US President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to war-ravaged Ukraine on Monday (February 20) during his pre-planned trip to Poland. Ahead of the Russia-Ukriane war anniversary, Biden pledged further military assistance to Ukraine, with Russia expected to double down and forge ahead with the invasion.

Biden in Ukraine: A perfect photo-op, but why now? Is it too little, too late?

Wagner's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday (February 23) that his group started receiving additional supplies of ammunition for the war in Ukraine following a public row with the top brass of the Russian military.

Ukraine war: Wagner to receive additional ammunition supplies after row with Russian military

Russia on Wednesday said that Beijing proposed a "political settlement" in Ukraine during the Moscow visit of top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on February 22. Earlier, Wang Yi, the top Beijing diplomat and foreign policy adviser to the Chinese leader Xi Jinping had said at the Munich Security Conference in Germany that China seeks a "political settlement of the Ukraine crisis".

Russia says China proposed 'political settlement' to Ukraine crisis

Embattled Ukraine has urged India to support a proposed resolution tabled at the UN General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, asserting that New Delhi's cooperation was very important.

Ukraine seeks India’s support on resolution against Russia at UN General Assembly

If photo opportunities could stop wars and resolve complex diplomatic tangles, they would have done so long ago. This is the thought that comes to me after US President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv and promised more military aid for Ukraine and more economic sanctions against Russia to end their war that is reaching its first anniversary this week.

Biden gives war a chance in Kyiv, but it is time to talk peace in Ukraine

The Ukraine conflict has displaced 14 million people, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Tuesday (February 21) as he lamented the human cost of the war, which is set to complete a year on February 24.

'Tip of iceberg': UN reveals data linked to human cost of Ukraine war

Pakistan has reportedly sent 10,000 rockets to Ukraine for its war against Russia, while it was seeking cheap energy supplies from Moscow for itself. But don’t be surprised, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Ukraine and Pakistan: Friends, enemies or frenemies?

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel may no longer be at the helm but she returned to headlines on Monday when her office said that the 68-year-old leader received a call in January from someone posing as Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's ex-president.

Did Russian comedians posing as Ukraine leader call Angela Merkel? Here's what happened

It was nearly a year ago, on February 24, 2022, when tanks and armoured vehicles rolled into the Ukrainian territory along with nearly 200,000 soldiers. Russian President Vladimir Putin was brimming with confidence of an impending victory, and his forces progressed up to Kyiv without much resistance, but by April they had to retreat and shift focus to the separatist region of Donbas.

If Ukraine does lose the war, will Putin really be the winner?

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Russia claims capture of village in eastern Ukrainian region Kharkiv; 2 civilians injured in city near Kyiv

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken alleged on Sunday (February 19) that China is on the brink of sending "lethal support" to Russia for the ongoing Ukraine war.

China planning to send 'lethal support' to Russia for the Ukraine war, claims Blinken

A report by Reuters citing United States lawmakers said that Ukrainian officials have urged them on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), late Saturday to press President Joe Biden’s administration for sending F-16 fighter jets to Kyiv.

Ukraine pushes US lawmakers for F-16s; France to send ‘light tanks’ to Kyiv by ‘end of next week’

Russia slams Emmanuel Macron for his remarks, says Moscow remembers Napoleon’s fate

More than 30,000 Wagner fighters died or suffered injuries in Ukraine war, claims US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday (February 17) urged the West to maintain speedy weapons' deliveries as Russia's offensive will enter the second year soon.

Ukraine war: At Munich Security Conference, Zelensky urges West to maintain speedy weapons’ deliveries

As Ukraine is all set to mark one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte landed in Kyiv on Friday to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Dutch PM visits Kyiv, meets Zelensky as Russia-Ukraine war nears one-year mark

The increasing cost-of-living pressure because of the Ukraine war could push an additional 141 million people into extreme poverty, a study published on Thursday (February 16) in the British scientific journal Nature has highlighted.

Russia-Ukraine war putting 141 million globally at risk of extreme poverty: Study 

US President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Poland from February 20-22 to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, Belarus wants Biden to be in Minsk instead as the country's President Aleksandr Lukashenko, who is a staunch supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, wants to "end the war".

Why is Biden going to Poland, should come to Minsk to ‘end the war’: Belarusian president

In the most high-level visit from Israel ever since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen visited Kyiv and met with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.

In a first since war began, Israeli FM Eli Cohen visits Kyiv, meets Kuleba amid military aid pressure

China's top diplomat Wang Yi, met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the start of his trip to Europe. The two leaders exchanged views on the Ukraine issue.

Wang Yi, Emmanuel Macron discuss Ukraine war during meeting in Paris

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to visit Poland this month to mark the one year anniversary of the Ukraine war. Biden will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda during his visit.

Biden to visit Poland to mark first anniversary of Ukraine war

The Ukraine war has prompted a boost in defence budget in major European countries. France, UK, Poland, Spain are spending billions to boost their military budget amid increasing threat of Russian aggression.

France surpass UK military despite spending less on defence budget

Twenty-year-old Olesya Krivtsova has been placed under house arrest with an electronic tag on her leg. Krivtsova was charged with justifying terrorism and discrediting the Russian military, and faces up to 10 years in prison along with being added to the government's list of terrorists and extremists.

Russian student under house arrest for cricitising Ukraine war. Here's what she says

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