President Joe Biden promised Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelensky, $45 billion

Ukraine is "alive and kicking" and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, in a defiant address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion.US military aid to Ukraine was not charity, but an investment in…

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘energy terrorism’

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the Kremlin of resorting to "energy terrorism" as Russian troops make few gains on the battlefield. Mr. Zelensky said 4.5 million people were without power following Russian attacks on its energy…

Fighting in Ukraine intensifies as Putin says he won’t use nuclear bombs

Ukrainian forces surrounded the city of Kherson Thursday as they sought to retake it amid reports that Russian-appointed officials had fled. The counteroffensive happened as Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at a foreign policy conference,…

Ukraine and Russia set to sign food crisis deal TODAY to unblock grain exports

Ukraine and Russia are set to sign a deal Friday to unblock grain exports and relieve a global food crisis, as a critical Russian gas pipeline to Europe reopened. But there was no respite in the conflict on the ground, with Russian artillery on…

Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran on Tuesday for his country’s military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an “independent and strong” Russia. Khamenei said…

G7 vows to drive up costs for Russia over Ukraine war

The Russian strike on a shopping centre in Kremenchuk cast a sombre shadow over the last day of the G7 summit; a reminder perhaps for the leaders here of just what, or rather who, they’re dealing with. Vladimir Putin, they said, would be held…

Russia blockading Ukrainian grain is a ‘real war crime’

Russia's blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain is a "real war crime", says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell."It is inconceivable - one cannot imagine that millions of tonnes of wheat remain blocked in Ukraine while in the rest of…

Kyiv rules out ceding land to Russia

The apparent hardening of Ukraine's position comes a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky said the war could only be resolved through diplomacy. Presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak said concessions would lead to an even larger and bloodier…

Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause global food shortages in the coming months, the UN has warned. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war had worsened food insecurity in poorer nations due to rising prices.The world could face famines…

UKRAINE ADMITS THE ‘GHOST OF KYIV’ IS A MYTH BUT A REASONABLY POTENT ONE

For weeks, an unknown Ukrainian fighter pilot captivated the nation and some of the world with his extraordinary battle feats, becoming a symbol of heroic resistance to Russia’s invasion that came to be emblazoned everywhere. Now, the Ukrainian air…