Ukraine
New EU sanctions regime will encounter hurdles
A European Commission proposal includes a new EU-wide sanctions evasion framework and strengthened asset seizure rules
EUUkrainian forces aim to exhaust advancing Russian army
Russian forces are engaged in fierce, slow-moving battles to capture an eastern land pocket
UkraineBelarus leader defers to Russia but stays out of war
Belarus's leader was suitably deferential when he met his Russian counterpart but did not offer to help with the war
BelarusUkraine rejects ceasefire without Russian withdrawal
Ukrainian leaders, backed by Poland's president, have rejected any deal that would let Russia hold newly captured land
UkraineUnending war clouds Ukraine's economic future
Ukraine's economy continues to suffer the consequences of war: human displacement, devastation and blocked exports
UkraineRussia will retaliate after Ukraine war crimes trial
A Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to murdering a civilian, in Ukraine's first war crimes trial
UkraineRussian official talks up Kherson annexation project
A Russian deputy prime minister has promised that Ukraine's Kherson region can be slotted into Russia
RussiaRussian cyberespionage looms over Western networks
Russian cyberespionage is targeting Western diplomatic and military strategists
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