Donald Trump has warned that Vladimir Putin is “not looking to stop” the war with Ukraine following a “disappointing” phone call between the Russian and American leaders.

Phone call comes after a top Pentagon official ordered a halt to any arms shipments bound for Kyiv’s defense

President’s comments incited angry backlash in Japan, with Hiroshima’s city assembly passing resolution condemning statements that ‘justify the use of atomic bombs’

A rift has developed between Russia and Azerbaijn

The drone strike comes after Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine in June

Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine’s fuel supply facilities on Monday (30 June).

Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is “not looking for a way out of the war” and instead preparing to launch a new operation in Europe.

The Central Asian region’s strategic location between Russia and China has long made it a ‘grand chessboard’ for great power politics

The authoritative Ukrainian Deep State map shows that Russia now controls 113,588 square kms of Ukrainian territory

As her body shut down down in hospital, Olha Kurtmalaieva spurred herself on with thoughts of her beloved

‘In the situation the world is in now, it’s needed. I think it’s only fair and right that women participate equally with men’

President Zelensky said: ‘Moscow will not stop as long as it has the capability to launch massive strikes’

Russia has launched its biggest air attack on Ukraine since the war first began in 2022, with Vladimir Putin’s forces launching over 500 drones across several cities.

The outnumbered Ukrainian army has increasingly relied on drone technology to counter Russian pressure

As Donald Trump suggests he could send Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine, The Independent takes a look at which countries are the key military backers behind war in Europe