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#ukraine

As nuclear tensions rise worldwide and the war in Ukraine reshapes global security, Rafael Grossi stands at the centre of the world's most dangerous calculations.

Demonstrators marching through the French capital chanted: "We support Ukraine against Putin, who is killing it", and "Frozen Russian assets must be confiscated, they belong to Ukraine". "In public opinion, there is massive support for Ukraine that has not wavered since the first day of the full-scale invasion" by the Russian army on February 24, 2022, European Parliament member Raphael Glucksmann, told AFP. "On the other hand, in the French political class, sounds of giving up are starting to emerge. On both the far left and the far right, voices of capitulation are getting louder and louder," he added.

"I knew there were problems with electricity and heating in Kyiv. It's the first time I've come here and worked here in the Kyiv region and in Kyiv itself," explained the volunteer, who already did a few missions in Ukraine.

Defence ministers of the E5 grouping France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom are meeting in the Polish city of Krakow this morning.

Killing me won't break Ukraine,

It's been over a year since Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk, but the fate of the two men still hangs in the balance as activists accuse the South Korean government of dragging its feet. The two have asked to relocate to South Korea. In the North, they could face punishment for letting themselves be taken alive. "I won't survive [going back]. Everyone else blew themselves up. I failed," one of the soldiers told South Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo.

What does it mean to put your life on hold when war forces you to leave home? As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, people share how conflict has reshaped their lives, revealing feelings of longing, displacement and futures put on hold. From separation from home and loved ones, to the quiet emotional toll of waiting, each voice reflects a different facet of living with a war seemingly without end.

Meeting in Munich over the weekend, officials on both sides said they wanted to continue to work together. In the world of geopolitics all eyes were on Southern Germany over the weekend where the Munich Security Conference (MSC) served as the latest make or break moment for Germany-US relations. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered the event's opening speech in which he acknowledged that a rift has opened up with the US, and urged trans-Atlantic partners to repair and revive trust.

Claims that elite Western F-16 pilots are secretly patrolling Ukraine's skies have sent shockwaves through defence circles - but Kyiv insists it's all Ukrainian pilots in action, and no, Tom Cruise is not starring as Maverick over the skies of Ukraine. Reports from French outlet Intelligence Online suggested a top-secret international squadron of US and Dutch veterans was deployed on temporary contracts to intercept Russian drones and missiles using advanced Lockheed Martin targeting pods. But Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat hit back, calling the reports "just rumours" from a source of dubious reputation.

Donald Trump is trying "to force Ukraine into a surrender deal" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that is "shameful" and "corrupt to the nth degree," Clinton said. "I believe Ukraine is fighting for our democracy and our values of freedom and civilization on the front lines, losing thousands of people and having their country destroyed by one man's mania to control them, and I think Trump either doesn't understand or could care less about that suffering," she added.

Civilian casualties in Ukraine caused by bombing soared by 26% during 2025, reflecting increased Russian targeting of cities and infrastructure in the country, according a global conflict monitoring group. Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) said 2,248 civilians were reported killed and 12,493 injured by explosive violence in Ukraine according to English-language reports with the number of casualties an incident rising significantly.

he argued that there were cases in which missiles to ward off Russian airstrikes were delivered "just before an attack and sometimes at the last very last moment." In January alone, he added, Russia had attacked Ukraine with an estimated 6,000 combat drones. The Ukrainian president went on to thank the West for its support, but added that his country urgently needed more anti-aircraft missiles particularly to protect Ukraine's power supply from Russian attacks amid an icy winter.

"Everyone should take their cue from us, instead of criticising us," he said at the Munich Security Conference, after US Vice President JD Vance used his address at the annual gathering last year to attack European policies on immigration and free speech. "I believe that Europe is inherently strong and can be made even stronger yet," he added.

"The presence of troops on the ground is an important part of future security guarantees, as well as for business opportunities," Sybiha said.

When the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky first addressed the Dáil via video link back in 2022, Mary Lou McDonald was amongst his most ardent supporters. It was the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Sinn Féin leader hit out at the "ferocious violence" and the "shameful disinformation war" being waged by the Putin regime "to justify the savagery of its military invasion".

"It's really, really cold in Ukraine,"

Facing an existential crisis, the Ukrainians had to develop a way to counter hostile forces cheaply yet with mass. That meant figuring out how to turn inexpensive drones into weaponry, a step that quickly and fundamentally changed how the war was being fought. Now, drones carry out 80% of all battlefield hits and are responsible for most combat casualties.

I woke up this morning in Ukraine to the familiar sound of air-raid alerts and the less familiar feeling that reality is being rewritten somewhere far away. Overnight, the New York Post reported that Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had "kept his word" on a ceasefire. Yesterday, from the ground here in Ukraine, I wrote the complete opposite, and like Witkoff's recent comments to Trump, which only confirmed what I'd already reported, that claim feels completely detached from what people here are actually living through.