Ksenia Karelina faces a prison sentence of 12 years to life in Russia if she is convicted of treason charges

Visit set to Hanoi to focus on economy and energy but observers say ukraine and defence likely to be discussed in private

It took a year for Russia to obliterate Bakhmut, where the bombs were first used

Putin says new pact includes vow of mutual aid if either Russia or North Korea is attacked

After delays in delivery and training pilots and ground staff, Netherlands says ukraine should get first planes in summer

North Korea aiding Russia’s ‘mass murder of Ukrainians’ says Zelenskiy aide; Beluga whales evacuated from Kharkiv to Madrid. What we know on day 848

The refugee teenagers said football has helped them settle into life the UK

Weakening British resolve on ukraine’s defence ‘clearly meets Putin’s plans’, says Democrat Mark Warner

Nato and US officials have described Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pyongyang as a mark of desperation from the Russian leader. Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, told reporters on Tuesday 18 June that Russia was trying “to develop and t ...

North Korea’s Kim promises ‘new multi-polar world’ as Putin thanks him for supporting his war in ukraine

Putin and Kim Jong-un share ‘pent-up inmost thoughts’ as Russian president lands in North Korea

South Korea says 10,000 containers carry suspected North Korean arms for Russia; claim that Russians beheaded captured defender. What we know on day 847

Netherlands PM will replace Jens Stoltenberg after making promise not to deploy Hungarian forces in ukraine

White House spokesperson John Kirby says the US are ‘comfortable’ with their current level of deterrence in Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in ukraine and says the two countries would work together to overcome U.S.-led sanctions

Russian president thanks host Kim Jong-un for ’unwavering support’ to Moscow’s war in ukraine

Visit is Russian president’s first to North Korea in 24 years as he seeks continued military support from Kim Jong-un

Putin not serious about ending the war and wants Ukrainian territory, says EU’s top official

People across ukraine have united in the face of the Russian threat and its Vietnamese community is no exception

Facing increasing isolation on the world stage over his invasion of ukraine, the Russian leader has turned to Kim Jong-un