As "intense street to street fighting" is reported in Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine says Russian forces are planning an assault on Sloviansk as the battle for the Donbas continues. See a summary of the latest developments in our blog below. 06.11.2022 11:41 Saturday's key points: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told an Asian summit the future international order will be determined on Ukraine's battlefields, predicting that his country "will prevail" in the war Russia started. The Ukrainian army says Russian forces are planning an assault on Sloviansk in Donetsk province, while UK intelligence reports "intense street to street fighting" in Sievierodonetsk. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, visiting Kyiv, told President Zelenskyy that Brussels would finalise its assessment on Ukraine's eligibility for EU membership "by the end of next week" . Ukrainian and British officials warned that Russian forces are relying on Soviet-era missiles … [Read more...] about Ukraine war: Future global order will be decided on Ukraine battlefields, says Zelenskyy
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Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces ‘holding on’ in Sievierodonetsk, says Zelenskyy
06.06.2022 06:32 Key points to know for Monday: Ukrainian forces are "holding on" in Sievierodonetsk, President Zelenskyy said on Monday. Earlier the regional governor said the local situation had 'worsened' for Ukrainian forces under intense Russian bombardment. Russian forces continue to push towards Sloviansk in the Donbas, says UK military intelligence. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cancelled a Monday visit to Serbia after neighbouring countries closed their airspace to his plane. Moscow has criticised the move . Lavrov followed Putin in warning the West on Monday against providing Ukraine with long-range rockets. Earlier the UK said it would supply new rocket launcher systems to Ukraine, with a range of 80km. Russian car sales fell by 52% in April, a year-on-year drop of 83%, industry figures show, largely due to Western sanctions. The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff has said Ukrainians are facing the "same horrors" as the French did in World … [Read more...] about Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces ‘holding on’ in Sievierodonetsk, says Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy calls for more support from Europe, Ukraine’s EU candidacy
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the EU heads to give Ukraine candidate status for the bloc's membership at the upcoming summit in late June. Speaking to the Copenhagen Democracy Summit in a video address, Zelenskyy asked the leaders of the 27 member states to show “that its words about the Ukrainian people being part of the European family aren’t a hollow sound.” Review the day's most important developments in the Ukraine war below. 06.10.2022 06:54 Friday's key points: Mariupol’s mayor has warned that cholera and other deadly diseases could kill thousands of people in the Russian-occupied city as corpses lie uncollected. President Zelenskyy has pleaded for Ukraine's entry into the European Union, and called for EU leaders not to leave his country in a "grey zone". Ukraine is losing up to 200 troops a day, according to a Zelenskyy aide. This is more than double the previous estimates. Two Britons and a Moroccan national … [Read more...] about Zelenskyy calls for more support from Europe, Ukraine’s EU candidacy
The Telegraph weekly news quiz: Who scored the winning goal in the Women’s Euro 2022 final?
In the week that saw England celebrate their first victory in an international football tournament since 1966, the Telegraph's news quiz is here to find out how closely you have been paying attention to the headlines. Why has the UK Parliament shut down its TikTok account just one week after its launch? Also this week, who is the latest to join a string of senior Facebook executives moving to London , after four years in Silicon Valley? If you've been reading this week's Telegraph Front Page newsletters you will have come across all of the answers to the quiz. If you haven't, you can sign up for the newsletter from The Telegraph's Danny Boyle and Chris Price to revise ahead of next week's quiz. If you're looking for the last week's quiz, you can find that here . For more ways you can have your say and get involved, visit the Telegraph Community Hub Sign up for the Telegraph's Front Page newsletter to find all of the answers to next week's quiz. … [Read more...] about The Telegraph weekly news quiz: Who scored the winning goal in the Women’s Euro 2022 final?
Emily Maitlis to deliver the Edinburgh TV Festival 2022 MacTaggart Lecture
Emily Maitlis will deliver this year's flagship lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival - her first major address since leaving the BBC earlier this year. The award-winning journalist - who grabbed headlines around the world with her exclusive Prince Andrew interview in 2019 - will speak about the complex world of modern journalism and the challenges of holding power to account. Sky News is the official broadcast partner of this year's Edinburgh TV Festival, and will bring exclusive coverage on mobile, TV and podcast over the three-day event. The festival will be a fully in-person event this year, after several years online due to the pandemic. The James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture - named in honour of the writer, producer and director who died in 1974 - is the centrepiece of the festival, and this year will be exclusively streamed on Sky News. Advertisement The flagship address - which has taken place since 1976 - has previously been used as a … [Read more...] about Emily Maitlis to deliver the Edinburgh TV Festival 2022 MacTaggart Lecture
Russia’s Putin finds keen ally in rare trip to Iran
By Steve Rosenberg Published 20 July Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war This was Vladimir Putin on Syria, after talks with the leaders of Turkey and Iran. Note his language in Tehran. "The Syrian crisis can only be resolved by political and diplomatic means… by strictly adhering to the basic principles of the respect of sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity." This is the same Vladimir Putin who, five months earlier, invaded Ukraine; no talk then of the need to respect a country's sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity. The difference? Syria has a pro-Russia leader, President Bashar al-Assad, whom the Kremlin was determined to keep in power. Not so much through "political and diplomatic means", but by sending in the Russian military to help him regain lost territory. Ukraine, … [Read more...] about Russia’s Putin finds keen ally in rare trip to Iran