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Vladimir Putin has unleashed his “Terminator” military vehicles to bolster Russia forces battling fierce resistance in Ukraine's Donbas region.

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Despite the government's pro-Western policy, everyday Greeks remain wary of both the US and Russia.

In reality, both Russia and Turkey have weaponised minorities to undermine the sovereignty of independent states for geopolitical and ideological reasons,” Karagiannis told Al Jazeera. Many Greeks believe then-secretary of state Henry Kissinger actively encouraged it. “European defence is a dream for some of us … the Ukraine war taught us that there is no European security without the US and NATO. The [membership bids] by Finland and Sweden underline that,” Filis said. Russia’s navy helped secure Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire a thousand years later. “If we want Europe to be independent on the international stage, it will have to show strategic autonomy and European sovereignty … [we want] a Europe that will be an international player with a balancing role,” he said. And Turkey has been accused of violating Greek airspace as a way of showing it disputes Greek sovereignty in the east Aegean. Turkey has also recently claimed that Greece has entered its airspace. “The Russians have nothing to offer Greece in terms of controlling Turkey, and wouldn’t want to if they could,” said Constantinos Filis, who directs the Global Affairs Institute at the American College of Greece. “The red line of the Americans [vis-à-vis Turkey] seems to be the avoidance of war [with Greece]. But that is not enough for Greece. It means Turkey has a wide scope for doing things to Greece it shouldn’t do.” “We took sides. “Even the US … has actually reduced its support for Greek positions,” he told Al Jazeera. “They withdrew support for the East Med [gas pipeline], and even from the East Med Act of 2019 which provided for the US monitoring Turkish violations of Greek airspace.” The East Med, a pipeline Greece has pledged to build with Cyprus and Israel to transport Israeli and Cypriot gas to the EU market, has been a major irritant to Turkey. Three-fifths of the Greek parliament recently ratified a much-expanded defence agreement with the US, which allows Washington to use the Greek port of Alexandroupolis as a logistics hub for the supply of NATO allies Romania and Bulgaria. A mid-March survey by Politico showed that 60 percent of Greeks found Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “unacceptable”, compared with 88 percent, 86 percent, 82 percent and 78 percent in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and France respectively.

Igor Girkin, an ex-FSB agent who led fighting in Donbas in 2014, says there is no path to victory for Russia's forces currently fighting in the region, ...

'Thus, it will be necessary to try and defeat the enemy in field battles. Russia is also a major exporter of fertiliser. Things don't work like that, we're not idiots,' he said on Telegram. Will this end the war? The ramifications could be far-reaching. Russian forces are trying to surround the two - split by a river marking a central front of the war - and are bombarding them to try and wear down resistance and starve residents of supplies. And? What will this achieve? A destroyed Russian tank is seen in a village to the north of Kharkiv after the area was recaptured by Ukrainian forces As long he remains shielded from reality 'nothing will change, and when it does change... Writing on Telegram late Thursday, Strelkov said: 'Let's imagine for a second, that in the next few weeks the enemy will be after all defeated through continuous frontal and flank attacks, and completely pushed out of [Donbas] borders. Ukraine is known as the 'breadbasket of Europe' because it exports up to a fifth of the world's barely and rapeseed, a tenth of global wheat and up to half the world's sunflower seeds. It is 'meaningless to hope for victory' without a general mobilisation of Russia's army, Strelkov argues, which Putin refuses to do because he is being molly-coddled by his inner circle into believing victory is still possible.

Close historic ties with Russia and deep internal divisions are undermining a unified national stance on the conflict.

“The question of a pro-Russian or pro-Western alignment feeds into a longstanding fissure in Montenegrin politics and identity. In 2019, Russia accounted for 26 percent of foreign investment in the Montenegrin economy. So did the alleged Russian-backed coup attempt of 2016 and Montenegro’s entry into NATO the following year. The war in Ukraine has shrunk the room for geopolitical neutrality in Europe, leaving Montenegro in a difficult spot. Montenegrins have demonstrated in support of Ukraine while Serb nationalists in Montenegro have demonstrated in support of Russia,” said Marco Attila Hoare, a historian and associate professor at the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology. “With Montenegro’s population split between supporters of independence who identify as Montenegrin or who belong to ethnic minorities, and those who opposed independence and identify with Serbia, it’s primarily the former that have emerged as the pro-Ukrainian and the latter as the pro-Russian camp.”

