The French president also reiterated that Kiev can carry out long-range missile strikes on Russian soil

Allowing Ukraine to fire Western weapons into Russia strengthens an ally, but risks violating an unknown red line.

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began a state visit to France marking 80 years since the World War II D-Day landings, with a new war shadowing Europe as Ukraine battles Russian invasion.

Russia but not President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the French ceremony in June to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings during World War II, organisers said Tuesday.

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Washington finally allowed Kyiv to strike limited targets inside Russia with limited weapons. It might be too little, too late.

Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that police carried out searches at the residence of an employee of the European Parliament and at his office in the Parliament’s building in Brussels over suspected Russian interference.

Moscow knows who would be behind long-range “Ukrainian” strikes, the president has said

It is holding off Russia’s attack — for now

The exercise will involve the delivery of nuclear weapons to troops, covert deployment, and preparations to a strike, the Defense Ministry has sai

With his term in office having reached its expiry date and the conflict going badly for Kiev, the Ukrainian leader is in a very difficult situation

This year’s elections were cancelled by the incumbent

Russian forces recently captured several settlements near the city, gaining an upper hand in the region

Vladimir Putin has said cooperation between Beijing and Moscow does not pose a threat to other nations

Over the past three days, Russia has seized control of several localities north of Kharkiv in a fierce new offensive that could bring Moscow to the gates of Ukraine’s second-largest city. FRANCE 24 spoke to several military analysts who believe that it is still too early to speak of a turning point in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Russia’s leader wants to strengthen his “no-limits” partnership with Xi Jinping