The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

EU proposes extending right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027

European Commission also calls for voluntary return schemes to support people wishing to go back to Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025

Ukraine's Zelenskyy wants face-to-face talks with Putin but the Russian leader shows no readiness

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3½ years

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Steve Bannon keeps calling for Lindsey Graham to be ‘thrown in jail’ for ‘stirring it up’ in Ukraine

‘Two things ought to happen: either cancel his passport and don’t let him back in the country, or put him in jail if he comes back,’ Steve Bannon exclaimed on NewsNation this week

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Arsonists streamed Ukraine-linked warehouse attack for Wagner Group, court told

Around £1 million of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old Bailey was told.

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

EU to extend protection for Ukrainian refugees and plan for post-war returns

The new plan prepares EU countries for two scenarios: long-term residence for displaced Ukrainians and voluntary returns after the war.

Euronews · Jun 4, 2025

PM sidesteps future of two-child benefit cap amid ‘chaos, chaos, chaos’ claims

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of making ‘U-turn after U-turn’.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

Ukraine demands return of children taken by Russia: How did Kyiv come up with the list?

Kyiv handed over to Moscow a list of forcefully deported Ukrainian children, demanding that the Kremlin return them home. Who are the children on the list, and why did Ukraine include just some 300 names in it?

Euronews · Jun 4, 2025

Crimean bridge attack and Operation Spiderweb show Zelensky has a fist full of wild cards against Russia

COMMENT: Ukraine kept its latest attacks on Russia secret from America but its spectacular success shows it can win the war against Putin, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

US Defence Secretary Hegseth to skip NATO-led meeting on Ukraine military support

In a first for the US, the Pentagon chief will not attend a meeting of the group orchestrating military support to Ukraine, a Washington official told Euronews.

Euronews · Jun 4, 2025

UK defence secretary confirms plans for drone deliveries as Ukraine military aid meeting opens – as it happened

John Healey says Europe needs to continue supporting Ukraine ‘for our security today, tomorrow and for future generations’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025