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Ukraine waits for West to tip balance against Russia after 100 days of war

Ukraine waits for West to tip balance against Russia after 100 days of war

-- 2022-06-03 13:30:14

After 100 days of war, Ukraine is fighting for time, trying to hold out against overwhelming Russian fire on its eastern front long enough for Western weapons to arrive and give it a badly needed edge...

Time is running out for Russia, German minister says

Time is running out for Russia, German minister says

-- 2022-06-03 12:11:36

Germany must work harder to reduce its energy-dependence on Russia but Western sanctions in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine are still taking a heavy toll on the Russian war machine, German Ec...

Zelensky expects more weapons as battle for Ukraine's east rages

Zelensky expects more weapons as battle for Ukraine's east rages

-- 2022-06-03 09:28:49

Ukraine expects to receive more weapons from allies after a fresh US pledge, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as the battle for Ukraine's east raged 100 days into Russia's invasion, Reuters reports....

Ukrainian embassy says Russia ships 'stolen' wheat to Syria

Ukrainian embassy says Russia ships 'stolen' wheat to Syria

-- 2022-06-02 18:42:37

Russia has sent its ally Syria an estimated 100,000 tonnes of wheat stolen from Ukraine since invading the country, the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said, describing the shipments as "criminal activity...

Russia cuts gas supply to two Danish companies

Russia cuts gas supply to two Danish companies

-- 2022-06-01 18:47:50

Russian gas producer Gazprom has cut off gas supplies to Denmark's Orsted and Shell Energy for its contract to supply gas to Germany, it said on Wednesday, citing the companies' failure to make paymen...

Ukraine jails two Russian soldiers for over 11 years for shelling civilians

Ukraine jails two Russian soldiers for over 11 years for shelling civilians

-- 2022-05-31 20:32:54

A Ukrainian court sentenced two captured Russian soldiers to 11 and a half years in jail on Tuesday for shelling a town in eastern Ukraine, the second war crimes verdict since the start of Russia's in...

Russian lawmaker suggests kidnapping NATO defence minister in Ukraine

Russian lawmaker suggests kidnapping NATO defence minister in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-31 18:59:42

A senior Russian lawmaker has suggested kidnapping a NATO defence minister in Ukraine and bringing them to Moscow for questioning about what "orders" the West has been giving to Kyiv, news agency Reut...

European Union leaders agree to ban 90pc of Russian oil by 2022

European Union leaders agree to ban 90pc of Russian oil by 2022

-- 2022-05-31 18:56:44

European Union leaders have agreed on an embargo on Russian oil imports that will start kicking in towards the end of the year and which exempts, for now, pipeline imports that Hungary and two other l...

Russia cuts gas supplies to Netherlands over payment issues

Russia cuts gas supplies to Netherlands over payment issues

-- 2022-05-31 17:06:37

Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday it has fully cut off gas supplies to Dutch gas trader GasTerra after it had failed to make payments for gas delivered in April, making good on its promise...

European Union missed climate spending target despite claiming it was met

European Union missed climate spending target despite claiming it was met

-- 2022-05-31 16:48:24

The European Union missed its target to spend 20 per cent of its pre-2020 budget on fighting climate change and overstated its green spending to claim that the goal had been met, the European Court of...

The Don of Europe and his unmatched legacy

The Don of Europe and his unmatched legacy

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-05-31 16:29:08

Records and legacies will never stop following him. Winning has become a habit for him; it never looked as easy for anyone as it seems for him.  Don Carlo Ancelotti has truly bossed everywhere h...

Russian forces face stiff resistance in Ukraine's Donbas

Russian forces face stiff resistance in Ukraine's Donbas

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-31 13:02:00

Russian troops were slowly advancing towards the city centre in Sievierodonetsk, a regional governor said on Tuesday, giving an update from a pocket of Ukrainian resistance that has held back the broa...

UK says Russia suffers devastating losses among lower-ranked officers

UK says Russia suffers devastating losses among lower-ranked officers

-- 2022-05-30 22:53:39

Russia appears to have suffered devastating losses amongst mid- and junior-ranking officers in its conflict with Ukraine, raising the prospect of weaker military effectiveness in future, Britain's def...

Russian foreign minister denies speculation that Putin is ill

Russian foreign minister denies speculation that Putin is ill

-- 2022-05-30 21:14:30

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has denied speculation that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is ill. In an interview with French TV, Lavrov said the Russian leader appears in public eve...