The Group of Seven unveiled a package worth more than $19 billion in short-term financial aid for Ukraine, while the ruble surged to the highest level in ...

Senior Russian officials have proposed a new law that would eliminate age limits for military contract soldiers, in another sign the country is facing a ...

Some large government-run companies have received letters urging them to sign up their staff for the army. Russia initially put about 80% of its main ground combat forces – 150,000 men – into the war in February, according to western officials. Experience shows that they become such by the age of 40-45,” it said.

Kim Sengupta visits a liberated flashpoint near Kharkiv that Putin's forces won't give up without 'a hard and long fight'

“We can only relax after they have been thrown out of our country, and that’s going to take a long time.” The Russians searched some of the houses and questioned a few men, but we are elderly people – they left us alone.” Half of them are released after their papers are checked; the others are kept in detention. “We have lost count of time here, the days and weeks... “We are from around here, and we can spot strangers. “They were trying to find range, and the shelling would come very near, go back, and then come near again. “They seemed to have looted even the more humble homes, taking away everything they could carry. The Russians are well dug in; they are desperate to block us from breaking through – if we break through then their routes to Izium are in danger. Khartia is one of the volunteer battalions that have proved their worth on the front line in this conflict. “They are not boys, but men, and well experienced if they have been fighting for the last eight years,” says Kozhemyako. “Some had good weapons, but others were actually using old Mosin rifles, believe it or not. The grass verges on both sides are mined, so drivers have to ensure they do not stray from the centre of the road. The Russians have suffered dozens of casualties, say the Ukrainians.

In these proceedings, the ICJ issued a significant ruling on March 16, 2022, which orders Russia to immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine. We ...

We call upon the international community to explore all options to support Ukraine in its proceedings before the ICJ. Reaffirming our commitment to accountability and the rules-based international order, we hereby express our joint intention to explore all options to support Ukraine in its efforts before the ICJ and to consider a possible intervention in these proceedings. In these proceedings, the ICJ issued a significant ruling on March 16, 2022, which orders Russia to immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine. We welcome the Court’s ruling and strongly urge Russia to comply with this legally binding order.

Tank commander Vadim Shysimarin, 21, tells court he was 'nervous' and 'didn't want to kill' unarmed civilian.

One of the men in the car told Shysimarin “to kill a civilian so he would not report them to Ukrainian defenders”, according to prosecutors. Shysimarin comes from Ust Illyinsk in the south-east Irkutsk region of Russia and was a commander in the Kantemirovskaya tank division on the day of the killing. Shysimarin opened fire out of the car window. The person who gave the instruction was aware of that. “There is an absence of intent here,” he said. On Thursday, during the second hearing, Shysimarin asked Shelipov’s widow to forgive him for the murder of her husband.

Russia intensifies offensive in Donbas · Zelenskiy says region is completely destroyed · Group of Seven sends billions more to Ukraine · U.S. Senate approves $40 ...

Nevertheless, Defence Minister Shoigu said on Friday Moscow planned to beef up its forces nearby in response to what he called new threats. Ukraine says Russia aims to impose its own administration and could try to annex occupied territory. Moscow says the prisoners will be treated humanely, but Russian politicians have been quoted as saying some must be tried for crimes or even executed. Capturing Luhansk and Donetsk would allow Moscow to claim victory after it announced last month that this was now its objective. "This will be the critical next few weeks of the conflict," said Mathieu Boulegue, an expert at London's Chatham House think tank. An unknown number were still believed to be inside, it said.

As for the game itself, it's a Victorian-era mystery meets eldritch horror. So it's essentially a mixture of Frogwares' work on the Sherlock Holmes games and ...

As for the game itself, it’s a Victorian-era mystery meets eldritch horror. While it will have a tighter scope, Frogwares aims to make its new game ‘ambitious, packed with quality, and with great storytelling and mystery behind it.’ A proper reveal is currently scheduled for the summer. Titled Project Palianytsia, Frogwares bluntly describes it as a ‘middle finger’ to Russia. Not just to show that the studio is pushing on despite the circumstances, but the name itself is intrinsic to Ukrainian culture and deliberately chosen to mock Russia.

