Lithuanian prosecutors say Russia’s military intelligence service GRU was behind an arson attack on an Ikea furniture store in the Baltic state’s capital Vilnius last year. Two Ukrainian suspects have…
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Russia: Peace deal must bar Ukraine from Nato- Russian official
Russia will seek guarantees that Nato will exclude Ukraine from membership and that Ukraine will remain neutral in any peace deal, a Russian deputy foreign minister said. “We will demand…
Russia: Ukrainian troops relive retreat from Kursk
Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Russia’s Kursk region have described scenes “like a horror movie” as they retreated from the front lines. The BBC has received extensive accounts from Ukrainian troops,…
Ukraine: Trump and Putin to hold call on ceasefire deal soon, US envoy says
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak in coming days, as talks continue over a possible ceasefire in the three-year war in Ukraine. US envoy…
Russia: Prospect of Ukraine ceasefire still uncertain despite Trump’s optimism
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to “sabotage” diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate ceasefire. In a post on social media, he urged the US to…
Finland: Russian sentenced to life for war crimes in Ukraine
A Russian national has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Finnish court for committing war crimes in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Voislav Torden, 38, a senior member of the…
Russia: Putin sets out conditions for Ukraine ceasefire
Vladimir Putin has said he agrees with the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but that “questions” remain about the nature of a truce – as he set out a…
LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks
Eleven injured in Russian missile attack on Zelensky’s hometown, regional head says Ukraine says a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih – President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown – has injured 11…
Saudi Arabia: Ukraine ceasefire plan line-by-line
The US is set to introduce a 30-day ceasefire proposal negotiated with Ukraine to Russia in the coming days. Trump administration officials are seeing it as a major breakthrough towards…
UK: Arrested captain of ship is Russian national
The captain of the Solong cargo ship arrested after a collision with a tanker in the North Sea is a Russian national, the ship’s owner has confirmed. Humberside Police said…