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Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives

Hungarian PM also seeking exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil as he faces domestic challenge before electionsViktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers...

07/11/2025 09:03 The Guardian
The tiny, kamikaze killing machines being raced rather than used to hunt targets

They're a weapon synonymous with Russia's war in Ukraine, and here the sky is full of them: Drones....

06/11/2025 15:54 Skynews
South Africa launches investigation into 17 citizens fighting in Ukraine

Men aged 20 to 39 ‘lured to join mercenary force’ in Donbas region have requested assistance to return homeSouth Africa is launching an investigation into how 17 of its citizens ended up in the war-torn region of Donbas in eastern Ukraine.The office of the South African president, Cyril Ramaphos...

06/11/2025 15:06 The Guardian
Ukraine faces ‘forever war’ unless Europe steps up pressure on Russia, says ex-Nato chief

Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls for air shield on Nato territory and deployment of European protection force for UkraineUkraine is facing a “forever war” and a slow erosion of territory unless Europe dramatically increases pressure on Russia, including by deploying troops and establishing a missile...

06/11/2025 11:00 The Guardian
British military announces first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles – eight years late

First 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, finally ready to deploy to Nato’s eastern flank, where drones now dominateBritain’s military has announced the first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles, eight years behind schedule and amid questions about their relevance as cheap drones dominate the...

06/11/2025 00:01 The Guardian
Russian forces appear to tighten grip on strategic city of Pokrovsk

Military analysts say situation in Pokrovsk has deteriorated, while Kremlin says it plans to explore resumption of nuclear testingMoscow’s forces appear to be tightening their grip on Pokrovsk, with street fighting raging across the ruined city in eastern Ukraine, as the Kremlin announced plans to...

05/11/2025 16:28 The Guardian
A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines

In Ukraine, unmanned weapons hunt the wounded and medics alike. Moving injured soldiers to safety has never been more difficult....

05/11/2025 10:01 New York Times
Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine to join EU before 2030 after commission delivers warning on corruption - as it happened

This live blog is now closedWe will formally get the EU’s commentary on the enlargement ratings (9:26) in just over an hour – when EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and EU enlargment commissioner Marta Kos are due to speak to journalists – but we have just had a brief glimpse of what’s com...

04/11/2025 16:30 The Guardian
Ukraine Moves to Revamp Military Service

The country will introduce fixed-term military contracts to try to attract recruits and ease the strain on soldiers after years of fighting....

04/11/2025 13:26 New York Times
A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning.

Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views....

03/11/2025 15:01 New York Times
Russian 'suicide drone' launches quadruple this year

The number of Russian drone launches against Ukraine in the first 10 months of this year was 303% higher than in the whole of 2024, according to data from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)....

03/11/2025 13:27 Skynews
Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk in effort to hold key city

Escalating battle for city comes as overnight Russian drone and missile strikes kill six people, including two childrenUkraine has deployed special forces to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Russian assault involving thousands of troops, Kyiv’s top comma...

02/11/2025 11:47 The Guardian
British military instructor accused of spying for Russia arrested in Ukraine

A British man accused of spying for Russia has been detained in Ukraine, according to prosecutors....

29/10/2025 19:45 Skynews
US military to reduce number of troops in Romania as start of European drawdown

Army says 2nd Infantry Brigade combat team of 101st Airborne to redeploy to Kentucky ‘without replacement’The US military is reducing the number of troops it has stationed in Romania, scaling back Nato’s deployment to countries along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine, US and Romanian offi...

29/10/2025 18:10 The Guardian
Street Battles Rage in Ukrainian City After Russian Troops Enter Stronghold

Moscow’s forces infiltrated Pokrovsk after months of attacks on the city, a strategic part of Ukraine’s eastern defenses....

29/10/2025 13:10 New York Times
Trump and Xi talks could end months of global economic chaos

High on agenda for the leaders of the US and China will be rare earths and tariffs, with a chance of a relationship resetAhead of Thursday’s long-awaited first meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping since the US president’s return to office, officials from both sides have been hammering out...

