Russian sanctions and ‘not innocent’ Zelenskyy – what Trump said at the White House As he sat down for a cabinet meeting at the White House yesterday, Donald Trump made
A Russian attack on a Ukrainian mine has reportedly killed one worker, injured three and trapped 146 miners underground. “The attack damaged the enterprise’s buildings and equipment, causing a power
By Adam McGroarty, live news reporter Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine. As usual, we’re starting this week with an overview of
Zelensky says waiting for ‘India’s contribution’ to end Ukraine war Volodymyr Zelensky has he is counting on India’s contribution to end the war in Ukraine as he thanked Indian prime
Ukraine’s foreign minister says Lavrov ‘has no legitimacy to talk about legitimacy’ Ukraine’s foreign minister has hit back at his Russian counterpart after he said Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is not” legitimate.