The US secretary of state described talks in Geneva with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, intended to reduce tensions that have risen since Russia massed troops near Ukraine’s border, as ‘frank and substantive’. But Antony Blinken repeated the US and Nato’s position that there could still be no compromise on the central issue of the right of Ukraine and other countries to join Nato in the future
Video showing arrest of Fiji bus driver reignites debate about police use of excessive force
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Fiji police have suspended an officer pending an investigation after a video showing what appeared to be the use of excessive force against a bus driver during an arrest was shared widely in the Pacific country. The v...
Footage purports to show Ukraine soldiers leaving Azovstal steelworks – video
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Recently released footage purports to show Ukrainian soldiers leaving the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol as Ukraine confirmed that more than 260 fighters were evacuated from the plant and taken to areas under Russia'...
Ukraine farming group calls for urgent end to ports blockade
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One of Ukraine’s largest farming groups has called for an urgent solution to unblock the country’s Black Sea ports as exports of grain, sunflower and rapeseed are being held up by the Russian naval blockade, driving i...
Ukraine refugees homeless in UK after falling out with hosts, say community groups
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Growing numbers of refugees are being made homeless, and in many cases destitute, after relationship breakdowns with their Homes for Ukraine hosts in the UK, community organisations have said. Some predict the system ...
‘We need our heroes alive’: hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Azovstal steelworks – video
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Ukraine on Monday confirmed that more than 260 fighters, including some who were badly wounded, were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and taken to areas under Russia's control. Several buses had bee...
Senate to vote on $40bn Ukraine aid bill initially blocked by Rand Paul – live
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Ukraine says footage shows soldiers in Kharkiv region at Russian border – video
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Ukraine has released footage that it says shows its troops in Kharkiv region reaching the border with Russia. The video released on Sunday shows men in military uniform gathered near a blue and yellow boundary post an...