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Ten foreign nationals held by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine have been released, it has been announced. Saudi Arabia said it had brokered an exchange between Russia and Ukraine of 10 detainees, including five Britons. The news ended "months of uncertain...

Five British POWs have been released from Ukraine after being captured by Russian forces. They include Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner - who had been sentenced to death by the Russians - and were freed after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman negotiated...

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy addresses the UN General Assembly in New York via video link from his country's capital Kyiv.

Protesters gathered in the centre of Moscow on Wednesday evening to demonstrate against military mobilisation in Russia. Earlier this morning, President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists to assist in the special militar...

President Joe Biden’s speech to the UN general assembly is reportedly being hastily rewritten in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation and nuclear threats aimed at the West.

"Putin's point of view is once the referendums have taken place...those territories will be part of Russia. So any Ukrainian attack on them supported by the West, is an attack on Russia itself." Putin has announced a partial mobilisation, conscription of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced partial mobilisation in Russia, meaning the military reserves will be conscripted to join the war against Ukraine. Mr Putin said the decree has already been signed and the partial mobilisation will begin toda...

In response to President Putin's address, foreign minister Gillian Keegan said his declaration is a "worrying escalation" of the war in Ukraine, which began in February. She added that the threats should be taken "seriously" and told Ukrainians "we're the...

Moscow-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions plan to hold referendums on joining Russia in coming days. Ukraine has slammed the upcoming votes as fake attempt to legitimize Russia’s invasion. In an interview with DW, Jade McGlynn,...

Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation for the country's military campaign in Ukraine. Speaking to his nation for the first time since Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February, the President also accused the West of engaging in "nuclear bla...

Vladimir Putin is giving a rare address to his nation. The last time he gave a live address was on 24 February, when Russia invaded Ukraine.

How does a Russia in retreat read the room at the United Nations General Assembly? On the day world leaders gather in New York for UN week, Vladimir Putin's proxies unveiling plans for hastily-staged referendums to annex conquered parts of Ukraine, parts...

Russia is set to hold referendum votes to recognize occupied territory and is laying ground for a general mobilization of men between ages 17 and 27.WATCH th...

Ukraine said its troops are continuing to make gains moving eastward toward the Russian-occupied Donbas region, setting the stage for a push to potentially r...

The Shanghai Cooperation Summit has just ended in Uzbekistan. The summit which brought together 8 countries from the region of Eastern Central and Southern

Ukrainian forces have retaken 6,000 square kilometres of their homeland from Russia. Military analyst Michael Clarke explains what these recent wins tell us about Ukraine’s counteroffensive operation, and what this mean for the trajectory of the war.