Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said Ukraine would stop celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany on May 9, instead marking the event a day earlier. The announcement, on the day — May 8 — that most of Europe celebrates…
Ukraine war: At least 5 injured in airstrikes across country
Air raid sirens have sounded across Ukraine after Russia launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes on cities around the country. Explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, where the city’s mayor said five people had been injured…
EU condemns Russian escalation of war against Ukraine
The European Union (EU) has accused Russia of further escalating war against Ukraine. The EU made the accusation in a statement on Friday. “This week marks another escalation in Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine with increasingly indiscriminate and…
China disowns ambassador’s remarks questioning Ukrainian independence
China has distanced itself from the remarks of one of its envoys who questioned the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet countries. Paris ambassador Lu Shaye’s comments last week caused widespread outrage, leading to calls to Beijing to clarify.…
Zelensky, Xi hold ‘long, meaningful’ call; 1st since Russia invaded Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday, their first conversation since Russia invaded Ukraine. “I had a long and meaningful phone call with President Xi Jinping,” Zelensky tweeted Wednesday morning. “I…
Germany to face Ukraine in friendly to mark 1,000th men’s senior game
Germany’s male football team will take on Ukraine in a friendly on June 12, with charity proceeds from the game going to the war-torn nation. It will be the German male team’s 1,000th international game and takes place in Bremen,…
Ukraine in Nato: Orban casts doubt on long-term membership plan
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has cast doubt on Ukraine’s long-held aspiration to join Nato. His intervention came after the bloc’s boss, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Friday that “all Nato allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a Nato member”.…
Zelensky invites Tinubu to Ukraine on state visit
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Nigeria’s president elect, Bola Tinubu to visit Ukraine. Recall that the Ukrainian president took to Twitter to send congratulatory compliments a day after Tinubu was declared winner of the Presidential Election by…
Blinding flash over Kyiv was probably meteorite, says Ukraine space agency
A mysterious flash which lit up skies over Ukraine’s capital on Wednesday night generated much speculation. Officials in Kyiv initially suspected it was a Nasa satellite falling to Earth but the US space agency told the BBC it was still…
Ukraine war: President Zelensky condemns beheading video
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on world leaders to respond after a video emerged apparently showing a Ukrainian soldier being beheaded by a Russian serviceman. “Everyone must react. Every leader. Do not wait for this to be forgotten,” he…
