Move towards war footing shakes Ukrainians as Russian threat loomsPreparations in strategic city Kharkiv include network of bomb sheltersWed Feb 23 2022 - 19:00
Russia moves closer to war with Ukraine despite western sanctionsKyiv ‘used by third countries to create threats towards Russia’, Putin saysWed Feb 23 2022 - 00:09
Ukraine president says ‘we’re not afraid’ as Putin orders troops over borderColumns of military vehicles including tanks seen on outskirts of city of DonetskTue Feb 22 2022 - 06:38
Ukraine honours Maidan's dead as threat of bigger war with Russia loomsKremlin still not reconciled to neighbour's revolution and integration with WestMon Feb 21 2022 - 15:24
France pushes to defuse Ukraine crisis as US sees Russia ‘on brink’ of invasionKremlin blames Kyiv as Donbas shelling intensifies and militants evacuate civiliansSun Feb 20 2022 - 19:55
Extended Russia-Belarus war games fuel fears for Ukraine and MinskRussian troops to stay on amid ‘whiff of gunpowder’, Belarusian defence chief saysSun Feb 20 2022 - 19:32
Biden ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including attack on KyivRussian president to oversee nuclear missile drills as Ukraine tension soarsFri Feb 18 2022 - 22:51
Ukraine accuses Moscow-led militia of stoking tension with mass evacuation orderUS says Russia still massing troops near Ukraine and seeking ‘pretext to justify invasion’Fri Feb 18 2022 - 19:03
Donetsk’s fate haunts Ukrainians as they fight off fears of a bigger warUkraine’s EU neighbours expect an influx of refugees if Russia launches a major attackFri Feb 18 2022 - 17:00
Russia may stage ‘violent event’ to justify Ukraine invasion, says USKremlin accuses Biden of ‘stoking tension’ as president warns of attack in coming daysFri Feb 18 2022 - 01:00
Shelling surges in eastern Ukraine as Russia restates security demandsMoscow expels US diplomat and warns again of ‘military-technical’ response to crisisThu Feb 17 2022 - 19:48
Unity day in Ukraine: ‘I think there’s only a 1% chance of something happening’Many in Kyiv are sceptical about dire western predictions of a Russian onslaughtWed Feb 16 2022 - 22:00
Ukraine will not bow to Russian pressure or new attack, president saysKyiv suspects Moscow's hand in cyber attack and sees no withdrawal of Russian forcesWed Feb 16 2022 - 20:31
Russia says some troops leaving Ukraine’s border as hopes for diplomacy risePutin says Moscow wants talks with West to ensure security and avoid warTue Feb 15 2022 - 21:11
What could Russia win and lose in high-stakes standoff over Ukraine?Donbas war and Nord Stream 2 pipeline are elements in complex international crisisTue Feb 15 2022 - 17:00
German leader reassures embattled Ukraine before Kremlin crisis talksRussia’s top diplomat says there is ‘always a chance’ for diplomacy to break deadlockTue Feb 15 2022 - 00:35
Russia unmoved by West’s diplomacy over UkraineAnalysis: Moscow persists in security demands that it knows Nato states will refuseFri Feb 11 2022 - 17:04
Russia’s Black Sea war games to pile more pressure on UkraineRussia and Belarus launch major military drills as West urges Kremlin to talk peaceThu Feb 10 2022 - 20:01
Ukraine and West on alert for start of major Russia-Belarus war gamesUkraine to hold military drills in parallel as intense crisis diplomacy continuesWed Feb 09 2022 - 17:54
France sees diplomatic path out of Russia crisis as Ukraine seeks ‘concrete steps’Macron says Putin pledged not to escalate tension but Kremlin denies deal on military movesTue Feb 08 2022 - 18:22
Western leaders warn Russia as diplomacy intensifies around UkraineUS and German leaders show united front as Macron and Putin make no headwayMon Feb 07 2022 - 22:25
Belarus’s pro-democracy leader warns against using it to attack UkraineLukashenko and Putin warned as China backs Russia on Nato and European securityFri Feb 04 2022 - 17:32
New Russia attack fears add to economic woes in Ukraine’s frontline portEight-year war disrupts shipping and deepens poverty in strategic MariupolFri Feb 04 2022 - 11:19
Kremlin says US stoking tension as 2,000 troops to fly to EuropeTurkish president visits Kyiv and offers to mediate in Russia-Ukraine conflictThu Feb 03 2022 - 21:11
US to send 2,700 troops to eastern Europe amid Ukraine standoff with RussiaPentagon insists deployment is only temporary move to ease fears of Nato alliesWed Feb 02 2022 - 20:00
