Browsing: Ukraine

Energy minister says ‘fear has no place in the Saudi lexicon’ as paramilitary group again breaches stretched defences

When Russia began attacking Ukrainian data centers and telecommunication infrastructure, it apparently failed to prepare for possible retaliation. Now Russia’s digital services are facing widespread outages after Ukrainian drone strikes knocked out three of the largest data centers owned by Russian tech giant Yandex within several days.

As winter approaches, Russia has lifted its ban on exports of diesel and is preparing to sell hundreds of thousands of tonnes to the United States and other countries. The move is part of a deal negotiated between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which resulted in the US Department of the…

Ukraine’s parliament passed a law strengthening minority rights on Monday, easing years of tensions with Hungary and paving the way for Kyiv to advance its EU accession talks.

US President Donald Trump said it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, claiming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not tried sufficiently to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russian strikes on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least eight people, including three children, on Saturday, authorities said.

The European Union is rapidly coming to terms with the limitations of its multibillion-euro support for Ukraine, as Russia’s all-out escalation wrecks the country’s finances, depletes its air defences and deepens its reliance on cash-strapped donors.

Drones sank two cargo ships and damaged a third in the exclusive economic zones of NATO member countries for the first time, killing at least two sailors. The attacks represent a notable escalation as Black Sea commercial shipping has increasingly come under attack during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Russia also being accused of…

A surge in Russian jet-powered drone strikes on Ukrainian data centers has increasingly disrupted mobile phone and Internet services for thousands of people. Now Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other government officials are warning of the need for more air defense capabilities, as such telecommunication outages could threaten Ukraine’s digital economy and undermine the country’s…

Hundreds of schools in France remain closed amid planned demonstrations across the country