Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky makes new plea for tanks and jets
Ukraine pleaded with the West on Thursday to speed up the delivery of battle tanks ahead of a new offensive expected to be launched by Vladimir Putin within weeks.Volodymyr Zelensky was also urging European nations to supply more long-range missiles
What the papers say – February 9
The Ukrainian president’s visit to the UK dominates Thursday’s papers as No 10 investigates which warplanes it could supply to Kyiv.Metro, the i, The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Express and The Times all lead with Volodymyr Zelensky’s plea for “wings of
Ukraine ‘hopes war will be over by time Eurovision 2023 takes place’
Ukraine is hoping that the war will be over in May so citizens can travel to see the Eurovision Song Contest, a manager at the country’s public broadcaster said.The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) is also advising the BBC
What is Nato? Finland and Sweden hope to join despite Turkish objections
The Scandinavian countries made a bid to join the military alliannce following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February. Turkey supported the two countries’ bid before the Nato summit in Madrid in June. Despite traditionally being neutral, support for joining Nato
Russians at the Olympics ‘would show that terror is acceptable’, Volodymyr Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for Russian athletes to be banned from the 2024 Olympics in Paris, as allowing them to compete would show that “terror is somehow acceptable”.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said Russian and Belarusian athletes
Senior Ukrainian officials quit after Volodymyr Zelensky orders corruption crackdown
Several senior Ukrainian officials have resigned amid a corruption crackdown ordered by president Volodymyr Zelensky.The departure of officials includes a deputy prosecutor general, a deputy head of the president's office and a deputy defence minister.Some, but not all, of the
France to send ‘tank killer’ AMX-10 to Ukraine
France is sending “light” battle tanks to Ukraine, making it the first Western country to send armoured vehicles in support of the Ukrainian army. French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky that his government would send light AMX-10
Belarus summons Ukrainian ambassador after ‘shooting down missile’
The ambassador was summoned after Belarus claimed its defence systems had shot down an Ukrainian missile on Thursday."We have demanded that Ukraine carry out a thorough investigation into all the circumstances of the missile launch, bring those responsible to justice
Volodymyr Zelensky tells US Congress Ukraine is ‘alive and kicking’ and will never surrender
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is “alive and kicking” and “will never surrender” in a speech to the US Congress on his visit to the US.In a 20-minute speech, repeatedly interrupted by standing ovations, he thanked Americans for helping to fund
What the papers say – December 22
The Thursday papers are led by accusations over who is to blame for strike turmoil across the country.The Times, The Guardian, The Independent and the i all report the NHS is braced for a surge in patients over the coming