29/10/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian and European officials will meet to discuss details of ceasefire plan – as it happened

The Ukrainian president stressed that this would ‘not a plan to end the war’ but one to ‘begin diplomacy’EU’s von der Leyen also gets asked about the balloons disrupting the Lithuanian airspace.She says she wants to “express my full solidarity” with Lithuania, and calls it “a provoca...

28/10/2025 16:03 The Guardian
Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes

Rights commission inquiry focused on south-east of country found drones targeted gathering points and critical infrastructureEurope live – latest updatesA UN rights commission has concluded that Russia’s drone attacks on civilians in south-eastern Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity and w...

28/10/2025 12:42 The Guardian
‘China is watching’: Finland warns defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine key to stability in Indo-Pacific

Defence minister says Xi Jinping should note resolve to stay the course by global democratic alliance, including AustraliaDefeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is critical to restraining China in the Indo-Pacific, Finland’s defence minister has said, warning Europe and democratic partners, incl...

27/10/2025 23:07 The Guardian
Russia Aims Drone Attacks at Civilians, a War Crime, U.N. Inquiry Says

In the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, small drones routinely target ordinary people by dropping hand grenades, and record video documenting their attacks, a U.N. commission reported....

27/10/2025 21:26 New York Times
Ukraine will work on ceasefire plan within next 10 days, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine and its allies have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan in the next 10 days, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said....

27/10/2025 14:40 Skynews
Trump describes Russia’s new cruise missile test as ‘not appropriate’

US president says Vladimir Putin should focus on ending war with Ukraine rather than testing missilesEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has described Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a nuclear-powered cruise missile test as “not appropriate” amid growing tensions between Moscow and Was...

27/10/2025 11:36 The Guardian
Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas?

Analysts say president’s war on Russia’s fossil fuel revenues is a chance to bring peace to Ukraine and profit to USDonald Trump’s stated mission to broker peace in Ukraine could come down to this simple question: can the US president convince the world to stop buying Russia’s fossil fuels?L...

26/10/2025 12:00 The Guardian
Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing

‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid PshenichnovAntarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?A diplomatic row has erupted over the “illegal” detention of one of...

26/10/2025 10:00 The Guardian
At least four killed in Russian strikes overnight on Ukraine

Attacks come after Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals to US for long-range missiles and urges allies to expand sanctions on Russian oilRussian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said, and prompted fresh pleas from Ukraine’s p...

25/10/2025 22:15 The Guardian
Six metres below ground: inside the secret hospital treating Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones

Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overheadScrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves...

25/10/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Sanctions alone won't force Putin to end Ukraine war

Donald Trump has swung like a pendulum between favouring Russia and less often sympathising with Ukraine. This week he has tilted more toward Kyiv....

24/10/2025 20:29 Skynews
‘Ukraine’s future is our future’, says Starmer, as he vows coalition will take Russian oil and gas off market to choke funding – as it happened

Zelenskyy, Starmer and members of ‘coalition of willing’ held talks in London. This live blog is closedUkraine wants US to stay involved, says Zelenskyy after meeting western alliesA forthcoming trip by German foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, to China has been cancelled amid growing fears that...

24/10/2025 17:49 The Guardian
Ukraine wants US to stay involved, says Zelenskyy after meeting western allies

Ukrainian leader joined ‘coalition of the willing’ in London to discuss how to ramp up pressure on RussiaVolodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants the US to stay involved in efforts to end the war after a meeting of western allies in London that took place without Donald Trump.The Ukrainian leader...

24/10/2025 17:42 The Guardian
Six Britons acting for Wagner group jailed for arson attack on UK warehouse

Judge says men imprisoned over fire at site storing Ukraine aid planned terrorist campaign in interests of RussiaSix Britons acting for Russia’s Wagner group have been jailed for setting fire to a London warehouse storing humanitarian aid for Ukraine.Sentencing the men, a judge at the Old Bailey s...

24/10/2025 16:47 The Guardian
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