The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukraine, censorship and endless war

The U.S. is not officially at war with Russia — but our war economy demands conformity and suppresses dissent

Salon · Aug 31, 2022

Inflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency

Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Commentary: How can we improve humanitarian aid to Ukrainians? Let them control it

Vladimir Putin clearly didn’t expect the strong military resistance Ukraine was able to field when Russian forces invaded six months ago. Nor did Russian leaders expect the Ukrainian state and society to hold together under the sudden onslaught of violence. But hold together they did. Ukrainian civil society, volunteer networks…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 31, 2022

EU complicates travel rules for Russians but baulks at visa ban

EU foreign ministers on Wednesday decided to make it more expensive and lengthier for Russians to obtain visas to travel to the bloc but stopped short of agreeing to the EU-wide visa ban that Ukraine and several member states had called for.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2022

Ukraine Lawmaker Questions Kyiv’s Strategic Partnership With Beijing

The lawmaker says Ukraine should reconsider its strategic partnership formed a decade ago with China, a key Russian ally.

The News Lens · Aug 31, 2022

Gloagburn sunflower trail a reminder of home for grateful Ukrainian family who found sanctuary in Perthshire

They were thrilled to see their country’s national flower - the sunflower - in such numbers at Gloagburn

Daily Record · Aug 31, 2022

Why the war in Ukraine is leading to delays repairing potholes

Spiralling energy costs and inflation has also added to the issue

Manchester Evening News · Aug 31, 2022

UN inspectors moving to Ukriaine nuclear plant in war zone

A convoy of jeeps currying U.N. nuclear inspectors is crossing Ukraine toward the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Ukraine’s Kuleba Urges EU to Ban Russian Tourists

The European Union should ban Russian tourists, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday, urging a step the bloc's foreign ministers gathered in Prague are unlikely to take due to deep divisions on the matter. Kuleba also proposed a program in which Russian soldiers who surrendered would be rewarded…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 31, 2022

Putin intent on ‘undoing the good’ of Mikhail Gorbachev, says Boris Johnson

Gorbachev would have found Ukraine invasion ‘absolutely unthinkable’, says PM in tribute

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022