A raging war in Ukraine has now evolved into a full-fledged economic battle with the European Union for Russia. Moscow has now further cut gas supplies to Europe as a state energy giant Gazprom turned off its taps for some companies in Denmark and Germany citing payment failures for previously made gas deliveries.

Russia cuts more gas supplies to Europe, cites payment failure

Amid the raging war between Russian and Ukraine, Denmark voted on whether to scrap a 30-year-old opt-out to take part in European Union's defense policy.

Denmark holds referendum on EU defence amid Russia-Ukraine war

Russia struck a nitric acid tank at a chemical plant in Severodonetsk, a city in Ukraine's Luhansk region, said local governor. Sergiy Gaiday, the governor urged people to stay inside shelters.

Russia struck 'nitric acid tank' in Ukraine's Severodonetsk: Governor

Kyiv's chief prosecutor on Tuesday (May 31) said that Ukraine has identified several thousand suspected war crimes in the eastern Donbas region. In the particular region, Russian forces are pressing their offensive.

Ukraine identifies 'few thousand' war crimes in Donbas; Zelensky says situation 'extremely difficult'

European Union leaders reached a compromise deal to impose a partial oil embargo on Russia at a summit focused on supporting Ukraine with a long-term delay package of sanctions blocked by Hungary.

EU leaders agree on a partial embargo on Russian oil

Russian forces have seized control of half of eastern Ukraine’s key city of Severodonetsk. Russian troops have been fighting to make the new advances in Severodonetsk for days. Severodonetsk is one of the industrial hubs that lie on Russia’s path to capturing the Donbas’s Lugansk region.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Moscow captures about half of Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk

Russia has further cut off gas supplies to Europe, after state energy giant Gazprom turned off its taps for some companies in Denmark and Germany citing payment failures for previously made gas deliveries.

Russia halts gas supply to Netherland, Germany, Denmark

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is currently in its fourth month. Residents in Ukraine are in great distress. An Ukrainian family living in dire conditions shares their story. Take a look.

Ukrainian family cook out in the open due to lack of resources

A court in the central Ukraine city of Poltava has sentenced two captured Russian soldiers to 11 years and six months in prison for their roles in shelling civilian areas near Kharkiv. It was the second war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Ukraine war crime trials: 2 captured Russian soldiers sentenced

Reports of the Russian President being sick have emerged. Reports suggest that Putin has three years to live and he is losing his eyesight.

Is Vladimir Putin sick? Reports say Putin has three years to live & he is losing his eyesight

Paris is demanding an immediate probe into the killing of a French journalist in Ukraine. Reports suggest that he was killed by shrapnel from a Russian shell.

French journalist killed in Ukraine, Paris demands an immediate probe

President Joe Biden said Monday that the US won't supply Ukraine with long-range rocket systems that can hit Russian territory. Biden did not elaborate on which specific long-range rocket systems the US had ruled out sending.

US President Joe Biden says 'won't send rockets that could reach Russia'

EU leaders on Monday backed a ban on more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports, in a compromise deal with Hungary to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine.

EU leaders to ban over two-third of oil imports from Russia

European union leaders have agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of this year, it's a part of a sixth package of sanctions approved at a summit in Brussels.

EU leaders agree to cut 90% of oil imports by year end

Supply disruption has sent global food prices soaring. Russia has now decided to free up the maritime blockade as the global food security crisis looms.

Global food security crisis looms: Russia to free up maritime blockade

The “liberation” of Ukraine’s Donbas region is an “unconditional priority” for Moscow, while other Ukrainian territories should decide their future on their own, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview on Sunday.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Russian FM Lavrov calls Ukraine's Donbas an 'unconditional priority'

Russia has abolished the upper age limit for military service in the country. The new law eliminated the age limit for both Russian citizens and foreigners of working age.

Russia scraps upper age limit for military recruits

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says his country has reached deal with Russia for supplies of natural gas following a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Serbia secures gas deal with Russia, ignores EU sanctions

Amid Russian forces' aggressive approach in eastern Ukraine, the United States President Joe Biden on Monday (May 30) said that he would not send rocket systems to Ukraine that can reach Russia.

Joe Biden says US will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia

Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv is also facing bombardment, local authorities claim two civilians have been injured in a village in the northeast and over two thousand apartment blocks have been wholly or partially destroyed, President Zelensky toured the city.

Ukrainian president Zelensky visits frontline soldiers in Kharkiv region

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Russia's ambassador in Britain says Moscow won't use 'tactical nuclear weapons' in Ukraine: Report

With Russia's military offensive and Ukraine showing no signs of abating, Western leaders are once again ramping up efforts to initiate peace talks between the two sides to help end the conflict. In the latest, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz held a three-way telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin urging the leader to hold direct and serious negotiations with his Ukrainian counterpart.

Russian invasion of Ukraine: Macron, Scholz hold talks with Putin, calls for peace talks

The collateral damage of the Ukraine war has been huge with the conflict now crossing the four-month mark. The ramifications of the war is hard to ignore, it's not just Ukraine or Russia, the effects of the war have spilled beyond the borders thus making it now a global crisis.

Ukraine invasion: Russia blames West for food crisis

It has been several weeks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and scores of civilians have lost their lives in the conflict. Armies of both countries have been involved in intense fights since Russian troops entered Ukraine. Now, Zelensky hints at talks with Putin.

Zelensky hints at talks with Putin as Russian troops inch closer to Severodonetsk

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