Norway urged to step up Ukraine support after profiting from war Norwegian campaigners and luminaries say Oslo must do more after earning billions in extra oil and gas revenue The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Watch live: Boris Johnson delivers speech on Ukraine aid in Washington DC Watch live as Boris Johnson delivers a speech on Ukraine aid in Washington DC today, 1 February. The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Ukraine Hails French Gift of Radar as ‘Cherry on the Cake’ Ukraine's defense minister said Wednesday that Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defense radar that France is supplying and which is powerful enough to spot incoming missiles and exploding drones in the skies over all of Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region. Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2023
Russian arms dealer, son and front firms hit with sanctions A Russian arms dealer, his son and a group of front companies across Asia, Europe and the Middle East and their leadership have been targeted for U.S. sanctions in an effort to quell Russia’s access to weapons to continue its invasion of Ukraine The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Latvia threatens Olympic boycott if Russians compete Latvia has threatened to boycott next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and ally Belarus are allowed to take part after the country's invasion of Ukraine The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Ukraine war: casualty counts from either side can be potent weapons and shouldn't always be believed The war in Ukraine is shaping up to be one of the bloodiest of the 21st century, with both sides reported to be losing hundreds of soldiers each day as the conflict moves towards its first anniversary. But quite how many people are dying in this bitter struggle depends on… The Conversation · Feb 1, 2023
Ukraine hails French gift of radar as 'cherry on the cake' Ukraine’s defense minister says Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defense radar that France is supplying The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
‘I couldn’t believe it’: Brother of killed Ukrainian soldier Volodymyr Yezhov took part in pro-West demonstrations in 2014 and was quick to sign up after Russia’s war began. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2023
Eurovision 2023 semi-finals: the countries going head-to-head and how to watch Thirty-one countries will compete in the last four later this year, but only 20 will get through to the final in Liverpool Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023
Factbox-Who is Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoiskiy? Ukrainian law enforcement and security officials searched the home of billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoiskiy on Wednesday. Reuters · Feb 1, 2023
Head of Kyiv tax authority accused of multimillion-dollar fraud One of unnamed woman’s four homes raided along with home of former Zelenskiy ally amid president’s crackdown on corruption The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Belgian arms trader tangles with minister over tanks for Ukraine Freddy Versluys does not like to be called an arms dealer. But he does have a big warehouse full of second-hand tanks for sale. Reuters · Feb 1, 2023
Johnson clashes with No 10 over Ukraine fighter jets The former prime minister said President Volodymyr Zelensky should be given all the weaponry he asks for. The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Ukraine's Zelenskiy vows further anti-graft moves amid raids Ukrainian authorities raided an influential billionaire's home on Wednesday, part of what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was a drive to root out corruption and help the country meet Western standards of clean governance. Reuters · Feb 1, 2023
Liverpool Echo · Feb 1, 2023 This Morning star Scott Miller swaps ITV sofa for Ukraine The ITV vet helped perform surgery on maimed pets and gave out food
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023 How could F-16s make the difference for Ukraine in the war against Russia? US will back international effort to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 and other modern fighter jets
The Conversation · Feb 1, 2023 South Africa and Russia: President Cyril Ramaphosa's foreign policy explained January was a busy diplomatic month for South Africa. The country hosted Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US treasury secretary Janet Yellen. Josep Borrell, vice-president of the European Commission, was also in town.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine A court in Moscow has sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023 Second country threatens Olympic boycott if Russian athletes allowed to compete at Paris 2024 Latvian officials back Ukraine boycott under controversial IOC plan
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023 A whisper away from the Russian border, Ukrainian troops wait for another assault on Sumy Facing a random blizzard of shelling, soldiers on the frontline wonder if Russia is going to have a second crack at taking the north-eastern region
Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023 Wladimir Klitschko warns Olympics chief will be 'accomplice to war' over Russia decision The International Olympic Committee have opened up a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, despite the war in Ukraine
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Ukraine news – live: Putin amassing 500,000 troops for major new offensive, says minister Russia could ‘try something’ to mark 24 February anniversary of invasion, says Ukrainian official
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Polish leader donates to Ukraine army to end defamation case The Polish ruling party leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, has made a donation for the needs of the Ukrainian army to settle a defamation case with a political rival
Reuters · Feb 1, 2023 Ukrainian police rescue six-year-old girl from besieged Bakhmut Ukrainian police staged a risky rescue mission in the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut this week to evacuate a six-year-old girl who had become separated from her pregnant mother.
France 24 · Feb 1, 2023 ‘Seriously damaged’: Ukraine war taking heavy toll on animals and nature The war in Ukraine is causing heavy fallout for flora and fauna. The Ukrainian government estimates that the conflict has created at least $40 billion worth of environmental damage so far. Exotic animals, once illegally kept as pets, have been abandoned to fend for themselves as thousands of hectares of…