Russian troops are in full control of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol and all Ukrainian fighters that had been holed up there have surrendered, ...

Biden said he was proud to welcome Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on May 19 to mark the "momentous" applications of the formerly neutral countries. WATCH: The widow of a Ukrainian civilian killed by the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine said he could have "missed" her husband instead of carrying out orders. The trial is being held at the Solomyanka district court in Kyiv and is open to the public. She added that Ukrainian investigators are continuing to gather evidence and that those named were just the first. "The sale and purchase agreement provides for employees to be retained for at least two years, on equivalent terms. The protesters in GBAO have insisted their actions are peaceful and that they have a right to peacefully demonstrate. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. "For the use of high-precision weapons, the operation of weapons and military equipment, highly professional specialists are needed. The Russian soldier accused of killing him pleaded guilty in a Kyiv court on May 18. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. "We're going to put together the resources that they need." RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction.

The last group of Ukrainian soldiers holed up in the smashed Azovstal steel works has surrendered, Russia's defence ministry said late on Friday, ...

(In recent years the brigade has been fully integrated into the Ukrainian military). Pro-Kremlin telegram channels also released a video with Sergei Volynsky, the commander of the 36th Marine Brigade unit, in which he said that his unit has surrendered. In March, hundreds of people are believed to have been killed when the Donetsk regional drama theatre was bombed.

Russia stepped up its assault on eastern Ukraine Friday, using artillery, rocket launchers, and aircraft to pound the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved a new $40 billion aid package for Ukraine as the country combats Russia’s invasion. He accused Russian forces of attempting to kill as many Ukrainians and do as much damage as possible. Russia has started pulling troops from the site. Russia has said it will cut off natural gas to Finland on Saturday. The move comes after Finland and Sweden applied for membership in the NATO alliance, driven by security concerns in the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion. In another development, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is authorizing $100 million more in military aid to Ukraine. The package of aid includes 18 more howitzers and 18 vehicles to move them, and three more anti-artillery radars, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. The evacuation of the last fighters, their number unclear, follows the surrender of almost 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers in recent days, according to the Russian defense minister.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said that Moscow will create new military bases in western Russia in response to the expansion of Nato.

No. That is the biggest terminal in Ukraine - and it is the same situation with every other terminal in the country.” As the medical emergency inflicted by Russia escalates, we have responded with life-saving medical supplies where they are needed most," Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement. The United States, Britain and some other key oil buyers banned imports of Russian oil shortly after the invasion. Washington called on Russia to allow exports of Ukrainian grain that is held up in Black Sea ports. Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine three months ago, when Russian warships blockaded Odesa and other Black Sea ports, the 112 employees of his firm, Inter Trans Logistics, have been unable to work. Nor have any of the hundreds of other freight forwarding workers in town. Nor have any of the hundreds of other freight forwarding workers in town. Experience shows that they become such by the age of 40–45," it said. "The road is extremely important because it's the only connection to other regions of the country," he said via email. SinceVladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukrainethree months ago, when Russian warships blockaded Odesaand other Black Sea ports, the 112 employees of his firm, Inter Trans Logistics, have been unable to work. The museum loaned pieces from Russian institutions for a recent exhibition. "The occupiers have identified culture, education and humanity as their enemies.

Mariupol, city of resistance, falls … underground life of the last child in the village … Putin micromanaging conflict, sources in west believe.

