Residents of ukraine’s second city tell of the impact of increasing Russian attacks targeting suburbs and power supplies

Olaf Scholz says Chinese president agreed to back June peace talks that Russia is not attending while Xi says efforts for a resolution must involve both sides

Invaders breaking out and making headway in absence of US help, says thinktank; Zelenskiy signs mobilisation law to boost Ukrainian ranks. What we know on day 784

With US funding stalled in Congress, how else might ukraine be armed?

White House not rejecting House Speaker’s plan for separate defence funding bills for Israel and ukraine

France says Russia can be represented but president will not be invited because of war in ukraine

The speaker of the House of Representatives announces plan to hold separate votes on aid

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping who hosted him in Beijing that Russia’s full-scale invasion of ukraine threatens global security, in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor to end the wa ...

Head of IAEA issues warning as ukraine and Russia trade accusations over Europe’s biggest nuclear plant

ukraine’s army chief says situation in industrial east has ‘significantly worsened’ as Russia steps up attacks

Zaporizhzhia ‘getting dangerously close to a nuclear accident’ says IAEA chief, as Russians and Ukrainians trade accusations. What we know on day 783

Chamber is expected to take up Israel and ukraine legislation this week

Boosting the military capacities of ukraine and Israel was already controversial. It just got a lot more difficult

ukraine’s army chief says situation in industrial east has ‘significantly worsened’

Mike Johnson has said he will aim to advance legislation to support Israel but has not clarified whether ukraine funding will form part of package

Russian forces intensify attacks along the eastern front

Andriy Kobolyev calls for more weapons after Russia destroys one of ukraine’s largest power plants

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in China on a visit focused on the increasingly tense economic relationship between the sides and differences over Russia's invasion of ukraine

ukraine’s Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi says Russia has intensified armoured assaults as battles rages over village near Bakhmut. What we know on day 781

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