Karina Bakhur, a 17-year-old kickboxing champion killed by a Russian missile in Ukraine, is honored on Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet. He was banned from competing in skeleton for the tribute. Bakhur's father says he is proud that his daughter's memory lives on.
A European Commission spokeswoman on February 17 confirmed that Brussels was in touch with Ukraine regarding the Druzhba pipeline that has been damaged since late January, preventing Russian oil from flowing to Hungary and Slovakia.
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were set to meet for the latest round of US-brokered peace talks following another round of Russian overnight strikes on targets across Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles.
Yevhen Tkachov, an aid worker with the NGO Proliska, has spent years helping Ukrainians evacuate from war-torn towns and villages. He's had more narrow escapes from enemy fire than he can count and has caught some harrowing scenes on camera as drones and missiles hit nearby.
Ukraine's former energy minister has been charged with money laundering a day after he was detained trying to leave the country.
On his second day at the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio set out to calm nerves and sharpen focus: Ukraine and security, he signaled, very much remain the center of gravity of Washington’s transatlantic policy.
Speaking with RFE/RL at the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said one of Ukraine's main tasks is to ensure the country is not left alone at the negotiating table with Russia. He emphasized the importance of both American and European support to Ukrainian security.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on February 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for more Western weapons and for "real security guarantees," calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "slave to war" who will threaten Europe if he is not stopped.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for more Western weapons and for "real security guarantees," calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "slave to war" who will threaten Europe if he is not stopped in Ukraine.
Speaking with RFE/RL at the Munich Security Conference, UK Defense Secretary John Healey called for further aid for Ukraine and increased pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also said he witnessed Ukraine's defiance and courage on a recent trip to the country.
Aerial drones are among the deadliest weapons in Ukraine's fight against Russian forces, but unmanned vehicles also play a crucial role on the ground. Near the front lines in the Donetsk region, one unit deploys ground drones to deliver supplies and evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
After a day defined by pointed rhetoric and “wrecking-ball” warnings from European leaders, the focus of the Munich Security Conference has shifted entirely to the man set to deliver Washington’s answer: Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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