All 30 alliance members of Nato have to approve the acceptance of a new ally. The deputy commander of the Azov regiment, Capt Svyatoslav Palamar, released a video on Thursday evening in which he said he had not surrendered and remained in the steelworks. “I look at my government totally different since the war started,” said Tatyana Efremenko, 39, whose son Nikita Efremenko was a conscript on the Moskva missile cruiser when it was sunk in a Ukrainian missile strike a month ago. Prof Sir Lawrence Freedman from King’s College London said he judged the claim about Putin’s level of involvement to be plausible: “Putin has chased the military operation, first by giving very little notice he would launch an attack and then pushing hard for quick wins. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the combatants would be treated in line with international norms for prisoners of war, though several senior Russian politicians demanded they be put on trial and one even called for their execution. “And it’s that situation we need to escape.” But the world outside has been out of bounds to him for months. The Nordic political class initially appeared sceptical about Erdoğan’s seriousness. They should be setting the political strategy rather than getting bogged down in day-to-day activity”. But that assessment is changing. This week, Pjotr Sauer reported claims by Moscow that more than 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers holed up in the Azovstal steelworks “surrendered” and had been taken to Russian-held territory. Russia said more than 900 of the soldiers had been sent to a former prison colony.

As Friday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: Russia said it completed its takeover of the Ukrainian port city ...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the conditions in the Donbas, which includes Luhansk and neighbouring Donetsk province, as "hell" and said the ...

Kyiv says it wants to arrange a prisoner swap. He posted a video online of the attack on the House of Culture in Lozova and said seven people were wounded including a child. "The situation is really hard and horrible and my husband is on the way from one hell to another hell, from Azovstal steel plant to a prison, to captivity," Zarytska said in Istanbul, where she and other family members lobbied Turkey to try to help save the fighters. While on Friday Russia’s defence chief said the country’s forces have taken full control of the steel plant in the devastated city of Mariupol. That would mark the end of a near three-month siege that come to symbolise Ukraine’s stubborn refusal to back down in the face of Putin’s invasion. Russian troops bombarded the riverside city of Sievierodonetsk on Friday in what seemed to be the start of a major assault to seize the last remaining Ukrainian-held territory in Luhansk which is one of the two provinces Russia claims are independent states. The city, and its twin Lyshchansk on the opposite bank of the Siverskiy Donets river, form the eastern part of a Ukrainian-held pocket Russia has been trying to overrun since mid-April after failing to capture the capital Kyiv.

Russia's defence ministry says the last group of Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's Azovstal steel works has surrendered. A Russian missile hit a cultural ...

Gepard — German for “cheetah” — is considered highly effective against low-flying aircraft and lightly armoured ground targets. We continue to insist that Russia allow consistent and timely consular access to all US citizen detainees. “What is in the minds of people who choose such targets? “I can confirm that a Consular Officer visited Brittney Griner in detention yesterday on Thursday, May 19th. “But again, our message is a clear and simple one. Zelenskyy said Russia should be made to pay for every home, school, hospital and business it destroys.

Ukraine says its troops at at Bilohorivka village obliterated a botched Russian attempt to cross a river and encircle Severodonetsk.

And the president predicts the final stages are going to be the bloodiest. But the toll this war is taking on the country is enormous - in human sacrifice and economically. The town's theatre is virtually rubble. "These are Ukrainian bombs here," he says. They just sent them to die… Families are being split.

Last group of Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal steelworks surrendered, Russia's defence ministry said late Friday.

Dmitry Medvedev, a former president of Russia,warned that Russia would not continue food supplies unless the west eased its sanctionson the Kremlin. The missile hadtargeted “the newly renovated House of Culture” in Lozova,Zelenskiy said in a statement on social media. Erdoğan told reporters he had discussed the issue with the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte,and that he would also be speaking to Britain tomorrow. Moody’s on Friday cut Ukraine’s debt rating for the second time in three months and lowered the outlook to negative due to the growing risk the Russian invasion will affect the nation’s debt sustainability. Zelenskiy proposed a formal deal with the country’s allies to secure Russian compensation for damage its forces have caused during the war. Russia has taken control of the Azovstal steel plant, the country’s defence ministry said on Friday evening.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Donbas is "completely destroyed" and accused Russia of a "deliberate and criminal attempt to kill as many ...

Konashenkov said the Azov Regiment commander “was taken out of the territory of the plant in a special armored car.” CNN cannot independently verify that all Ukrainian troops have vacated the steel plant. Russia claimed Friday that its troops have “completely liberated” the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.

Severodonetsk, the easternmost city under Ukraine's control, is set to be the war's next major battlefield, with local officials reporting intense Russian ...

