The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

U.S. plane brings military equipment and munitions to Ukraine

A U.S. plane carrying military equipment and munitions landed in Kyiv on Tuesday, the third shipment of a $200-million security package to shore up Ukraine as it braces for a possible Russian military offensive.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

Canada orders families of diplomats in Kyiv to leave temporarily

Canada has ordered the families of diplomats in Kyiv to leave temporarily because of the Russian military build-up on the borders of Ukraine, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

Paris meeting between Russian, Ukranian officials criticized in Kyiv

Russian and Ukrainian officials are set to meet in Paris Wednesday for talks with their French and German counterparts in a bid to defuse tensions, an aide to French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 25, 2022

US, NATO step up war footing in crisis over possible Russian invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — With the crisis over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifying on Monday, U.S. officials placed thousands of troops on “high alert” and NATO took steps to position personnel and war machinery in Eastern Europe, further signs that a diplomatic solution to the standoff was nowhere within reach.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2022

US says it has no accurate count of private American citizens in Ukraine

Withdrawal of US personnel is not sign of abandoning support, Ned Price says

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Lufthansa reschedules some Ukraine flights amid Russia tensions

Germany's Lufthansa has rescheduled at least two flights to Ukraine this week, in one of the first changes to air traffic since the latest step-up in tensions between Russia and the West.

Reuters · Jan 24, 2022

Ukraine crisis: Hundreds of military trains with Russian troops deployed as war fears grow

The Mirror has learned as many as 30 train loads of Moscow’s troops have entered Belarus in the past week - with a staggering 200 scheduled for the next few days

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

‘Life goes on’: Kyiv residents maintain calm amid threat of Russian invasion

Few signs of panic in Ukraine’s capital – though mood has darkened in recent days and some are making plans in event of conflict

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022

Brit couple face nervous wait for surrogate baby's passports amid Ukraine tensions

Ben and Alice Garratt, who moved from London to Kyiv, Ukraine, in December, said the wait to get their son Raphael's paperwork completed is "more nerve-racking" as embassy staff flee amid fears of a Russian invasion

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

London couple in Ukraine face ‘nervous’ wait for surrogate baby’s passport

Ben Garratt and his wife, Alice, admit they are anxious although Kyiv ‘feels normal’ as the Foreign Office begins to withdraw staff from its embassy

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2022