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These are the key events on day 1,193 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Independent looks at what we know about the strategic defence review ahead of its publication next week

EU's foreign policy chief expressed alarm on Saturday over Russia-China ties amid North Korean troops in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned of Beijing's increasing threat, urging higher defence spending.

Confiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economy

The Kemlin has no incentive to stop the war, according to Dovilė Šakalienė, in particular amid growing cooperation with North Korea, China and Iran.

Zelenskyy said Russia had so far failed to produce a promised memorandum setting out its position on ending its all-out war in Ukraine ahead of next week's renewed peace talks in Istanbul.

More than 200 settlements in Sumy region under evacuation orders after Russia takes control of two villages

Sweden says it will step up insurance checks on foreign ships in a move aimed at tightening controls on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of aging ships

The frontlines in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict have largely been bogged down, with little significant movement on either side. It was reported recently that Russian troops had only advanced about 25 miles in the eastern sector near Donetsk in one year, at a huge cost in terms of casualties. As a…

The process took years and included a wedding in Rio de Janeiro, several visits to the Portuguese consulate, trips to Lisbon and a suspicious declaration attributed to a national living in Brazil.

A Ukrainian official says a Russian missile hit a front-line region in Ukraine, killing a child and injuring another