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One month has passed since Russia launched its "special military operation" on February 24, turning Ukraine into a war zone. On a journey from the Polish border to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, FRANCE 24 met civilians and soldiers suddenly plunged into a brutal and bloody conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had banked on NATO being split when he launched an invasion of Ukraine last month, but Putin actually sparked the exact opposite, with the alliance now being “more united than ever”, US President Joe Biden said at a NATO-G7 summit in Brussels on Thursday. Read FRANCE…

A notorious Canadian sniper has confirmed he is alive and well in an interview with FRANCE 24. Wali (not his real name) was operating in Ukraine in a lone wolf capacity. Also, were members of a Russian Army choir really arrested for singing anti-war songs? We take a closer look…

US President Joe Biden warned this week that Russia is considering attacks on critical infrastructure. One of the scenarios that has been mooted since the start of the war in Ukraine is that Moscow will attack undersea cables in order to cut off the world's internet. But this worst-case scenario…

French President Emmanuel Macron hit the campaign trail in March, vying for re-election on a record that was somewhat stonewalled by five years of crisis. FRANCE 24 takes a look at how Macron has performed on social welfare issues – after the spending cuts he once pledged were thwarted by…

The United States has assessed that Russian military forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday, referring to a review of “countless accounts and images of destruction”. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for the latest updates on the situation in Ukraine [Paris time].

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a surge of volunteer hackers, or hacktivists, battling on the digital frontline with Moscow. Groups such as Anonymous, Squad303 and Cyber Partisan have carried out several cyberattacks against Russian targets over the past few weeks. But these highly publicised attacks against Russian sites…

India’s failure to condemn Russian aggression in Ukraine at all costs reflects its longstanding relations with Moscow. But as the war enters a more brutal phase, it’s a price that might be too high to pay, even for cheap Russian oil and arms, if it draws New Delhi’s archrivals closer…

Two "super powerful bombs" rocked the city of Mariupol on Tuesday as Ukrainian authorities made a fresh attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city, which has suffered relentless shelling since Russia's invasion began almost a month ago. FRANCE 24 spoke to Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov about the horrors…

They have a knack for the sort of radio-friendly, feel-good pop tunes that have won them fans the world over. Metronomy's music is the soundtrack to an eternal summer. As they return with a seventh studio album, the band members sit down with FRANCE 24 to talk about taking a…

Noélie, 18, will be voting for the first time in France's presidential elections next month. The literature student hails from a family of left-wingers who aren't big voters. But Noélie has thrown herself wholeheartedly into the electoral race, campaigning for far-right pundit Éric Zemmour. As for voting? She can't wait.