カテゴリー: Ukraine
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss among those saying Ukraine war highlights potential Chinese threat to TaiwanBoris Johnson and his ministers are going into the Nato summit with fresh warnings that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown the need for extra…
Analysis: Talks close with pledge to support Kyiv for ‘as long as it takes’ but price caps on Kremlin oil and gas remain sticking pointRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesWestern leaders ended the three-day G7 summit in Germany promising to increase the…
Russian oil boss linked to ‘Putin’s yacht’ at centre of US court caseUS wins legal battle to seize $325m superyacht docked in FijiShe cost $325m (£258m) to build, and millions more each year to run. When not at sea, the Amadea superyacht requires a cre…
Analysis: the conflict in Europe has entrenched the differences between Beijing and the US and its alliesMore than 100 days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s strategic assessment of the conflict is becoming clearer: it does not wish to be cast…
Landlocked state is pursuing neutrality despite neighbours’ efforts to create triangle of anti-western cooperationMongolia, a squeezed outpost of democracy in north-east Asia, is under renewed pressure from its authoritarian neighbours, Russia and Chin…
‘I’m not blond,’ says Ruhullah Haji, who was stuck at crossing for three days but managed to join family in UKRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesBorn in Kabul, Afghanistan, and later building a life in Ukraine, Ruhullah Haji has been displaced by war tw…
European Commission downgrades growth prospects from 4% to 2.7%, while economy slows rapidly in ChinaRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe growth prospects for the EU have been revised sharply downwards after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine put paid to ho…
As more Ukrainians abroad send funds home, World Bank expects remittances to Russia-linked countries to fall Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The war in Ukraine is fuelling a surge in money transfers to the country as migrant workers and refugees fle…
Mistranslations falsely blame Ukrainians for atrocities perpetrated by Russian forces against civiliansRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesA number of Chinese government-linked media outlets and pro-Russia social media accounts are spreading pro-Kremlin …
The south Asian country is the first to buckle under economic pressures compounded by Russia’s war on Ukraine, but it won’t be the lastThe departure of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, follows weeks of protest and a deepening crisis. Ther…
Kishida also promised increased reliance upon nuclear power for future energy independenceBoris Johnson and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida have warned that the invasion of Ukraine could be replicated in east Asia if democratic powers do not stan…
The International Rescue Committee, in partnership with Gagosian, has put together an exhibition called Protecting Milestones: Portraits of Girls in Conflict, which is on display at the Gagosian shop in Burlington Arcade, London, until 7 May. For every…
Vessel docked in port of Lautoka is believed to be owned by Suleiman Kerimov, who is facing sanctionsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesFiji’s high court has ruled that the US government can seize a superyacht believed to be owned by a Russian oligarch …
Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpowerSome Pacific island nations have been left walking a geopolitical tightrope in their response to the war in Ukraine, as …
This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blogGerman chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected criticism of Germany’s reluctance to send heavy weapons to Ukraine.He said it was untrue that German…