The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Germany pledges medical aid to Ukraine

Germany will help Ukraine provide medical help for war victims by helping build trauma centres for the wounded, donating prosthetic limbs and deploying German doctors to the country, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Friday.

Reuters · Jun 10, 2022

Russia and China open cross-border bridge as ties deepen

Russia and China opened a new cross-border bridge in the far east on Friday which they hope will further boost trade as Moscow reels from sweeping Western sanctions imposed over its actions in Ukraine.

Reuters · Jun 10, 2022

Kishida unveils shift in diplomacy to meet external challenges faced by Japan

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled what he called a shift to "realistic" diplomacy on Friday to help his country tackle the dangers it faces in a world shaken by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Jun 10, 2022

What 'grassroots humanitarians' eager to travel to Ukraine or its borders should know before dashing off

Most Americans want the U.S. government to aid Ukraine and pressure Russia to cease its brutal war against its neighbor. So far, more than US$1 billion in charitable funds are flowing from the U.S. to organizations that are helping Ukrainians, on top of more than $50 billion in aid Congress…

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2022

Russian suspect appeals for acquittal at Dutch MH17 trial

A Russian suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine has appealed in a video statement to a Dutch court to be declared innocent

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

PM demands ministers do ‘everything’ to secure release of captured Britons

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed efforts to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner with her Ukrainian counterpart on Friday.

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations

WASHINGTON — There does not appear to be ample Republican support to amend laws that tightly prohibit U.S. support to the International Criminal Court as lawmakers search for ways Washington can assist Ukrainian officials with war crimes investigations of Russians.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022

Britain says talking to Ukraine, not Russia, about jailed soldiers

Britain is prioritising talking to Ukraine rather than Russia on the situation of two jailed British men who have been sentenced to death in one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Friday.

Reuters · Jun 10, 2022

UK brands Brits' death sentences in Ukraine 'egregious breach of the Geneva Convention'

It came as Boris Johnson ordered ministers to do "everything in their power" to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner - but did not summon the Russian Ambassador for talks

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022

5 Critics Of Vladimir Putin Who Died In Dubious Ways

Vladamir Putin is known to the world for many things; most recently, though, he’s the Russian president who sent an army to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Benzinga · Jun 10, 2022