By Biodun Busari The French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier, Mario Draghi have arrived in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine on Thursday. Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis, will join the three European leaders as they expect to meet the war-troubled Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A media French report said their visit is […]

…Separatist leaders would listen to plea on British men given death sentence …Pope Francis says Ukraine war ‘perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented’ RUSSIA has barred top United Kingdom-based journalists and defence figures as part of sanctions, in response to UK measures on Russian public figures. The BBC’s Clive Myrie, Orla Guerin and Nick […]

Highlights *All three bridges to the embattled city of Severodonetsk have been destroyed, says regional governor Serhiy Haidai *This makes the evacuation of residents and the transportation of goods impossible, Haidai says *A pro-Russian separatist leader says Ukrainian troops in the eastern city must “surrender or die” because “there is no other option” Read Also […]

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has spoken to the UN’s human rights council in Geneva about the “havoc and destruction” caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – and the consequential risks of plunging millions into poverty across the globe. “Since we last gathered the war in Ukraine continues to destroy the lives of many…. […]

Russia earned nearly $100bn (£82.3bn) from oil and gas exports during the first 100 days of the war in Ukraine, according to a report. Revenues have been falling since March, as many countries shunned Russian supplies, but remain high, the independent Centre For Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) found. It also warned of […]