In brief: German prosecutors have alleged that Ukraine’s state authorities ordered the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, charging Ukrainian army officer Serhiy Kuznetsov and accusing him ...

In brief: Kyiv will observe a Day of Mourning on July 3 after Russia’s overnight missile and drone attack killed at least 25 people, with rescuers still searching for survivors beneath the rubble of a ...

In brief: Russian soldiers are increasingly refusing deployments to observation posts in the Dnipro River's island zone due to poor logistics and supply shortages, according to Ukraine's Southern ...

In brief: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expanded the central administration of the Federal Protective Service (FSO) for the fourth time since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, increasing staff from ...

In brief: Czech opposition party SPD has called for Ukraine’s Zelensky to be stripped of the Order of the White Lion, the country's highest state decoration, following a similar decision from Poland ...

In brief: A blast in a Monaco residential building injured seven people, including Ukrainian businessman Vadym Iermolaiev, his wife, and son. Authorities are investigating a suspected backpack bomb ...

In brief: Estonia’s foreign minister said stray Ukrainian drones landing inside NATO territory are “a price worth paying” as Kyiv’s long-range strikes increasingly damage Russia’s economy and military ...

In brief: Lukashenko’s sudden Beijing trip after closed-door talks with Putin shows a ruler seeking Chinese cover as pressure grows over Belarus’ role in Russia’s war. Minsk remains a platform of ...

A Polish-owned MiG-29s. This example is operated by 1 Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego (1st Tactical Sqn) based at Mińsk Mazowiecki. c/n 2960535105. On static display at the 2013 Airshow at Radom Airbase ...

In brief: Russia’s economy is stagnating as war spending drains domestic resources and weakens the civilian sector, Zelensky's sanctions representative says. With oil and gas revenues down 30%, a ...

In brief: Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko’s closed-door Valdai talks came at a critical moment, following Kyiv’s warning over Russian military infrastructure on Belarusian territory. While the ...

Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. Moscow was fending off a "large-scale" drone ...