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Blasts shake key Ukraine cities as Poland scrambles air force after Russian missile attack

18 Nov 2024 - 12:26AM

Biden unveils US$425 million Ukraine arms package in call with Zelensky

17 Oct 2024 - 3:38AM

Russian troops reach centre of Ukraine bastion Vuhledar

The town has strategic significance because of its high ground and its location near the junction of the two main fronts.

2 Oct 2024 - 7:53AMvideocam

A satellite view of Vuhledar, in the Donetsk region, is seen in September amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Image: Planet Labs via Reuters

Russia ‘can only be forced into peace’, Ukraine’s Zelensky tells UN

He promised a second ‘peace summit’, saying he was inviting both China and India, which have not gone along with Western sanctions on Moscow.

25 Sep 2024 - 1:06PM

Zelensky says Ukraine ‘victory plan’ is ready

The Ukrainian leader, who has pledged to present his plan to US President Joe Biden, says it is fully prepared.

19 Sep 2024 - 8:09AM

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Ukraine drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at Russian arsenal

A huge ball of flame was seen at the site where ammunition was stored, and the explosion was picked up by earthquake sensors.

19 Sep 2024 - 6:08AM

Flames rise during an explosion in Toropets, Tver region, Russia, on Wednesday. Photo: Social media via Reuters

Trump says spoke with Ukraine’s Zelensky, pledges to ‘end the war’

Zelensky congratulated Trump on becoming the Republican US presidential nominee and expressed thanks for US military aid.

20 Jul 2024 - 1:33PM

UK to review armed forces in light of ‘urgency of threats’

The assessment, ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than a week after he returned from a Nato summit, will set out a path to increasing defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:37PMvideocam

‘Our admiration is eternal’: World leaders mark D-Day’s 80th anniversary

The Allied invasion, which began on June 6, 1944, led to the defeat of the Nazis and the end of World War II.

7 Jun 2024 - 6:47AM

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Queen Camilla, King Charles III, President of France Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron during the wreath laying at the UK national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Photo: Pool/AP

In Singapore, Zelensky calls on Asia to join Ukraine peace summit

Ukraine’s president urged Asian nations to join next month’s Swiss-led peace summit during a surprise stop at Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue.

2 Jun 2024 - 5:20PM

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE

How the US can rush weapons to Ukraine once Congress finally passes new aid

A long-delayed US$61 billion in funding for Kyiv’s forces has cleared the House but still needs a vote in the Senate.

21 Apr 2024 - 2:00PMvideocam

As West wobbles on Ukraine war, China’s envoy kicks off European tour

Trip comes as there are signs Ukraine is taking China’s possible role more seriously than officials elsewhere in Europe, analysts say.

5 Mar 2024 - 2:00PMvideocam

Ukraine’s Zelensky to sign bilateral security agreements with Germany, France

The leader will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin before flying to Paris.

16 Feb 2024 - 7:44AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at a press conference in Kehrsatz near Bern, Switzerland in January. Photo: Reuters

As Ukraine appoints new army chief, huge problems remain in its fight with Russia

Despite Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi being named new military chief, Ukraine is dealing with a shortage of manpower, and the inadequate supply of Western weapons to take on Russia.

10 Feb 2024 - 8:53AM

Colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi was made chief of the Ukrainian armed forces. Photo: Reuters

Kyiv demands international inquiry into Ukrainian POW plane crash

Moscow says Kyiv shot down a military transport aircraft carrying 65 of its own captured soldiers to a prisoner swap.

25 Jan 2024 - 12:56PM

EU leaders pledge support as air raid sirens sound across Ukraine during visit

EU leaders visit shows support for Ukraine as first anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches. Subjects discussed included arms, money and energy support, access to EU market, tightened sanctions on Russia, and war crimes prosecutions.

3 Feb 2023 - 8:17PM

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Netflix bringing back TV comedy that made Ukraine’s Zelensky famous

Servant of the People stars the leader, who was a comedian before he entered politics, as a high-school teacher who unexpectedly becomes president.

17 Mar 2022 - 4:45PMvideocam

Volodymyr Zelensky in the comedy television series, Servant of the People.

Biden warns Putin a Ukraine attack would bring ‘widespread human suffering’

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin held a call to discuss the crisis in Ukraine as the White House warned an invasion would entail ‘swift and severe costs’.

13 Feb 2022 - 9:41AMvideocam

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