Ukraine has fastest-growing refugee crisis since second world war, says UN

More than 1.5 million people reportedly crossed into neighbouring countries since Russia invadedThe Russian invasion of…

Belarus has effectively ceded control to Kremlin, says opposition leader

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko is ‘not controlling our military any more’Russia-Ukraine war: live…

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine and Russia blame each other as Mariupol evacuation fails again – live

Hopes of establishing a humanitarian corridor out of besieged city of Mariupol dashed for second day…

Defeating Putin in Ukraine may take years, says Dominic Raab

Deputy PM says Nato will need ‘strategic stamina’ as Starmer accuses ministers of moving too slowly…

‘No to war’: Russian TV staff walk off set after final broadcast – video

Staff at an independent Russian TV station, Dozhd (TV Rain), walked out live on air while…

Nervous residents of Mariupol prepare to leave during second ceasefire

Hundreds of thousands hope to flee city in south-east Ukraine despite Russia allegedly breaking last ceasefireMore…

Social media turn on Putin, the past master | Carole Cadwalladr

Disinformation and fake accounts were used against the west for years – now the Kremlin is…

Five of the best books about Russia and Ukraine

As Russia wages war, the historian Orlando Figes offers a guide to the literature that illuminates…

Russia-Ukraine war: second Mariupol ceasefire attempt for evacuations – live

Plans for ceasefire for evacuations from Mariupol on Saturday failed, but a second attempt has been…

Russians at UK universities ‘lonely and guilty’ as they fear for the future

Many studying here are anti-Putin, but still feel they’re being judged for the Kremlin’s actionsRussia-Ukraine war:…