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Deputy defence minister tells Guardian that Ukrainian forces are making progress, with far fewer deaths than Russia

President Vladimir Putin is touting Russia’s prospects at the country’s main international economic forum despite heavy international sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday at the start of a visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties and the oil kingdom’s standing in the international community. But human rights groups warn that the Saudi's gain is France’s loss on an increasingly…

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in France where he will meet President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, as Paris seeks increased support from the oil-rich kingdom for Ukraine against Russia's invasion.

A Russian Volunteer Corps fighter is remembered as a ‘brave warrior’ at a funeral in Kyiv, as Ukraine treads carefully.

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is visiting Europe’s largest atomic power plant in southern Ukraine

After months of speculation about when Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive will begin, we now have an answer: right now. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, many of them trained at military bases in Europe and outfitted with heavy Western armor, are now launching simultaneous operations at several points along the 600-mile-long…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of…