The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Kyiv slams Kissinger over call to negotiate with Russia for peace

‘For all its propensity to violence, Russia has made decisive contributions to the global equilibrium’: Henry Kissinger.

Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2022

Ikea sales soar as customers return to shops despite price increases

Furniture retailer reports total venues growing by 13% to hit £2.2 billion but warns the war in Ukraine is impacting on materials and transport costs

Wales Online · Dec 19, 2022

Ukraine Russia news – live: Putin’s troops strike Kyiv hitting critical infrastructure

‘Fairly serious’ damage caused by attack, governor says

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Sunak to urge allies on Baltic trip to stand firm in support for Ukraine

The UK has announced a fresh supply of hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition as part of its package of defensive aid for 2023.

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022

Europe's Russia sanctions are a shot in the foot

It seems obvious that sanctions -- an increasingly important tool of Western foreign policy -- should inflict significant pain on the target without exacting unsustainably high costs from the country imposing them. But the European Union's sanctions on Russia -- intended to punish the country for its brutal war of…

Bangkok Post · Dec 18, 2022

Zelenskiy says Ukraine preparing for all defence scenarios

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that protecting Ukraine's borders was a "constant priority" and that his country was ready for all possible scenarios with Russia and its ally Belarus.

Reuters · Dec 18, 2022

Ukraine prepares to fight off Russian troops as 'Putin plots fresh assault on Kyiv'

A top Ukrainian general has warned his country is readying itself to fight off a 'million' more Russian troops as Putin plots a second invasion of Kyiv

Daily Mirror · Dec 18, 2022

Watch Zelensky’s message for world peace that Fifa ‘refused to show’ ahead of World Cup final

Ukrainian president hoped to reach enormous global audience

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022

Kissinger Calls for a Negotiated Peace in Ukraine, Kyiv Dismisses His Proposal

Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger said the time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but the Kyiv government dismissed his comments as amounting to "appeasing the aggressor" and said there could be no deal involving ceding territory. Kissinger, 99,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 18, 2022

Russian actress and poet Vera Polozkova brands Putin the ‘main maniac of 21st century’

Speaking from exile, Ms Polozkova said Russia ‘now exists as a totalitarian sect’

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022