Russia-Ukraine war There has been no let-up in attacks on Ukraine’s northern cities despite Russia’s pledge to reduce military action, regional authorities say. Russia said on Tuesday it would cut back operations around Chernihiv and the capital, Kyiv, in an effort to “boost mutual trust” in peace talks. But the Chernihiv region’s governor told […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russia has announced it will “drastically reduce” military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine “to boost mutual trust” in peace talks. The decision to scale back operations around the capital, Kyiv, and the northern city of Chernihiv is the first sign of tangible progress in talks since Russia invaded on […]
By David Brown BBC News French elections 2022 Voters in France go to the polls in April to elect a president for the next five years. The election is likely to go to two rounds. Emmanuel Macron, the current president, is aiming to win a second term. The candidates There are 12 candidates, eight men and […]
Katya Adler Europe editor @BBCkatyaadleron Twitter Russia-Ukraine war Five weeks into Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, imagine for a moment what it’s like to live there now. Bombs, bloodshed, trauma. No school for your children, no healthcare for your parents, no safe roof over your head in many parts of the country. Would […]
Russia-Ukraine war Private jets owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch have been detained indefinitely by the British government. The two jets belonging to billionaire oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler had been under investigation at Farnborough and Biggin Hill airports for three weeks. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said [Russian President Vladimir] “Putin’s friends” should not “enjoy […]
By Jeremy Bowen BBC News, Irpin, Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war Smoke as heavy as a winter fog hung over the last mile or so of the road into Irpin, just a 20-minute drive north-west of Kyiv. Trees and undergrowth in the pine forest on either side were burning, set alight by shelling. The road was […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russia says it will focus its invasion of Ukraine on “liberating” the east, signaling a possible shift in its strategy. The defence ministry said that the initial aims of the war were complete, and that Russia had reduced the combat capacity of Ukraine. Russia’s invasion appeared aimed at swiftly capturing major cities […]
Russia-Ukraine war Nato is set to approve big increases in the forces deployed on its eastern flank, its secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has said. Mr Stoltenberg was speaking at a news conference on the eve of an emergency summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He pledged more troops for Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania. […]
By Stephen Walker BBC News NI Political Correspondent Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has criticised plans for a US-style visa waiver for non-Irish EU citizens crossing the Irish border. He said the move, which is part of new British Immigration laws, was concerning. The bill, which is being considered at Westminster, examines the […]
Russia’s most prominent opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been given nine years in a “strict regime penal colony” in a fraud case rejected by supporters as fabricated. Navalny was detained when he returned to Russia last year, after surviving a poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin. He is already serving three and a half years […]
