The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 20. Click here for updates from May 19. Russia Claims Full Control of Mariupol Russia’s defense chief says the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have “completely destroyed” the eastern Donbas region, and that they are trying to kill as many Ukrainians as possible. Moscow says that it will soon get ...

KOENIGSWINTER, Germany—The Group of Seven’s financial leaders agreed on $9.5 billion in new aid to Ukraine on Friday and promised enough money to keep the country’s ...

ISTANBUL—Turkey will oppose Sweden and Finland joining NATO, the country’s president flatly stated in a video released Thursday. “We have told our relevant friends we would ...

President Joe Biden on May 19 wholeheartedly backed the bids of Finland and Sweden for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership, saying the two countries meet ...

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 19. Click here for updates from May 18. US to Ship $100 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine The ...

The U.S. Senate on May 19 voted to pass a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine, overruling the objections of a few scattered Republican voices who ...

The U.S. embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. “We are officially reopening operations,” spokesperson ...

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 18. Click here for updates from May 17. Russia Uses New Laser Weapons in Ukraine Russia on Wednesday said ...

Relief for a Mariupol mother and her young children has come. They are now living in safety at an evacuee shelter in Zaporizhzhia after escaping the ...

Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO on Wednesday in Brussels, driven by the Russia–Ukraine conflict to step out of their neutrality maintained during and ...

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 17. Click here for updates from May 16. Several Russian Generals Have Reportedly Been Killed, Ukrainian Regional Admin Says Ukrainian ...

Ukraine says the evacuation of its soldiers from the besieged Azovstal steelworks continues. On Monday, more than 260 soldiers were transported to Russia-controlled territory for treatment, ...

Ukrainian forces began evacuating soldiers from their last stronghold in the besieged port city of Mariupol on May 16, likely signaling the end of the Russia–Ukraine ...

Despite the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, groups gathered in both countries to celebrate the same holiday over the weekend. The occasion involves an ancient ...

Sanctions that have been imposed on Belarus have blocked $16-$18 billion worth of its annual exports to the West, the Belta news agency cited Belarusian Prime ...

PARIS—The European Union and the United States agreed on Monday to cooperate more closely to counter disrupted supply of industrial commodities and food caused by Russia’s ...

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 16. Click here for updates from May 15. Lviv Is Rocked by a Number of Loud Explosions The western ...

The U.S. Senate on May 16 will vote to end debate on a controversial $40 billion aid package to Ukraine that was originally stalled over objections ...

STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s prime minister announced Monday that Sweden will join Finland in seeking NATO membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a historic shift that ...

McDonald’s is closing its doors in Russia, ending an era of optimism and increasing the country’s isolation over its war in Ukraine. The Chicago burger giant ...

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 15. Click here for updates from May 14. Ukraine Forces Claim to Have Reached Russia Border Ukraine on Sunday ...

The government of Finland announced Sunday that it is planning to apply for NATO membership in a move that is likely to irk Moscow amid the ...

Russian energy supplier RAO Nordic Oy cut off electricity supply to Finland early Saturday, accusing the country of not making payments on past bills. “We are ...

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 14. Click here for updates from May 13. Russia Denies Ukraine Forces Damaged Navy Ship in Black Sea Russia ...

India has banned wheat exports, citing heightened risk to food security in the country and some of its neighbors arising from a sudden spike in the ...