Kremlin says West ignoring its security fears as UK sees ‘gun to head’ of UkraineKyiv warns of ‘full-scale war in Europe’ if massed Russian forces attackWed Feb 02 2022 - 09:48
US and Russia cross swords at UN as diplomacy over Ukraine intensifiesMoscow decries western ‘hysteria’ and US and UK threats to sanction Russian eliteMon Jan 31 2022 - 19:57
Kyiv women boost survival skills and solidarity as Russia threat loomsVolunteers help Ukrainians prepare for worst but air of calm defiance prevailsMon Jan 31 2022 - 10:15
Britain to widen sanctions threat against Russia amid Ukraine attack fearsMoscow seeks clarification of West's security plans as tension remains highSun Jan 30 2022 - 16:28
Russia says security impasse remains as Ukraine decries ‘panic’ over war fearsKyiv says invasion warnings overblown and could damage stability and economyFri Jan 28 2022 - 19:18
War-scarred towns in eastern Ukraine dread return of ‘Russian world’Fears of new Russian attack rekindle memories of dangerous months under militia controlThu Jan 27 2022 - 15:45
US rejects key Russian security demand as Ukraine tensions soarNato ‘prepared for the worst’ as Kremlin warns of ‘military-technical’ responseThu Jan 27 2022 - 01:00
US sees ‘every indication’ Russia will launch new attack on UkraineMoscow warns of ‘appropriate response’ if talks fail as US citizens urged to leave countryWed Jan 26 2022 - 22:01
Ukraine says no Russian attack imminent as military build-up continuesDiplomacy struggles for traction amid Russian war games and western arms deliveries to KyivTue Jan 25 2022 - 19:10
Nato reinforces eastern Europe as fears mount for Russian attack on UkraineConcerns that Russian naval drills off Ireland could impact on communications cablesTue Jan 25 2022 - 03:16
Kharkiv letter: Russia looms large for Ukraine’s ‘complex’ second cityKharkivites at Unity Day events say Kremlin aggression strengthens the city’s Ukrainian identityTue Jan 25 2022 - 01:00
Russia denies plotting to place puppet ruler in Ukraine as military build-up continuesUS warns Kremlin of ‘massive consequences’ if it launches new attack on UkraineSun Jan 23 2022 - 18:41
Ukrainians calm in eye of international storm over Russia attack threatMajor city near Russian border accustomed to tension after eight years of conflict with KremlinFri Jan 21 2022 - 16:00
Massed Russian forces could strike Ukraine ‘on very short notice’, US saysWest boosts assistance to Kyiv as Moscow awaits US response to security demandsWed Jan 19 2022 - 19:10
Kyiv Letter: Russia threat stirs memories and defiance in Ukraine’s capitalThe city has often felt insulated from the eight-year conflict and 14,000 death toll in DonbasWed Jan 19 2022 - 01:00
Ukraine's ex-president says treason case furore distracts from Russian threatPetro Poroshenko returns to Kyiv as German foreign minister holds talks on security crisisMon Jan 17 2022 - 17:26
Ukraine blames Russia for cyber attack as fears of conflict growMicrosoft finds potentially crippling malware on Ukrainian government systemsSun Jan 16 2022 - 17:48
‘Golden era’ for cyber attacks as criminals take advantage of pandemicGrowing availability of malware increases risk that an attack could spiral out of controlSat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00
US says Russia could stage attack to justify Ukraine invasionHackers down Ukrainian government websites and warn ‘be afraid and expect worse’Fri Jan 14 2022 - 23:56
Russia warns its patience wearing thin as talks with West hit ‘dead end’Poland sees threat of all-out war in eastern Europe at highest level for 30 yearsThu Jan 13 2022 - 17:45
US and allies ‘preparing for every eventuality’ if Russia abandons talksKremlin says European security at ‘critical point’ as West rejects its Nato and Ukraine demandsWed Jan 12 2022 - 18:29
Russian-led forces to leave ‘stable’ Kazakhstan after deadly alleged coup bidReforms unveiled amid apparent power struggle and unsubstantiated terror claimsTue Jan 11 2022 - 18:15
US says Russia’s demands on Nato and Ukraine a 'non-starter'US ready to discuss missile sites and military exercises but rules out block on Nato expansionMon Jan 10 2022 - 20:15
Kazakhstan leader gives shoot-to-kill order to quell ‘terrorist’ uprisingRussian-led peacekeepers deployed after anti-government protests turn deadlyFri Jan 07 2022 - 16:49
Russian troops land in Kazakhstan as ‘terrorists’ blamed for protest violence‘Dozens’ killed as anger over fuel prices, poverty and corruption rock energy-rich stateThu Jan 06 2022 - 10:00
