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Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison in February 2024

Navalny was poisoned with 'rare toxin' - European states

Five European countries, including Britain, France and Germany, have accused Russia of "poisoning" opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison in 2024 using a "rare toxin", on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

World • 15 Feb

This photograph shows damaged cars at the site of a Russian attack in Odesa on February 13, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Six people died in Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight that targeted the southern port city of Odesa and energy in

Russia, Ukraine to hold talks in Geneva next week

Russia and Ukraine will hold US-brokered talks on 17-18 February in Geneva, both countries have said, announcing the next leg in negotiations seeking to end the four-year war.

Ukraine • 13 Feb

A man is seen talking on a phone as he views destruction following a Russian drone strike on a Odesa in Ukraine

UN calls on Russia to stop attacking Ukraine energy sites

The United Nations has called on Russia to stop its attacks on Ukraine's energy sites, which have plunged entire cities into darkness in the coldest winter of the four-year war.

World • 12 Feb

Close up of a mobile phone that is prompting user to install whatsapp

Russia confirms ban on WhatsApp

Russia has blocked messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said, urging its 100 million Russian users to switch to a domestic alternative.

World • 12 Feb

SLOVIANSK, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 10: Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire after a Russian bombing raid on the city of Sloviansk, Ukraine, 10 February 2026. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

European Parliament approves €90bn loan for Ukraine

The European Parliament has approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, providing a financial lifeline to the country four years into Russia's invasion.

Ukraine • 11 Feb

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech

Macron wants 'European approach' in dialogue with Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to include European partners in a resumption of dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin nearly four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine • 10 Feb

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a speech during a plenary session at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg

EU proposes new Russia sanctions targeting energy, trade

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war, including a ban on providing shipping services for Russian crude oil.

Ukraine • 06 Feb

Russian General Vladimir Alexeyev, who was shot in Moscow today

Russian general shot several times in Moscow - officials

A Russian general was shot and injured in a Moscow apartment building, officials have said, in the latest apparent assassination attempt of a top Russian military figure.

World • 06 Feb

men at work at a damaged factory in kyiv

Ukraine-Russia-US talks to continue in 'coming weeks'

Trilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia, mediated by the United States, will continue in the coming weeks, Kyiv's lead negotiator Rustem Umerov has said after the latest round of talks in Abu Dhabi.

World • 05 Feb

A number of diplomats sit in a circle during Ukraine-Russia talks in the UAE

Ukraine, Russia, US negotiators hold 'productive' talks

Ukrainian and Russian officials wrapped up a "productive" first day of new US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, Kyiv's lead negotiator said today, as fighting in Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two raged on.

Ukraine • 04 Feb

VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - 2026/01/25: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seen talking during the joint press-conference with Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in the Presidential Palace. Polish President Karol Nawrock

Ukraine-Russia-US talks to be held in Abu Dhabi

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that new two-day talks between US, Russian and Ukrainian envoys on halting the Ukraine war would start in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Ukraine • 01 Feb

White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff sitting during a cabinet meeting in the White House.

US envoy reports 'constructive' Ukraine talks with Russia

US envoy Steve Witkoff has said he held constructive talks with a Russian envoy in Florida as part of the US drive to end the war in Ukraine.

World • 31 Jan

Russia halts Kyiv strikes until Sunday at Trump's request

Russia has agreed to a request from US President Donald Trump to halt airstrikes on Kyiv until 1 February amid harsh winter temperatures.

Ukraine • 30 Jan

VILNYANSK, ZAPORIZHIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 29: Firefighters continue their work in homes damaged, and some completely destroyed, following Russian Shahed drone attack in Vilnyansk, Zaporizhia, Ukraine on January 29, 2026. Three people were killed in the att

Trump says Putin agreed not to attack Kyiv for a week

US President Donald Trump has said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other cities for a week, as Moscow's strikes leave Ukraine facing its toughest winter since the start of the war.

Ukraine • 29 Jan

ODESA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 27: Rescuers work amid rubble of a residential building partially destroyed by a Russian airstrike on January 27, 2026 in Odesa, Ukraine. At night, the Russian army struck the city with drones. In total, more than 10 hit sites wer

Russian strikes kill two in Kyiv region - authorities

Russian strikes near Ukraine's capital killed two people and wounded several, regional military authorities said.

World • 28 Jan

Rescue operations at a residential building in Ukraine

Russian attack cuts power in Kharkiv, 23 wounded in Odesa

Russian drones and missiles hit Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv knocking out power during ⁠freezing winter weather, while 23 people were wounded in an overnight attack on the southern city of Odesa, officials said.

Ukraine • 27 Jan

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JANUARY 25: A passer-by walks past a military propaganda billboard promoting a military contract service in the Armed forces of Russia, on January 25, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. The sign reads: "One-time payment of 800,000 rubles and other

Peace talks positive but territory remains issue - Russia

The Kremlin said today that US-brokered trilateral talks in the UAE between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators over the weekend had been held in a "constructive spirit" but that there was still "significant work ahead".

Ukraine • 26 Jan

Zelensky seeks air defence support as energy sites hit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes.

Ukraine • 25 Jan

The US president's demands to annex Greenland drove a wedge between trans atlantic allies

How did Russia view the Greenland dispute?

US President Donald Trump's demands to annex Greenland damaged relations between the United States and Europe over the past two weeks. How did Russia view the dispute?

Analysis and Comment • 25 Jan

Russia in massive strike on Ukrainian drone, energy sites

Ukraine has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "cynically" ordering massive missile strikes as negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the US meet to discuss a plan to end the almost four-year-long war.

Ukraine • 24 Jan

Negotiaters for the US, Ukraine and Russia sit in a semi circle during talks.

Zelensky says UAE talks were 'constructive'

Ukraine's ⁠President Volodymyr Zelensky said trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States, which had concluded in the UAE, were "constructive" and that further ⁠meetings could take ⁠place next week.

Ukraine • 26 Jan

First round of US-Russia-Ukraine talks end in Abu Dhabi

A first round of talks between US, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Abu Dhabi ended this evening, Ukrainian officials said, with new discussions planned for tomorrow.

Ukraine • 23 Jan

Harris: No scenario in which Ireland joins Board of Peace

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he cannot see a scenario where Ireland can participate in US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

World • 22 Jan

US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Trump will sign legislation Wednesday allowing schools that participate in a federal lunch program to serv

Trump to charge $1bn for 'peace board' membership

US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay $1bn for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter, seen today by AFP.

World • 19 Jan

Residents of Sumy, Ukraine, survey the destruction caused by a Russian airstrike in a residential area

Ukraine says held 'substantive' talks with US

Ukraine has held "substantive" talks with US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff, with discussions expected to continue in Davos next week, Ukraine's security chief said.

Ukraine • 18 Jan