Based in Kyiv until the Russian invasion – and still mourning colleagues who went to the frontline – the makers of long-awaited apocalyptic survival game Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl describe how their lives began imitating their art

Deal to swap around 200 PoWs from each side comes after contested claim that Kyiv downed plane carrying Ukrainian soldiers

Russian war in ukraine is quietly corroding power of Vladimir Putin at home, says William Burns

ukraine’s attack on St Petersburg is the second time in two weeks they have fired drones more than 500 miles over Russian and Belarussian territory

At least six drones were launched in the region, according to Ukrainian officials

Zelenskiy may dismiss Zaluzhnyi after top general refuses to resign; new 100-mile glide bombs on way to ukraine from Boeing-Saab

Lords report says UK government must break impasse over details of how frozen assets should be spent

Zelensky has denied claims that he moved to dismiss Valerii Zaluzhny as tensions between the two appear to deepen

Farmers have captured France’s attention by showering government offices with manure and snarling Parisian traffic with barricades of tractors and hay bales

Personality clashes blamed for conflict between president and popular commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi

Vladimir Putin was caught on camera pulling strange faces during a high-profile meeting. The Russian president was sitting alongside close ally Aleksandr Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, on Monday 29 January. While Putin usually cuts a stony-fac ...

The Ukrainian president and General Valery Zaluzhny have reportedly been at loggerheads over results of ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia’s forces

Blinken warns ukraine’s gains will unravel without new US funding; European parliament investigates report that Latvian member is Russian spy

Budapest accuses Brussels of ‘blackmail’ after explosive report alleges plot to create a run on Hungary’s currency

A dozen playwrights and directors meet in Kyiv and find comedy can be an important part of their creative process

Kara-Murza’s wife says his disappearance is ‘frightening’ as he is at mercy of Russians who tried to kill him twice

European parliament investigates Russian spy claims against Latvian MEP; pressure mounts on Hungary’s Orbán to unblock EU aid to ukraine

A Ukrainian UN ambassador confronted his Russian counterpart moments after Moscow launched its invasion, footage from an emergency Security Council meeting shows. Resurfaced footage from February 2022, featured in the new BBC documentary Putin vs the ...

It comes as Hungary and ukraine reach diplomatic deadlock

Russian rock band Bi-2 were arrested last week after concert in Phuket and remain in Thai custody