Stanislav Carpiuc, described as a ‘money man’ in the conspiracy to damage property by fire, was deported

Pope Leo personally telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to urge a ceasefire and request safe passage for humanitarian aid into the besieged Ukrainian town of Oleshky.

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Editorial: The easing of US sanctions on Russian oil risks strengthening Putin’s war effort. European leaders must resist a return to appeasement, while a weary Zelensky must go all out to win America back

Zelensky warned Trump’s diesel deal puts money in ‘Putin’s pocket’ and can never offset the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

New speed restrictions, imposed without notice remotely by code, contributed to multiple mission failures for Ukraine

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A sea drone was used to strike a Russian Olympic city’s port as part of Ukraine's Black Sea blockade.

Russia's shadow fleet has allowed it to keep exporting oil without complying with Western sanctions

As the Kyiv-Washington feud cuts off missile resupplies and blocks European aid, Ukraine’s Patriot systems have run out

Volodymyr Zelensky has lashed out at President Trump after he struck a diesel deal with Russia

The futuristic drone can carry up to 330 pounds and reach speeds up to 65mph

German chancellor Friedrich Merz said meanwhile that giving up on Kyiv would have ‘an enormous impact on the entire political order of this continent’

‘We don’t have to look very hard for the collusion anymore,’ one critic said

Elon Musk says the United States owns and controls the military-grade version of Starlink, which both Ukraine and Britain use

After Russian energy attacks left Ukrainians without heating and electricity last winter, Kyiv has in 2026 sought to disrupt Russian daily life in response

Romania's naval authority said it received an emergency alert from the San Marino-flagged tanker Wine Trader

After Russia annexed the Donbas region in 2014, Shakhtar Donetsk have not played at their stadium for 12 years. This season, they will play their Champions League home games in west London. Kieran Jackson sat with the punters – male and female, old and young, friends and family – for an altogether different spectator vibe

Trump calls Zelensky's resumption of airstrikes on Russian energy infrastructure a ‘disgrace’

Andy Burnham reinforces support for Ukraine following talks with Volodymyr Zelensky

Editorial: Battered by President Putin’s war of terror and apparently losing crucial support from US intelligence and Elon Musk’s Starlink, Kyiv’s brave citizens are closer to cracking than they have been since the start of the war

US-Ukrainian relations continue to deteriorate as Trump offers a lifeline to the Russian economy

A former Ukrainian military officer is on trial in Germany over what has been described as one of the ‘biggest sabotage operations of modern times’

‘We are watching you,’ said Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski amid outcry about restriction of the technology

Officials were left ‘surprised’ at the announcement having just offered Kyiv new security guarantees

Moscow accuses Hokkaido Shimbun reporter of collecting information on Russian defence capabilities

Zelensky spoke of his frustration over Trump in an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday night