Europe

While avoiding direct involvement, Nato has played a crucial role in the Ukraine war

Shortages of grain and fertiliser could last years, UN warns

Ankara delays early vote on Sweden and Finland joining military alliance

Azovstal steel works ‘heroic hold-out’ could prove decisive

Russian MPs call for fighters evacuated from Azovstal steelworks to be put to death

Footage shows ‘brightly burning munitions’ launched by Russian forces hitting Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks

Sarajevo calls for rapid Nato membership following Russian invasion of Ukraine

The government announced earlier this month it would send £1.3bn in military support to war-torn country

Helsinki formally declares intention to join military alliance

Boris Johnson visits Belfast in a bid to end political deadlock

Moscow’s global intelligence network has been devastated by the ongoing conflict, experts claim

UK government to propose scrapping parts of the post-Brexit plans for trade

Moscow could threaten ‘millions with starvation’ through port blockade

Invaded nation’s act is favourite to win while Russia barred from taking part

Tensions with the bloc threaten to trigger tariffs and the end of the free trade deal

French president suggests member nations could include UK and Ukraine

Once lauded for its rapid response, Berlin’s excess death rate is now higher than many of its neighbours

Election campaign made little mention of republican party’s commitment to a border poll

Kyiv troops’ experience of fighting Russia offers important lessons for UK, defence minister says

European Commission proposes a total ban on Russian oil

Russian general says Moscow aims to create a ‘corridor’ across southern Ukraine to Transnistria

Senior MPs demand answers about ‘kill switch’ on missile that sunk HMS Sheffield 40 years ago

Former president’s support base has ‘splintered’ over Russia’s invasion

Analysts fear British PoWs may be put on display during military celebration in Moscow

EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Moscow starts cutting supplies

Officials call for rapid delivery of arms as Russia prepares to escalate battle for Donbas

Russia’s main war aim in Ukraine is now ‘the liberation of the Donbas’

Former leader refuses to quit roles with Russian energy companies

President fends off far-right rival Marine Le Pen to secure historic second term

Emmanuel Macron leading in polls in final hours until run-off vote

Currently serving a jail sentence for rape, the German has been linked to a string of child abductions

Vladimir Putin adjusts tactics after ‘humiliation’ for second phase of invasion

Berlin again isolated as West sends heavy arms to defend Donbas

Jihadists told to strike Europe and Israel while Western powers are distracted by Ukraine