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Latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war
‘Expressing your pain in artistic form is not easy’: exiled Russian theatre director builds bridges in London
Dmitry Krymov, who fled Moscow after the Ukraine invasion, plans Dickens hybrid with UK and Russian actors
Putin suggests Ukraine could have UN-led government to organise elections
US rejected suggestion and Kremlin later clarified the idea was just ‘one of the options’ and had not been raised with Trump
European chiefs agree now ‘not the time’ to lift sanctions against Russia
Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black Sea
Kremlin stipulates maritime ceasefire will start only if it gets sanctions relief on agricultural exports
Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘hollow statements about peace’ after latest attack
Ukrainian officials say 88 injured in missile strike as US and Russian officials start talks on ceasefire deal
Gulf in US and Russian expectations marks start of latest ceasefire talks
As Washington signals hope for ‘real progress’, Moscow warns ‘difficult negotiations’ lie ahead
UK should step in to fund scheme tracing Ukrainian children, say Lib Dems
Ministers urged to act after US ended support for scheme tracing estimated 20,000 children taken to Russia
Soviet-era dissident given ‘draconian’ jail sentence in Russia for anti-war views
Alexander Skobov jailed for 16 years over social media post and alleged involvement in opposition group
Russia continues strikes on Ukraine as drones hit Odesa overnight
Amid uncertainty as to when part-ceasefire will take effect, Kremlin says it will cover only ‘energy infrastructure’
Starmer warns Putin of ‘severe consequences’ if he breaches peace deal
UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plans
Russia and Ukraine exchange aerial attacks amid ceasefire confusion
Moscow launches airstrikes and drone attacks and Kyiv hits Russian airbase as terms of proposed ceasefire remain unclear
‘As real as it can get’: EU to loan €150bn for European defence from invasion
EU launches scheme to buy more weapons in Europe as Russia remains ‘a threat for the foreseeable future’
Russia attacks Ukraine hours after partial ceasefire agreed in Putin-Trump call
Shortly after call ended, about 45 drones attacked region around Kyiv with anti-aircraft fire audible across capital overnight
Russia behind arson attack on Ikea store in Lithuanian capital, says prosecutor
Suspects in 2024 Ikea attack also linked to acts of sabotage in Poland, says prosecutor general’s office
Trump administration pulls US out of body investigating Ukraine invasion
Russia and allies were target of International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone attack kills four in Dnipro as Zelenskyy cautious on new US minerals deal
Drone raid sparks blaze in Dnipro hotel and restaurant complex and injures 19; Ukrainian president says too early to judge Washington’s expanded proposal. What we know on day 1,130
Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by Ice at Boston airport
Kseniia Petrova was returning to the US from a trip to France when officials revoked her visa and detained her
Russian strikes show Moscow does not want ‘real peace’, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s president said drone attacks just hours after ceasefire talks were ‘a clear signal to the whole world’
First Thing: White House texts secret Yemen airstrike plans to reporter
Major security leak sparks calls for investigations. Plus, Tesla’s European sales drop 44%
US and Russia begin talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine ceasefire
Uncertainty remains over how and when 30-day halt on strikes would take effect amid a gulf on expectations
‘The only thing still working’: Russia and UK agreement to tend war graves transcends bitter international relations
Private understanding ensures tending of British military graves in Russia and Crimea, and Soviet graves in UK
Military prepares to support Ukraine by ‘sea, land or air’, says UK government
Thousands of troops needed to support Ukraine if ceasefire or agreement reached to end war with Russia
First Thing: Trump signs order to dismantle Department of Education
Executive order denounced as unconstitutional. Plus, Musk’s daughter says his gesture ‘definitely Nazi salute’
Friday briefing: Why Europe is divided over how to defend Ukraine – and itself
In today’s newsletter: As Zelenskyy urges the EU to step up, divisions remain on how to secure the continent’s future amid Russian aggression
EU ready to impose more sanctions on Russia after summit talks
Show of unity marred by Viktor Orbán refusing to back declaration of support for Ukraine
Trump has ‘very good phone call’ with Zelenskyy, who signs on to partial ceasefire
Ukraine’s president says his country is ready to implement pause in strikes on energy and infrastructure
Europe’s leaders react with scepticism to partial Ukraine ceasefire
German defence minister says Putin ‘is playing a game here’ and calls Russian president’s demands ‘unacceptable’
Trump and Putin to hold high-stakes call on Ukraine
Call to come amid reports that Russia is demanding halt to western arms deliveries as condition for truce
French politician jokes US should return Statue of Liberty for siding with ‘tyrants’
Raphaël Glucksmann quips that US should give back 19th-century gift from France over Trump’s approach to Ukraine
Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and powerplants in Ukraine ceasefire talks
Trump says negotiators have already discussed ‘dividing up certain assets’ and that he will talk to Putin on Tuesday