Recruiting soldiers and forcing them to fight on the side of the occupier is a war crime. DW spoke to Ukrainians and human rights activists about how Russians pressure residents to serve in the military.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said North Korean soldiers are "heroes" after Pyongyang officially admitted for the first time that it had sent troops to fight in Russia's Kursk region
Michael Gloss, the son of a high-ranking CIA official, was killed during the fighting in Ukraine, according to American and Russian media. The CIA confirmed the death, but said it was a "private family tragedy"
"If Russia comes out of the war strengthened and convinced that aggression pays off, Europe can count on having 'subscribed' to similar problems in the future," warns Czech President Petr Pavel
The planned meeting of the foreign ministers of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Ukraine on the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, which was supposed to take place on April 23 in London, was canceled at the last minute
With the mediation of France, Germany and the USA, peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine continue in London
On May 9, Aleksandar Vučić will attend the commemoration of the Day of Victory over Fascism in Moscow. The European Union announced that the presence of Putin's parade is not desirable because Russia is responsible for the war in Ukraine. The President of Serbia decided to go anyway
The proposal includes establishing a truce along the current front lines, CNN reports
Donald Trump is interested in a ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia, but he has many other priorities around the world and is ready to move on if there is no progress, says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Washington and Kiev are still negotiating on rare metals. What about the possibility of lithium mining in Ukraine and what do people who live near the deposits think about it?
Almost two months ago, a Russian drone broke through the expensive shell of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which had an accident in 1986. The danger is not immediate, but because of the radiation, the sheath needs to be repaired. And that is neither easy nor cheap
The US is studying the conditions set by Russia for the introduction of a moratorium on attacks in the Black Sea, US President Donald Trump said
A 24-hour meeting between the American and Russian delegations on the conditions for ending the war in Ukraine ended in Riyadh on the evening of March XNUMX.
Although there is no final agreement, talks between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia open the possibility for a ceasefire and the renewal of the Black Sea Initiative. Ukraine is waiting for the results of negotiations between Washington and Moscow and announces further dialogue with the United States
Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of US President Donald Trump, said that "there will be elections in Ukraine", adding that the leadership of the war-torn country "agreed to it".
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 175 prisoners of war each, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced
US negotiators have arrived in Russia to present their plan for a 30-day ceasefire in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine
Negotiators from the United States of America and Ukraine reached an agreement on a ceasefire in Saudi Arabia. If Russia also agrees, Donald Trump will score a major foreign policy victory
A limited truce, international peacekeeping forces or relinquishment of territory? There are several scenarios for a possible end to the fighting in Ukraine. Who wants what? And what doesn't he want?
For the last five years, Ukraine has been the largest purchaser of heavy weapons in the world. The US provided 45 percent of all shipments. These data best show the severity of Donald Trump's threat to withhold military aid to Ukraine. Why did the import of weapons in other European countries increase by 155 percent
Donald Trump delivered the longest presidential speech in history to Congress. In addition to praising himself, he also mentioned Serbia
"We are ready to work quickly to end the war, and the first stages could be the release of prisoners, a truce in the sky and a truce at sea immediately, if Russia does it," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on the X social network.
At a summit on Ukraine in London, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Commission would propose a weapons plan because "we really need to seriously step up our efforts."
Protests against the Trump administration erupted across the US on Saturday, March 1, following a telecast of events at the White House in which Donald Trump and JD Vance engaged in a verbal altercation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The US President's envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, on Saturday (March 1) reproached the President of Slovenia Natasa Pirc Musar for supporting the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the fact that her country spends the least on defense within NATO
It is incomprehensible and absolutely unacceptable to change the narrative about the aggressor and the victim and to place the burden of responsibility for the length of the war and its consequences on Ukraine, said former President of Montenegro Milo Djukanović
"Of course I believe that the relationship with the US can be improved because Ukraine does not want to lose its partner," said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