The latest: Severodonetsk, the easternmost city under Ukraine’s control, is set to be the war’s next major battlefield, with local officials reporting intense Russian shelling in recent days. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. “The ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit, and without discrimination, is fundamental to our Tour,” the ATP said in a statement. Kharkiv region: At least seven people were wounded, including an 11-year-old, in a Russian missile strike on a cultural center in Lozova, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, referring to the violence as "absolute evil.” Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said the strike was deliberate. Severodonetsk: Officials in this key city, the easternmost under Ukrainian control, are bracing for a major, drawn-out battle as experts anticipate a Russian bid to take control of it. Last month, Russia halted gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria, which are both NATO and European Union members that have supported Ukraine in its fight against Russia. The Kremlin warned other European leaders that they may face the same fate. Finland relies heavily on Russia for gas, though that gas only makes up about 5 percent of Finland’s overall energy consumption as it is steadily transitioning to renewables and other alternative fuel sources. Rosneft said Schröder had informed the company that it was “impossible” to continue in the role. And Schröder has become an increasing embarrassment to his party and much of the country as Russia has waged its new offensive in Ukraine. The move is not expected to disrupt the Nordic state’s energy network, as Finland is able to make up the shortfall from elsewhere. Russia on Friday claimed full control of the Azovstal steel plant in the Black Sea port city of Mariupol, and said more than 1,900 Ukrainian fighters from the facility have surrendered — though that figure drastically exceeds other estimates. Severodonetsk, the easternmost city under Ukraine’s control, is set to be the war’s next major battlefield, with local officials reporting intense Russian shelling in recent days.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin the “complete liberation” of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol – the last ...

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She said the UK is discussing the prospect with its allies, given Vladimir Putin has been "clear about his ambitions to create a greater Russia".

As they surrendered, the troops were taken prisoner by the Russians, and at least some were taken to a former penal colony. "This is a discussion we're having with our allies." The UK's foreign secretary says the aim is to ensure Ukraine is "permanently able to defend itself", and this also applies to other "vulnerable states" such as Moldova, which is not a NATO member.

Russia claims it has taken control of the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol. Meanwhile, heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine ...

Ukraine has not confirmed this claim, and CNN cannot independently verify the number of Ukrainian forces left inside the plant. Evacuations for civilians began on May 1. "My husband wrote me two days ago.

Get the latest updates here. Fighting. Russia's defence ministry said the last group of Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks had ...

Ukraine did not comment on the figures. - The Institute for the Study of War says Russian forces appear to be “digging in” around Kharkiv and along the southern axis in preparation for Ukrainian counteroffensives and a protracted war. - Russia’s defence ministry said the last group of Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks had surrendered, marking an end to a weeks-long attack that left the city in ruins.

A UN Security Council meeting heard that the war has halted maritime trade, trapping Ukrainian agricultural exports and jeopardising global food supplies.

“We agreed that Ukraine’s financial situation must have no influence on Ukraine’s ability to defend itself successfully,” he said. Now she is in Russian hands, at a time when Mariupol itself is on the verge of falling. We are also in discussion with our Grand Slam colleagues.” Ukrainian authorities said their troops have repelled a Russian attack in the east, as Moscow struggled to gain ground in the region that is now the focus of the war. “Staunch Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol since the start of the war means Russian forces in the area must be re-equipped and refurbished before they can be redeployed effectively,” the MoD wrote on Twitter. An unknown number of defenders remain in the sprawling complex, which is the last bastion of Ukrainian resistance in the city – a target from the start of the invasion that has been under effective Russian control for some time. Russian forces have taken full control of the steel plant in Mariupol that was the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the city, Moscow’s defence minister said. Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been “completely liberated” from Ukrainian fighters. A Wimbledon statement read: “We appreciate that opinions differ in relation to our decision to decline entries from Russian and Belarusian players to the championships this year and we deeply regret the impact of this decision on the individuals affected. Russian forces have taken full control of the steel plant in Mariupol that was the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the city, Moscow’s defence minister said. A celebrated Ukrainian medic has recorded the horrors of her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail, smuggled out to the world in a tampon. Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been “completely liberated” from Ukrainian fighters.

Ukraine has not confirmed Moscow's claim that it has full control of the sprawling complex in the port city. The tenacity of Ukrainian forces there has ...

