Ukraine

President Macron's speech at a security conference in Slovakia highlights France's growing importance in Eastern Europe

Italy’s populist government has defied concerns that it would undermine Western unity in supporting Ukraine

Probing attacks in early June are not the expected counter-offensive, for which the time is not ripe

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has defied a Russian defence ministry order to put his troops under its control

Fighting has begun on the eastern and south-eastern fronts, between Ukrainian attackers and Russian defenders

Flooding below the wrecked Kakhovka dam has inflicted a humanitarian disaster on southern Ukraine to add to the war

Hole in Dnipro river dam may be part of fighting in the area but repercussions could be wider

The war seems to be hotting up in Ukraine and much is unclear, but it may be a mistake to expect a single big offensive