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The Danish Refugee Council has documented a 2026 law that allows Ukrainian authorities to remove children from danger zones without parental consent.

The widescale abuse of Ukraine’s children by the State

Coverage of Ukrainian children often fixes blame on Russia and leaves the conduct of the Ukrainian government in the background, even though the evidence of exploitation, forced…

The war in Ukraine continues to reshape Europe’s security landscape, testing international resolve and the principles of sovereignty and territorial
integrity. Photo Ukraine Ministry of Defence

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WW2 is conventionally dated to September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, but its origins can reasonably be traced back to 1935 when Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia

Call for South Africa to support the UN Resolution on the return of the Ukrainian children

Supporting the return of Ukrainian children is consistent with South Africa’s constitutional values and its long-standing commitment to human rights

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola. Photo: Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images

SA downplays icing of Russian foreign minister as ‘family photo’ cancelled

South Africa attributes the cancellation of a photograph of foreign ministers at the G20 meeting to logistical constraints, rather than Western diplomats avoiding Russia’s Sergey…

An inscription about Vilnius and Ukraine is seen displayed on a bus a day after the NATO Summit in the city, in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 13, 2023. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Vilnius summit: The complex path to Ukraine’s Nato membership

A ‘frozen conflict’ would benefit Russia while putting a permanent spanner into Kyiv’s hopes for complete backing from the alliance

KYIV, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 21: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Alternative crop of image #1247356353) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during the joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, (not pictured) on February 21, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Since her election last autumn, the Italian Prime Minister has shown consistent support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, despite tensions within the rightwing political alliance that brought her to power. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/Getty Images)

Zelensky in Europe: Too early to ask for jets?

After getting the green light from Washington for tanks, Ukraine’s president is pleading for fighter jets to defend his country from Russia

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.  (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington on Wednesday

On the same day, Vladimir Putin plans to meet his top military officials to assess the dire results so far of the war on Ukraine and set goals for next year

Cooling towers of Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar. Image: Getty Images

Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid as Zelensky warns of ‘disaster’

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid after shelling caused a fire,

US President Donald Trump (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Historic Trump impeachment trial to begin in earnest

President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial begins in earnest on Tuesday in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to…

Gordon Sondland , the US ambassador to the European Union, returns after a break in his testimony before a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Top diplomat implicates Trump in explosive impeachment testimony

Gordon Sondland says he followed the president’s orders in seeking a "quid pro quo" deal for Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden

The key evidence is the official White House transcript of a July 25 phone call showing Donald Trump pressuring Volodymyr Zelensky (L) to open investigations into rival Joe Biden. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
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Fireworks expected as televised Trump impeachment hearings open

Trump says the inquiry is "corrupt" and "illegal," and maintains he did nothing wrong

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in 2019. Things have deteriorated since then.

Ukraine’s Zelensky denies Trump tried to ‘blackmail’ him

The United States president’s request that Zelensky probe the activities of Joe Biden’s son Hunter has sparked an impeachment probe in the US

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in 2019. Things have deteriorated since then.

Trump-Zelensky transcript sheds light on world of classified convos

The exchange’s publication provoked strong reaction in Ukraine, where some described their president’s behavior as a point of shame

US President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

The whistle-blower, impeachment and Trump phone call: What we know

This is what we know about the affair launched by a complaint from a mysterious whistle-blower in the US intelligence community

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Last laugh: Ukraine comedian who became president

A month on from Zelensky’s election win, details of what he will actually do in power, or who will make up his core team, are hazy

Volodymyr Zelenskiy will now take the helm of a country of 45-million people beset by challenges and having run on the vaguest of political platforms. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)

Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide

Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko

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Comedian heads to run-off against incumbent for Ukraine presidency

Volodymyr Zelensky’s political experience had been limited to playing the president in a TV show but that may soon change