Ukraine
Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine
Trump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviserUkraine and Moldova to enter first phase of EU membership negotiations
Election of new Hungarian government in April has paved way for EU member states to agree to open talksRussia is losing the war in Ukraine, and Putin is desperate. But that’s when he’s at his most dangerous
Simon TisdallDon’t expect the Russian president to pursue peace. Instead, he could continue to expand the war beyond Ukraine’s borders – with dire risks for us all, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
- Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceUkraine war briefing: Zelenskyy not on Trump’s G7 bilateral meeting list, official says
‘Looks like Chornobyl’: life in Kyiv’s most bombed neighbourhood as Ukraine braced for new mass strike
- Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceUkraine war briefing: Zelenskyy boosts army wages and seeks foreign recruits to counter manpower shortageFrontline soldiers to get better salaries and revised fixed-term contracts; Putin reacts to Ukraine’s increasing drone strikes. What we know on day 1,571
The Guardian view on literature in wartime: words do not stop when the bombing begins
Editorial: Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond itThe UN has shamed Israel over sexual violence in conflict. Now there must be accountability
Janine di GiovanniRussia is also included on the UN’s blacklist – and it faces enormous pressure from sanctions. The same consequences must apply to Israel, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni
- Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceUkraine war briefing: France, Germany and UK make push in Moscow for peace talksAmbassadors from ‘E3’ group of Ukraine’s allies meet with Russian minister and urge direct negotiations; Crimea’s fuel supplies dry up. What we know on day 1,570
UK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming
John Healey’s complaint is that Starmer sat on this problem for months before making a derisory offer‘Highway of death’: the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics
Remote aircraft targeting supply traffic on route connecting occupied regions to Russia
- Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceUkraine war briefing: Flamingo missiles hit more far-flung Russian targets
- This is EuropeLetter from Kyiv: I marvel at how people deal with daily life under Putin’s cruel air war
Car bomb kills senior Russian military official near Moscow
Putin and Trump are both trapped in losing battles against reality
Rafael Behr
A drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank
Linas KojalaTears and catharsis as Kyiv premieres opera about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
- Today in Focus‘Grandpa in a bunker’: is Putin losing control? - podcastRussian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer on Vladimir Putin’s increasing isolation – and seeming paranoia – as ordinary Russians become more restive over the toll of the war in Ukraine and a struggling economy at home
- Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceUkraine war briefing: Moscow car bomb kills Russian ammunition chief – reportsSecond car bomb was discovered and blown up by authorities; more panic buying of fuel in Russia as Ukrainian attacks bite. What we know on day 1,568
The Guardian view on Ukraine and the prospects of peace: time to ramp up the pressure on Putin
Editorial: Russia’s ‘spring offensive’ is failing and Kyiv’s drones have brought the war to Moscow and other cities. Europe must strengthen Zelenskyy’s hand further