Ukraine

‘Sino is intriguing and imaginative'

One small corner of Notting Hill now boasts the charming rustic delights of Ukrainian cuisine

Anna Netrebko’s Putin problem looms over Royal Opera return

The Russian soprano says she doesn’t support the war in Ukraine but her Tosca this week faces a chorus of critics

We want peace – but not on Putin’s terms, Ukrainians say

Weary of Russia’s war, the citizens of Ukraine are nevertheless wary of a settlement that might give away too much or that doesn’t carry a security guarantee

Europe has three options for involvement with Ukraine

An effective deterrent from further Russian assaults on Europe would likely look one of three ways

Deal or no deal, Russian media touts Putin’s ‘big success’

State media portrayals of the Alaska meeting as between two equal world powers harkens back to the Cold War

Zelensky’s White House return was a victory of optics

Intractable differences between Russia and Ukraine mean peace is elusive

No deal, no peace – Alaska summit proves a ‘win-win’ for Putin

The Russian leader has tightened his grip on power at home by avoiding an end to the war in Ukraine

Trump: empty-handed because there is still no deal to do

The US president has overlooked a vital lesson of war – that combatants will only begin talking when fighting has become futile

The Observer view: Alaska debacle was the art of no deal

Vladimir Putin’s trip gave him everything he wanted and demanded nothing of him in return

Red carpet or not, Zelensky faces uphill struggle with Trump

The Ukrainian president gets another chance to win over the White House – but he’s unlikely to receive the same deference as Vladimir Putin

Trump and Putin meet to end Ukraine war – without Ukraine

The blockbuster summit sidelines Zelensky, who has opposed ceding territory to Russia in exchange for peace

There can be no end to the war without Ukraine

Trump is right to pursue peace, but not like this

Europe left in the cold as Trump plans to offer Putin deal

This week’s summit is fuelling concerns the US president will offer concessions to the Russian leader and sideline Kyiv

The world is none the wiser as Trump’s sanction deadline looms

Mixed messages followed US special envoy Steve Wintkoff’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday

Controversy over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

Last week, the supreme court ruled that Phi, a now-derelict superyacht seized in March 2022, would remain in London

Pregnant, panicking… then the bomb struck

Trump’s relationship with Putin ‘at breaking point’ after Kyiv blitz

The US president has performed a complete U-turn, deploying nuclear subs to Russia and bringing forward a deadline on sanctions

The honeymoon is over for Poland’s Ukrainian refugees

More than a million people fleeing the war have brought many benefits, but a painful history between the two nations and the far-right is stirring divisions