It is one of only a handful like it in the world, including just two in Russia. Then, in the second half, Serhiy is released in a prisoner swap, and everything about his life, including his chic, high-rise apartment and his relationship with his angsty young daughter, takes on a zombified state, enveloped in a dissociative haze even as he tries to repair himself. In Valentyn Vasyanovych’s austere drama “Reflection” (in select theaters), a Ukrainian surgeon, Serhiy, is captured by Russian soldiers and forced to help dispose of the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers who died while being tortured. A number of recent and upcoming films by Ukrainian filmmakers, born of the continuing conflict, try to articulate these tensions, some more directly in conversation with the brutalities of war than others. Maksym Nakonechnyi’s “Butterfly Vision,” premiering at Cannes in the coming days, follows a Ukrainian reconnaissance expert struggling to adjust to normal life after being raped and detained as a prisoner of war. At the same time, some Russian officials have pushed to label one group of the soldiers — members of the Azov battalion — as terrorists, and to try them on war crimes charges. Many of the approximately 900 people who lived there before the Russian invasion fled, and only a few have returned. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey agreed in a phone call on Friday evening to seek to unlock vital supply routes for Ukrainian grain stocks, as food prices rise across the globe. To the south, if Moscow’s assertion of a definitive victory at the Azovstal complex is confirmed, Russian forces fully control a broad swath of port access and land transit. Finland’s natural gas imports from Russia have been cut off, a spokeswoman for the Finnish state energy provider said on Saturday. The company, Gasum, did not comply with Moscow’s demand to make payments in rubles instead of euros. Russia portrayed the move as a bid to attract recruits with professional degrees and skills, but analysts saw a signal of military depletion. Ukraine has not confirmed Moscow’s claim that it has full control of the sprawling complex in the port city.

A Russian soldier stands in the Mariupol Drama Theater, which was bombed by Russian forces on March 16 with civilians sheltering inside, with estimates of ...

WATCH: The widow of a Ukrainian civilian killed by the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine said he could have "missed" her husband instead of carrying out orders. Biden said he was proud to welcome Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on May 19 to mark the "momentous" applications of the formerly neutral countries. The trial is being held at the Solomyanka district court in Kyiv and is open to the public. "The sale and purchase agreement provides for employees to be retained for at least two years, on equivalent terms. The Russian soldier accused of killing him pleaded guilty in a Kyiv court on May 18. The protesters in GBAO have insisted their actions are peaceful and that they have a right to peacefully demonstrate. The AELTC said it was a "deep disappointment" that the ATP and WTA stripped the tournament of ranking points. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. "For the use of high-precision weapons, the operation of weapons and military equipment, highly professional specialists are needed. The ministry said that Khodorkovsky, 58, and Kasparov, 59, had "sources" in Ukraine to finance their activities. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction.

After months of heavy fighting, Russia has declared victory over the massive Azovstal steel plant in strategic port city of Mariupol that has been almost ...

"Starting from tomorrow, during the upcoming summer season, Gasum will supply natural gas to its customers from other sources through the Balticconnector pipeline. has been completely liberated," the ministry said in a statement, adding that a total of 2,439 defenders had surrendered in the past few days. "The consular officer found her continuing to do as well as could be expected under these exceedingly challenging circumstances. "It is highly regrettable that natural gas supplies under our supply contract will now be halted. The 30-member alliance will be meeting in Madrid in June. Russia said there were 531 members of the last group that had given up. The new legislation will provide $20 billion in military assistance, ensuring a steady stream of advanced weapons that have been used to blunt Russia's advances. It also comes just two days after Finland formally applied to join NATO. Ukraine has successfully defended Kyiv, and Russia has refocused its offensive on the country's east, but American officials warn of the potential for a prolonged conflict. Canada has already said it would change its laws to enable this. "That would be fair. Biden signed the measure under unusual circumstances.

The Russian military has claimed to have destroyed a large consignment of Western arms destined for Ukrainian forces defending the Donbas.

