An international team of investigators say they have tracked down eight Ukrainian children, believed to have been abducted during Russia’s invasion. More than 60 detectives used digital open source techniques to trace the missing children who are understood to have appeared in Russian propaganda. Experts from 23 countries joined forces at Europol’s headquarters in The…
Speculation that Ukraine’s popular military chief, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was on his way out has been swirling for months. That in itself has been damaging. Strain at the top does not bolster morale at home or abroad. Confirmation of General Zaluzhnyi’s removal will not immediately resolve the crises either. Ukraine is struggling on the battlefield,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s highly anticipated interview with conservative US media personality Tucker Carlson will air on Thursday night, the former Fox News host has said. The interview, which was recorded on Tuesday according to the Kremlin, will stream on Mr Carlson’s website at 18:00 ET (23:00 GMT), and will also be posted to X,…
The Senate has advanced an aid package for Ukraine and Israel a day after Republicans blocked a larger bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill. Lawmakers voted 67-32 to consider a $95b (£75.2b) aid package. Though Democrats are in favour of passing the aid, Republicans remain divided over the measure. The new bill strips out…
Ukraine’s president has sacked the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi. It follows speculation about a rift between the president and Gen Zaluzhnyi, who has led Ukraine’s war effort since the conflict began. The dismissal will be made official in a presidential decree. The move marks the biggest change to Ukraine’s military leadership…
Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv and other cities on Wednesday morning, causing at least one death and several injuries, Ukrainian authorities reported. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a downed Russian missile damaged power lines and some households in the capital were without electricity. One man was killed in the southern city of Mykolaiv, according to…
Former Fox News host, Tucker Carlson, says he will “soon” interview Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. In a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, Carlson said he wanted to do the interview because “Americans have a right to know all they can about a war they are implicated in”. It would be Mr Putin’s…
The owner of Yandex, often referred to as “Russia’s Google”, has said it will pull out of its country of origin. Its Dutch-based parent company sold the operation in Russia for 475 billion roubles ($5.2bn; £4.2bn), much lower than its estimated market value. The sale to a consortium of investors means Yandex’s Russian business is…
Russia has said at least 28 people died in a strike on a bakery in the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian town of Lysychansk. The building, which also housed a restaurant named Adriatic, was hit on Saturday. Russian officials said servicemen, women and a child were killed in the strike. The Kremlin said Western-supplied weapons were used…
Millions of barrels of fuel made from Russian oil are still being imported to the UK despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, research claims. A so-called “loophole” means Russian crude is refined in countries such as India and the products sold to the UK. This is not illegal and does not breach the…