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Russia-Ukraine war live: US does not expect significant Russian gains this year; Lukashenko arrives in China

Pentagon official says war now a ‘grinding slog’; Belarus president to meet Xi Jinping

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Samantha Lock (earlier)

28, Feb, 2023 @11:03 PM

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 370 of the invasion

Russian forces attempt to close ring around Bakhmut; Russia refusing to compromise on annexed Ukrainian territories

Samantha Lock, Martin Belam and Léonie Chao-Fong

28, Feb, 2023 @10:59 AM

US ‘will stand with Ukraine as long as it takes’, says Treasury secretary on visit to Kyiv – as it happened

Janet Yellen, on surprise visit to Ukrainian capital, says US and allies discussing strategies to ensure Russia pays for devastation of war

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Samantha Lock (earlier)

27, Feb, 2023 @7:00 PM

Northern lights dazzle across Scotland, Ireland and south through England

People share sightings of aurora borealis, with reports from as far south as Cornwall, and spectacle expected to repeat on Monday night

Samantha Lock

27, Feb, 2023 @2:51 PM

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 369 of the invasion

Two killed as Ukraine claims to have shot down 11 of 14 drones in overnight attack; partisans claim to have destroyed Russian plane at Belarusian airstrip

Samantha Lock, Martin Belam, Léonie Chao-Fong and agencies

27, Feb, 2023 @2:09 PM

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv and Moscow welcome China’s intervention – as it happened

Zelenskiy says some points in Chinese statement for peace ‘understandable’ while Kremlin adds Beijing’s involvement appreciated

Maya Yang (now); Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam, Helen Sullivan and Samantha Lock (earlier)

24, Feb, 2023 @10:00 PM

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 366 of the invasion

Commemorations staged around world on first anniversary of Russian invasion; Zelenskiy says Ukraine has proved ‘invincible’

Samantha Lock, Martin Belam, Léonie Chao-Fong and agencies

24, Feb, 2023 @3:09 PM

Putin thought enemies would ‘roll over’ but he was wrong, says Joe Biden in major speech in Poland – as it happened

US president delivers speech in Poland on anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine after Putin says he will suspend participation in New Start treaty

Tobi Thomas, Martin Belam and Samantha Lock

21, Feb, 2023 @6:58 PM

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 363 of the invasion

Putin pulls Russia out of New Start nuclear treaty; Biden arrives in Warsaw after surprise visit to Kyiv

Samantha Lock and Martin Belam

21, Feb, 2023 @2:25 PM

Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv ‘unprecedented in modern times’, says US – as it happened

First time a US president visited a ‘country at war where US military does not control critical infrastructure’, says national security adviser

Tom Ambrose, Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam and Samantha Lock

20, Feb, 2023 @9:15 PM

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 362 of the invasion

US president Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv to meet Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy; White House statement promises more arms and further sanctions against Russia

Samantha Lock, Martin Belam and Léonie Chao-Fong

20, Feb, 2023 @3:14 PM