G7 leaders gather Thursday for the first day of an Italy summit, seeking to seal a deal on using frozen Russian assets to help war-torn Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join US President Joe Biden and leaders from Italy, Britain, France, Germany, Canada and Japan at the luxury Borgo Egnazia
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Britain and France are forging a new alliance over backing for Ukraine
One hundred and twenty years after the Entente Cordiale, Britain and France are forging a new alliance. The original 1904 agreement paved the way for a stronger relationship between the two countries, but this time the nations aim to use their partnership to patch up European commitment to Ukraine and exert
US Senate to vote on Ukraine aid after House’s months-long delay
The US Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a major aid package for Ukraine, with its passage all but certain after the House of Representatives -- following months of wrangling -- approved the assistance with broad bipartisan support. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer, whose party narrowly controls the chamber, said
Russian missile barrage on Ukraine city kills 18
Rescuers were removing mountains of rubble on Thursday from the site of a lethal Russian missile strike on Ukraine's historic city of Chernigiv, where at least 18 people were killed in an attack that has prompted fresh pleas for allies to boost Kyiv's overstretched air defence systems. Three Russian missiles crashed into
Ukraine will lose war if US Congress withholds aid: Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukraine will lose its war against Russia if the US Congress does not approve a major military aid package, as Russian forces heighten their pressure on a frontline city. The Ukraine military acknowledged that the fighting around the frontline city of Chasiv Yar was "difficult"
NATO boss floats 100 billion euro military aid fund for Ukraine
NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg has proposed a 100 billion euro ($107 billion), five-year package of military aid to Ukraine that would give the Western alliance a more direct role in providing support to Kyiv, five diplomats said on Tuesday. Under the plan, NATO would take over some coordination work from a
Ukraine eye first major tournament since Russian invasion
Ukraine will bid to qualify for a first major tournament since Russia's invasion of the country when they take on Iceland in a Euro 2024 play-off final on Tuesday, while Georgia target history against Greece. Serhiy Rebrov's Ukraine missed out on the 2022 World Cup, losing in the play-offs to Wales,
Ukraine eye first major tournament since Russian invasion
Ukraine will bid to qualify for a first major tournament since Russia's invasion of the country when they take on Iceland in a Euro 2024 play-off final on Tuesday, while Georgia target history against Greece. Serhiy Rebrov's Ukraine missed out on the 2022 World Cup, losing in the play-offs to Wales,
Ukraine drops Russia business blacklist after backlash
Ukraine has scrapped its "sponsors of war" blacklist, the centrepiece of its campaign to pressure companies doing business in Russia, the agency in charge said on Friday after a backlash from countries from Austria to China. The end of the blacklist, which has embarrassed around 50 major companies identified as operating
Israel out of Euro 2024 chase, Ukraine in dramatic fightback
Israel's hopes of reaching the European Championships for the first time against the background of bloody conflict at home were shattered by a 4-1 defeat to Iceland on Thursday while war-torn Ukraine stayed on course for the finals with a last-gasp comeback. Due to the ongoing conflict with Hamas, Israel's tie