Leaders from Ukraine, Poland and Latvia sharply criticized Pope Francis’ remarks from the Vatican that Ukraine should negotiate with Moscow after more than two years of war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the church should be among the people “and not two and a half thousand kilometres away, somewhere, to mediate virtually between someone who […]
Leaders from Ukraine, Poland and Latvia sharply criticized Pope Francis’ remarks from the Vatican that Ukraine should negotiate with Moscow after more than two years of war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the church should be among the people “and not two and a half thousand kilometres away, somewhere, to mediate virtually between someone who […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other leaders have travelled to Kiev to underline their support for Ukraine on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. The visit was intended “to celebrate the extraordinary resistance of the Ukrainian people,” she wrote on the platform X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday morning. “More than ever, […]
Germany and Ukraine have signed a bilateral security agreement as Kiev looks to bolster its long-term defences. The deal was signed in Berlin by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The agreement is intended to bridge the gap until Ukraine becomes a member of NATO. But admission to the Western defence alliance […]
Several people have been killed in Ukraine after Russia fired missiles across the country, with explosions reported from the capital Kiev to the eastern city of Kharkiv. At least one woman was killed in Kiev, where a series of explosions were heard overnight and air-defence systems were activated, the local military administration said early Tuesday. […]
Donald Tusk, the new Polish prime minister who is facing an opposition at home that is trying to handicap his new administration, pledged his country’s support for Ukraine in his inaugural visit to Kiev. Despite Poland’s domestic issues, Tusk said in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that his country backs Ukraine. “Poland will […]
The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose pro-European government took office in December, arrived in Kiev for surprise talks on Monday aimed at rallying Western support for Ukraine. Tusk arrived in the Ukrainian capital by train on Monday morning – without prior public announcement for security reasons. Tusk said he wants to work with […]
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak is calling for more weapons from allies to aid his country’s defence campaign against the Russian invasion, given the current state of fighting. “The problem at this stage of the war is that the number of weapons, drones, grenades or artillery fire is not evenly distributed. This needs to be […]