The European Union failed to pass new sanctions on Russia at a meeting on Monday after surprise objections from Hungary, the bloc's top diplomat said. "Unfortunately, we did not reach an agreement on the 20th sanctions package," said Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief. "This is a setback and a message we did not want to send today." European
Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago launched Europe's biggest conflict since World War II, causing immense suffering for civilians and harrowing ordeals for soldiers while rewriting the post-Cold War security order. The fighting enters its fifth year on Tuesday, and it shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. The U.S. has brokered talks with
The EU's top diplomat said she did not expect to get a deal on new Russia sanctions Monday after Hungary vowed to block them unless Ukraine re-opens a key oil pipeline. The 27-nation bloc has been pushing to impose a new round of economic punishment on Moscow for Tuesday's fourth anniversary of the Kremlin's full-scale. "I think there is not going
Explosions rocked Kyiv before dawn on Sunday after officials warned of a ballistic‑missile attack, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion. AFP journalists in the capital heard a series of loud blasts beginning around 4:00 am (0200 GMT), shortly after an air raid alert was issued. "The enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic
When Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone - the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. And unlike the Red Army that pushed all the way to Berlin eight decades ago in what it called the Great Patriotic War, Russia's 4-year-old, all-out invasion
