Ukraine war: We should take Putin's words seriously, says Germany's ex-chancellor Angela Merkel
Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel warned that taking Vladimir Putin's words seriously is "a sign of political wisdom" not weakness.
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Former Everton star Diniyar Bilyaletdinov drafted into Russian army
Former Everton midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has been drafted into the Russian army, according to his father, Rinat.
As Putin goes for broke: What next after Ukraine annexation referendums?
It is not just Ukrainians who fear knocks at the door. How many Russians of fighting age have really fled their country? With the Kremlin acknowledging that last week's mass mobilisation of 300,000 "mistakenly" included draftees without prior military experience, we ask if the spattering of protests across the country's eleven time zones matters in the end.
Ukraine war: Russia's mobilisation efforts are likely to fail, according to ISW think tank
Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to overcome fundamental structural challenges in attempting to mobilise large numbers of Russians to continue his war in Ukraine. That's according to the think tank the Insitute for the Study of War (ISW), in a special edition of the campaign assessment, focused on Russian military mobilisation efforts.
Vladimir Putin has granted Edward Snowden Russian citizenship
Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted full citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Putin orders mobilisation, Italy's elections, Iranian protests, Lebanon closes banks
Polls ahead of Sunday's general election are predicting the hard-right trio of Georgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi are favourites to form the country's 70th coalition government since World War II and the first with a far-right prime minister since the war. Meloni has been squarely on the side of Ukraine in the war with Russia, but her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party also has a proven track record of bashing Brussels.
EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell slams 'sham referendums' held by Russia in Ukraine
Speaking to FRANCE 24 from the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Borrell tells Europe Editor Catherine Nicholson that "nobody is going to recognise" the results of the referendums in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, which represent about 15 percent of Ukrainian territory.