Exclusive The Ukrainian president’s adviser, Oleg Ustenko, tells of his fury at how Europe’s refusal to act is piling more misery on Ukraine • Russia-Ukraine war: latest developments Before Russia’s tanks, daubed with their infamous Z, rolled into Ukraine, Oleg Ustenko’s advice to president Volodymyr Zelenskiy had focused on pension […]

The inevitable end to the brutal siege shows Russia’s logistical strengths – but also why invasion is ultimately so futile Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The city of Mariupol is now effectively in Russian hands. Although some Ukrainian troops continue to hold out at the Azovstal steelworks, the Russians have felt […]

‘We can’t wait for successor to emerge,’ they claim, as Partygate revelations have become ‘too damaging’ Plans to ditch Boris Johnson as Tory leader and prime minister “sooner rather than later”, without waiting for a clear and obvious successor to emerge, are being advanced by a growing number of senior […]

Invasion of Ukraine ‘intended only as a beginning’, president says, as Moldova summons Russian ambassador over military commander’s comments on breakaway region Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 59 of the invasion Fears for hundreds of civilians trapped in Mariupol steel plant Russian military chief suggests full occupation of […]

William Wragg, Tory chair of Commons’ constitutional affairs committee, states ‘no confidence’ in PM Boris Johnson suffered humiliating blows to his authority after MPs backed a formal investigation to look at whether he lied to parliament, and senior party figures made new calls for him to resign. The prime minister […]