Slovakia: PM Robert Fico threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On 1 January,…

Europe: Moldova faces energy crisis as flow of Russian gas ends

On New Year’s Day, Russian gas stopped flowing through Ukraine. Kyiv is calling it a “historic” day as its refusal to extend a transit agreement with Russia’s Gazprom has halted…

Europe: Era of cheap Russian gas to EU ends as transit across Ukraine stops

Russian gas has stopped flowing to EU states via Ukraine after a five-year deal expired, marking the end of a decades-long arrangement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country…

Ukraine: Kyiv ends transit of Russian gas to EU

Russian gas supplies to EU states via Ukraine have ended after a five-year deal between Ukraine’s gas transit operator Naftogaz and Russia’s Gazprom expired. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier…

USA: How much Ukraine aid did Biden approve after Trump win?

United States President Joe Biden asked the Department of Defense to rush weapons deliveries to Ukraine after Russia launched a Christmas Day attack on its smaller neighbour’s energy infrastructure. Biden’s comments on…

Ukraine: Zelenskyy accuses Slovakia of opening ‘second energy front’ against Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico of opening a “second energy front” against Kyiv on the orders of Moscow, deepening an already tense dispute over transfers of…

Ukraine: North Korean soldier captured dies, reports say

An injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian forces has died, Yonhap News Agency has reported, citing a statement from South Korea’s spy agency. The soldier is believed to be…

UK: PM Keir Starmer and Zelensky discuss UK training of Ukrainian forces

Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed on the “importance of refining” the UK’s training of Ukrainian forces to “bolster” the country’s defence. In a call with the Ukrainian…

Ukraine: Zelensky condemns ‘inhumane’ Christmas Day attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia made a “conscious choice” by launching a major attack on his country’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day. Ukraine’s air force said it had detected…

Russia: Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged retaliation after Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin made the comments via videolink on Sunday while addressing…