Britain offers work visas to graduates from world's 50 top universities

Britain offers work visas to graduates from world's 50 top universities

-- 2022-05-30 19:33:56

Britain will offer work visas to graduates from the world's best universities in an expansion of its post-Brexit immigration system that is designed to attract the "best and brightest" workers. Since...

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

-- 2022-05-30 17:57:09

It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia's capital. Nearly all the w...

The resurgence of Milan rivalry

The resurgence of Milan rivalry

Mahtab Jamil 2022-05-30 14:18:06

AC Milan became champions of Italy after a decade. Inter Milan gave them a huge fight but eventually fell short.  This whole Serie A campaign had been a topsy turvy ride as AC Milan, Inter Milan...

EU to pledge support for Ukraine, but not ready with new Russia sanctions

EU to pledge support for Ukraine, but not ready with new Russia sanctions

-- 2022-05-30 10:22:03

European Union leaders will meet on Monday to declare continued support for Ukraine to help it fend off Russia's assault, but the talks will be overshadowed by their failure to agree on a new sanction...

Zelenskiy visits frontline in first official appearance outside Kyiv since invasion

Zelenskiy visits frontline in first official appearance outside Kyiv since invasion

-- 2022-05-29 20:12:17

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops on the frontline in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Sunday, his first official appearance outside the Kyiv region since the start of Rus...

Ukraine gets missiles from Denmark, howitzers from US

Ukraine gets missiles from Denmark, howitzers from US

-- 2022-05-29 17:31:23

Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, arms that will bolster forces fighting Russia's invasion, Ukrainian Defence M...

France, Germany urge Putin to hold ‘direct, serious’ negotiations with Zelensky

France, Germany urge Putin to hold ‘direct, serious’ negotiations with Zelensky

-- 2022-05-29 17:19:26

The leaders of France and Germany have urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to hold "direct [and] serious negotiations" with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, the German chancellor's office said. Emma...

The elites of Royal Madrid: A never-ending legacy of European dominance

The elites of Royal Madrid: A never-ending legacy of European dominance

Shuvro Saif 2022-05-29 16:44:44

Incredible, improbable, unthinkable, unbelievable… and put whatever adjectives left in your dictionary to describe Real Madrid’s 2021-22 UCL campaign, each of them will suit it befittingl...

Real Madrid secure 14th UCL trophy to further cement their European royalty

Real Madrid secure 14th UCL trophy to further cement their European royalty

Rafeul Hasan 2022-05-29 12:07:18

As Real Madrid clinch their 14th Uefa Champion’s League title, a feat that any team in the near future won’t surpass, they have also proved a valuable point. Sometimes having the right men...

Ukraine’s former president prevented from leaving his country

Ukraine’s former president prevented from leaving his country

-- 2022-05-28 20:45:47

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was prevented from leaving Ukraine to take part in a meeting of a NATO body in Lithuania, his party's parliamentary faction said on Saturday. Poroshenko wa...

Willing to discuss resuming Ukrainian grain shipments, reports Putin

Willing to discuss resuming Ukrainian grain shipments, reports Putin

-- 2022-05-28 20:04:50

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of France and Germany in a phone call on Saturday that Russia was willing to discuss ways to make it possible for Ukraine to resume shipments of grain...

Russian forces blast Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk

Russian forces blast Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk

-- 2022-05-28 19:33:36

Russian forces were assaulting the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday after saying they had captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman as Moscow pressed its offensive in the eastern Donbas. Rus...

Ireland reports first monkeypox case

Ireland reports first monkeypox case

-- 2022-05-28 19:31:28

Ireland has confirmed its first case of monkeypox, the country's health agency said on Saturday. A separate suspected case is also being investigated and test results are awaited, reports Reuters cit...

Russia says Ukrainian town of Lyman is under its full control

Russia says Ukrainian town of Lyman is under its full control

-- 2022-05-28 16:17:58

Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman had fallen under the full control of Russian and Russian-backed forces in the region. Pro-Russian separatists from...

Ship to take metal from Mariupol to Russia

Ship to take metal from Mariupol to Russia

-- 2022-05-28 16:03:39

A ship has entered the Ukrainian port of Mariupol for the first time since Russia completed its capture of the city to load metal and ship it east to Russia, TASS news agency reported on Saturday, in...

Russia needs huge financial resources for military operation

Russia needs huge financial resources for military operation

-- 2022-05-28 13:55:54

Russia needs huge financial resources for its military operation in Ukraine, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday, putting the amount of budget stimulus for the economy at 8 trillion roubles...