"The end will be through diplomacy," he told a Ukrainian television channel. Biden signed the bill passed earlier by Congress while visiting Seoul on his first trip to Asia as president. “NLAW is an extremely potent man-portable, short-range, fire-and-forget, anti-armour weapon,” Bach told reporters. The reports could not be independently verified. Gazprom said in a statement Saturday that it had "completely stopped gas deliveries" as it had not received ruble payments from Finland's state-owned energy company Gasum "by the end of the working day on May 20". The American chain pulled out of Russia in March following the invasion of Ukraine and its 850 restaurants are now poised to undergo a rebrand after being bought by Russian businessman Alexander Govor this week. The walkout was "an expression of disapproval at Russia's illegal war of aggression in Ukraine and its economic impact in the APEC region," one diplomat said. The Russian Defence Ministry claimed: "High-precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missiles destroyed a large batch of weapons and military equipment near the Malin railway station in Zhytomyr region delivered from the United States and European countries". Joe Biden, the US President, has signed a $40 billion bill set to ensure a steady supply of weaponry and economic support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the White House said. Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB agent, has been sanctioned by Canada in a fresh wave of penalties against those with alleged links to the Russian president's regime, it has been reported. The defence ministry alleged that the strike in the north-western region of Zhytomyr, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles, took out a "large batch" of weapons and military equipment delivered from the US and European countries. The Russian military has claimed to have destroyed a large consignment of Western arms destined for Ukrainian forces defending the Donbas.

As residents return to a liberated town near Kyiv, a teacher and her high school students recount what it took to survive the war.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Donbas is "completely destroyed" and accused Russia of a "deliberate and criminal attempt to kill as many ...

"The city has been without electricity, internet and communication for almost a week now," he said. The Russians suffered personnel losses and retreated," Hayday said. "The assault on Severodonetsk was unsuccessful.

It is nearly three months since Russia invaded Ukraine -- a 12-week period in which Russian forces have wrought devastation on the country and its people, ...

It has been designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Analysis of those circumstances allows me to conclude that Shishimarin had no direct intent for the murder," Ovsyannikov said. The trial's first day was so packed with journalists that authorities in Kyiv were forced to move to bigger venue. The city has been under Russian control since early in the invasion. Correspondent Fred Pleitgen was among the first to reach a mass grave that residents dug while the place was under Russian occupation, because so many residents had been killed and longer burial ceremonies would have been too dangerous amid the shooting and shelling. On Friday, Ukraine ordered its forces to stop defending the plant. "I was nervous the moment it happened. An investigation by The New York Times "The city was much more alive. Ukrainian officials said last week they were liberating villages on the outskirts of the city. that the alliance expects something of a stalemate over the next few weeks. It had been under constant bombardment since then, until Russian forces were repelled.

Horrific reports have emerged from the Kharkiv region of Ukraine after Russian troops were pushed back.

Every shut down business, every hryvnia lost by people, enterprises, communities and the state.’ Every ruined school, ruined hospital. He faces life in prison under a section of the Ukrainian criminal code addressing the laws and customs of war. The claims of rape and sexual violence have been backed up by Iryna Matviyishyn, a Ukrainian journalist. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence said in a tweet yesterday: ‘Today, in just one hour, 10 reports of rape by the [Russian] occupiers, including 8 children, were received from newly liberated villages in the Kharkiv region. They left a trail of devastation in their wake, including allegations of rape and sexual assault.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and the leaders of Finland and Sweden, reiterating his reservations about the Nordic ...

The defence ministry in Moscow said it targeted a store in the west of the country by launching cruise missiles from the Black Sea. A statement claimed to have ...

That’s what we are working on at the moment. Moscow says Western arms deliveries for Kyiv, and the imposition of drastic sanctions against the Russian economy, amount to a ‘proxy war’ effort by the West. Kremlin forces continue to attempt a major offensive to take the entirety of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Russia claims it has taken control of the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol. Meanwhile, heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine ...

But anyway there are the remnants of chemicals, which are hazardous and highly explosive," he warned. "Fighting is currently taking place on the outskirts of Severodonetsk," Hayday said, asserting that Ukrainian forces had repulsed 11 enemy attacks. At least six people have been killed in Russian attacks on the city of Severodonetsk in Ukraine’s Luhansk region in the past day, the head of the regional military administration said Saturday.