Ukraine

PAVLOHRAD, Ukraine — Going to work is an escape for Tatyiana Ustymenko. She rides an elevator down more than 1,500 feet into a coal mine and leaves behind her cellphone — meaning no distractions from the latest developments at the eastern front line just 60 miles away. That far below ground, she also can’t hear the air raid sirens warning of a…

US President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race gives him nearly six months left in office with an array of foreign policy challenges on the table. How will Biden continue to shape Washington’s stance towards Ukraine, China and the Israel-Hamas war? FRANCE 24 speaks with Dr Leslie Vinjamuri,…

Perhaps the most striking thing about Moscow today is its calm. This is a city that has been barely touched by war. Indeed, until you turn on the television — where propaganda is omnipresent — you would hardly know that there is a war. Any economic damage from Western sanctions has been offset by the large number of wealthy Russians who have…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Iryna FarionArticle informationAuthor, Tom McArthurRole, BBC News20 July 2024, 10:15 BSTUpdated 7 hours agoA former Ukrainian nationalist MP has died after being shot on the street in the western city of Lviv.Iryna Farion caused controversy in 2023 by suggesting that “true patriots” of Ukraine should not…

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is found guilty of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony.A Russian court has found Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage and sentenced the first US journalist accused of spying since the Cold War to 16 years in a penal colony. Judge Andrei Mineyev said in…

07/18/2024July 18, 2024British Prime Minister Starmer calls for deeper cooperation on UkraineLeaders from all over Europe expressed their support for Ukraine at the summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in the UK. The venue for the  meeting, Blenheim Palace, was the birthplace of Britain's World War II Prime Minister Winston…

KYIV — As Ukraine prepares to ramp up military conscription to defend against Russia’s invasion — after a key deadline to register with recruitment offices passed this week — some men are dodging the draft preemptively by paying thousands of dollars for help to illegally leave the country.Smugglers who assist with border crossings often charge…

Image source, MSC/Michaele StacheImage caption, JD Vance has spoken out against US military aid for UkraineArticle informationAuthor, Jess Parker & James WaterhouseRole, In Berlin and Kyiv1 hour agoEuropean politicians and diplomats had already prepared for changes to their relationship with the US in the event of a second Donald Trump…

There has been plenty of discussion in Western media about why Russians are not protesting President Vladimir Putin’s regime and the war against Ukraine, whether it’s due to the economy, genuine enthusiasm for the war, or fear. One thing that most experts agree on is that Russia has a severe political apathy problem. That’s true—but it’s…

Russian troops have captured the village of Urozhaine, the Kremlin said on Sunday, around 11 months after Kyiv retook the settlement from Moscow's control in its summer 2023 push.Moscow's troops seized Urozhaine and are "clearing and demining it," Russia's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.Urozhaine sits in the south of the eastern Donetsk region,…