Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that allowing Russia to compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris would amount to showing that “terror is somehow acceptable”. He said he had raised the issue with French President Emmanuel Macron. Moscow must not be allowed to use the Olympics for propaganda, he added. The International Olympic C

Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an “extraordinary” phone call in the run-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The then-prime minister said Mr Putin told him it “would only take a minute”. Mr Johnson said the comment was made after he warned the war would be an “utter [

The German chancellor has ruled out sending fighter jets to Ukraine, just days after committing to supplying tanks. In an interview with a German newspaper, Olaf Scholz warned against a bidding war for weapons. But Ukraine has asked allied nations to create a “fighter jet coalition” to bolster their capabilities. The US said it would [&

Spanish police have arrested a 74-year-old man on suspicion of sending letter bombs to high-profile targets, including the country’s prime minister. The man was reportedly taken into custody in the north of Spain and is due to appear in court later this week. In total six bombs were sent to addresses across Spain including PM […]

Ukraine’s argument for wanting battle tanks is clear. It insists they can make all the difference – helping to push Russia back from Ukrainian territory and handing Kyiv the initiative. Germany produces the vast majority of modern heavy tanks in Europe – the Leopard 2s. Around 2,000 of them are spread out amongst European allies.

An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the West’s “indecision” over sending extra weapons to Ukraine is “killing more of our people”. “Every day of delay is the death of Ukrainians,” Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter. His remarks come after Ukraine’s defence minister said he had a &

A truckload of medical supplies bound for Ukraine has left an airport warehouse. Boxes loaded with bandages, needles and hospital gowns left Cotswold Airport in Kemble, Gloucestershire on Monday. The shipment contains more than 70 pallets of vital aid for sick and injured people across Ukraine. The aid is going to an organisation called UK [&hellip

A 12 year-old Ukrainian refugee described as an exceptional pianist says earning a place at the Royal Academy of Music is “like a dream”. Kateryna Pyshniuk and her mother Anna fled the Ukraine war after a month and live with a host family in Bristol. Kateryna started playing the piano, aged five, and says playing […]

Germany will only send battle tanks to Ukraine if the US does the same, multiple reports suggest. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under increasing international and domestic pressure to supply German-built Leopard 2 tanks or at least approve their delivery by third countries. Poland and Finland have both promised to send their Leopards – but need [

A helicopter crash in the suburbs of Kyiv has killed 14 people, including one child and Ukraine’s interior affairs minister – the country’s highest-profile casualty since the war began. Ukraine has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, but it could take weeks. The BBC has been piecing together what we know and [&h