“During this timeframe, a large number of strikes against numerous electric power plants and sub-stations were carried out by the Russian armed forces in multiple locations in Ukraine. “The expected incidental civilian harm and damage would have been clearly excessive to the anticipated military advantage,” the court added. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said the fresh...
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Disappointing end to Ukraine summit as allies agree to watered-down peace declaration
He said: “Russia can start the negotiations with us tomorrow, not waiting for anything, if they pull out from our legal territories.” Putin said last week that he would sign a peace deal immediately if Ukraine gave up all the occupied territory. Most Nato countries’ leaders, including Rishi Sunak, attended the summit at the Swiss...
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Exclusive: Nato in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons
He then came out in support of Kyiv over its request to use Western weapons on targets inside Russia. And now ahead of the next Nato summit, he has tabled proposals for the alliance to play a greater role in the West’s support for Ukraine. About 99 per cent of the weapons deliveries to Kyiv...
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Biden opposes Ukraine Nato membership as part of peace deal
Joe Biden has ruled out Ukraine joining Nato in the aftermath of a ceasefire with Russia in a major blow to Volodymyr Zelensky. Ahead of Nato’s annual summit on July 9, the US president said Ukraine would have to rely on supplies of Western weapons to ward off a second Russian offensive. Peace, he said,...
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What Russia really wants from its summer offensive
The attack came in the early hours of Friday morning, about 15 miles northeast of the Kharkiv city ring road. But neither the time nor the place were a surprise. For weeks, Ukrainian officials had been warning of a new Russian offensive some time in May. Russian propagandists, Ukrainian military analysts, and even armchair observers...
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How ties to Italy’s Mafia brought Robert Fico’s second term to an abrupt end in Slovakia
‘In vengeful mode’ In December the prime minister described the special prosecutor’s office as “evil”. “He was in a vengeful mode and got rid of an institution that was going after his cronies, that was very critical of all the crooks and criminals,” said Samuel Abraham, a political analyst in Slovakia. The shooting of the...
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Ukraine-Russia war live: 100-mile US glide bombs fail in Ukraine
Modern battle tanks are weapons of shock and awe. They are best used manoeuvring around the battlefield at speeds of up to 50mph and delivering devastatingly accurate strikes with their 120mm cannons. But in Ukraine they have been deployed on the frontline more as mobile pillboxes or as 60-ton sniper rifles. This is why it...
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Russia continues striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure – Ukraine: The Latest podcast
Listen to Ukraine: the Latest, The Telegraph’s daily podcast, using the audio player at the top of this article or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast app. War in Ukraine is reshaping our world. Every weekday The Telegraph’s top journalists analyse the invasion from all angles – military, humanitarian, political, economic, historical –...
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Ukraine’s greatest victory becomes another countless victim of Russia’s war
Anton Tatochenko, 24, told The Telegraph that living in Kherson was now “like a permanent lottery game, where the max prize is life”. “If you don’t accept the fact that tomorrow may not come, you just can’t get over it mentally.” Mr Tatochenko said that the moment he saw Ukrainian military vehicles rolling through the...
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Ukraine-Russia was latest: Ukraine sends in fresh forces to save Avdiivka
Ukraine is reinforcing the embattled eastern city of Avdiivka with “fresh forces”, a top commander has said. Brig Gen Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavriia army group, said: “We strengthen the blocking line, set up additional firing positions, and use fresh effective forces. Logistical delivery continues.” The commander added Russian forces were attempting to...
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Zelensky sacks army chief Valery Zaluzhny in major shake-up
Tensions spilled into public last November when the general described the war as a “stalemate” in an interview with The Economist – a statement instantly derided by Mr Zelensky and his camp. Around the same time, the president’s office removed one of Gen Zaluzhny’s deputies and sacked the head of Ukraine’s medical forces with little...
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Tucker Carlson says Russia is doing ‘very well’ during Moscow visit
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, said Russia is “doing very well” during a visit to Moscow but remained coy about whether he will interview Vladimir Putin. In a video captured during his visit, Mr Carlson said he wanted to “talk to people, look around, and see how it’s doing… and it’s doing very...