Greece will help train Ukrainian F-16 warplane pilots and assist the reconstruction of Odesa, Ukrainian President and Greek Prime Minister said.

President Vladimir Putin aims to bolster ties with African leaders during a high-stakes summit in his native city, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

A Ukrainian attack on the Moscow-built bridge connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland has resulted in the death of a civilian couple.

The Ukrainian navy and SBU security service executed a strategic attack on the Russian-built bridge that connects Crimea to mainland Russia.

NATO is nearing consensus on how to address Ukraine’s membership push at its upcoming summit and aims to show it is moving above and beyond.

The Israeli foreign ministry was summoning the Ukrainian ambassador for a “clarification,” after the Ukrainian embassy accused the government of “a clear pro-Russian position”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned Ukraine and its Western allies, accusing them of orchestrating the recent failed revolt.

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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, made a strong plea for peace in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

Vincent Magwenya has denied there being any Russian attack on Kyiv despite journalists seeing the delegation being taken to a bomb shelter

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SA President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine as part of a group of African leaders seeking to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow.

African leaders are expected to arrive in Ukraine in June 15, 2023, in a self-proclaimed attempt to bring peace between Kiev and Moscow.

African business leaders say cross-border trade remains entangled in customs duties, administrative hurdles and varying national regulations.

Co-chair of Russian human rights group Memorial, Oleg Orlov, could face five years of jail time over criticism of Russia’s Ukraine campaign

The recent drone strikes in Moscow have left a lasting psychological impact on ordinary Russians, stirring up profound shock and fear.

The official Ukrainian toll counts at least 10,368 civilians killed and 14,404 wounded since the Russian invasion last year.

The head of Russian mercenary group Wagner, has said that around 10,000 prisoners were recruited to fight in Ukraine and killd in the battlefield.

Reports have emerged of intense fighting inside Russia’s Belgorod Oblast involving pro-Ukraine or anti-Putin troops.

“If I were president, I [would] end that war in one day. It’ll take 24 hours. I will get that ended. It would be easy,” Trump said this week.

The European Commission president proposed an extra 100 million euros of support for EU farmers to ease a standoff over Ukrainian grain.

Tried for treason over criticism of the Ukraine offensive, a Russian court was due to deliver a verdict against Vladimir Kara-Murza.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday denounced a video purporting to show the beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner of war.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the country’s Pacific Fleet had launched surprise combat drills with the West’s influence over Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday urged the West to turn the Black Sea into a “sea of NATO”.