“Tens of thousands” of people have died in the war since it began in late February, Ukraine’s president says. The war in Ukraine has entered its 100th day, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admits that Russia now controls about 20% of the country. Mr Zelenskyy was speaking to the parliament in Luxembourg when he said that
Zelensky Issues Talks Ultimatum as Russia Renews Attacks On Kyiv
Russia renewed air strikes on Kyiv on Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that peace talks with Moscow will be scrapped if the last Ukrainian troops in the besieged port city of Mariupol are killed. The fresh bloodshed in Ukraine’s capital and the mounting pressure on Mariupol came as Austria’s chancellor, the first European leader
Ukraine Rejects Russian Neutrality Proposals
Ukraine said Wednesday it wants its security to be guaranteed by international forces and rejected proposals pushed by Russia for it to adopt a neutral status comparable to Austria or Sweden. “Ukraine is now in a direct state of war with Russia. As a result, the model can only be ‘Ukrainian’ and only on legally
Three European Prime Ministers Head to Kyiv to Show Support to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Three European leaders will travel to Kyiv on Tuesday to express the European Union’s “unequivocal support” for Ukraine and offer financial help, the Czech and Polish governments said. The leaders of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia will travel to the Ukrainian capital as fighting rages around the city, with a half
Russia and Ukraine ready for a peace talk in Belarus
Belarus said Monday that it had prepared the venue that will host peace talks between delegations from Ukraine and Russia, as Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine went into its fifth day. Ukraine has agreed to send a delegation to meet Russian representatives in neighbouring Belarus, a key Kremlin ally that has allowed Russian troops passage to