The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Russia has long used harsh weather as a defensive ally. During Napoleon’s 1812 invasion, his Grand Army was defeated as winter closed in – the ground became impassable and logistical support to his army collapsed. Similarly, Hitler’s Operation Barbarossa in 1941-42 was halted by heavy rains and deep mud followed…

Donald Trump has finally decided to hit Russia with sanctions – the first package he has imposed since he came back to the White House in January.

Plan to connect nuclear plant to Russian grid was foiled and it has now been reconnected to Ukrainian power

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged European leaders to quickly allow his country to use €140 billion in frozen Russian assets to repair the damage caused by the three-year war with Russia.

A negotiated settlement would be unfair and frustrating. But after nearly four years of fighting, it may be the best option, says Christopher S Chivvis of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Dylan Earl, from Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, was working under the instruction of the proscribed Wagner Group, the Old Bailey was told.

Zaporizhzhia is one of the 10 biggest nuclear plants in the world and its fate amid the fighting has caused fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.

Moscow has denied that the latest round of sanctions by the EU and the new strict measures by Washington will have any effect on its economy or its war strategy, signalling that Russia will not back down on its invasion of Ukraine or agree to a ceasefire.

The Trump administration imposed sanctions after plans to hold a second summit on ending the war in Ukraine were abandoned

The European Union has imposed more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to measures by U.S. President Donald Trump against the Russian oil industry

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