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Ukraine is the largest country by area in Europe, if Russia is excluded. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, leading to a prolonged conflict.

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Ukrainian soldiers Dmytro (L) and Yehor (R) sitting on a jetty

Wounded Ukrainian soldier returns to frontline

Yehor Oliynik, 20, lost his leg in an explosion. DW visited him in Norway, where he underwent rehabilitation.
ConflictsJuly 19, 202304:14 min
A shipment of key nuclear power equipment at a factory in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Why EU sanctions don't include Russian nuclear industry

The EU is on course to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels, but it's struggling to kick its Russian nuclear addiction.
BusinessJuly 19, 2023
Ukraine Velyka Novosilka | Befreites Dorf

Why Ukrainians are reluctant to return to liberated villages

DW correspondent Aya Ibrahim reports from the region near Velyka Novosilka, southwest of Donetsk.
ConflictsJuly 19, 202304:34 min
Russian recruits at the shooting range

Russian men keep fleeing abroad to avoid fighting in Ukraine

Thousands of men continue to flee Russia, desperate to avoid military service and fighting in Ukraine.
PoliticsJuly 18, 2023
People leave a room on a red carpet

G20 meeting in India split on debt relief and Ukraine

Issues on the table included debt relief for low-income nations and the effect of Russia's grain deal pullout.
PoliticsJuly 18, 2023
Somali traders sell wheat imported from Ukraine at the Bakara open air market in Mogadishu, Somalia, on July 15, 2023.

How will the end of the Ukraine grain deal impact Africa?

Food SecurityJuly 18, 202303:49 min
Nord Stream explosion (Graphics)

Who is behind the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline?

Investigators around the world face challenging case: The attack on Russia's Nord Stream pipeline. Who did it?
PoliticsJuly 18, 202313:05 min
A vessel pulls a raft loaded with logs on a river in Brazil

EU summit with Latin America: What's at stake?

EU, Latin American and Caribbean leaders are gathering for a major summit, the first in 8 years.
TradeJuly 18, 2023
Annalena Baerbock sits with translator headphones in her ears and a coffee cup next to her in the International Criminal Court.

Baerbock says Germany has a duty to end Russian war crimes

Germany's past obliges it to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told DW.
PoliticsJuly 18, 2023
Annalena Baerbock sits in front of a podium

Germany's Baerbock at ICC urges 'accountability' for Putin

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addressed the International Criminal Court about Russia's war in Ukraine.
ConflictsJuly 17, 2023
Green grain harvester in a field

Russia pulls out of Ukraine grain deal: What's next?

The deal with Russia was meant to secure the global export of Ukrainian grain. It's now on the verge of being shut down.
PoliticsJuly 17, 2023
Wagner group soldier stands in front of rubble

Russia: From convict to hero via Ukraine?

In Russia, former prisoners are returning home after being freed to fight in Ukraine. Their victims are living in fear.
PoliticsJuly 15, 2023
People attend a job fair for Ukrainian refugees in Berlin

Ukraine's war refugees feel increasingly at home in Germany

New results from a long-running project by four German research institutes offer insights into Ukrainians' perspectives.
ConflictsJuly 14, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

How can NATO protect Ukraine?

After the recent NATO summit in Lithuania, what does the long-term security situation look like for Ukraine?
ConflictsJuly 14, 2023
The Joint Coordination Centre officials are seen onboard Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, during an inspection

Erdogan claims Putin agreed to renew Black Sea grain deal

However, the Kremlin said no public announcement had been made yet.
PoliticsJuly 14, 2023
Russian General Ivan Popov

Russian general dismissed after criticizing leadership

The dispute is yet another sign of cracks in the structure of Russia's army leadership.
ConflictsJuly 14, 2023
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How Russia's war in Ukraine is splitting families apart

The war has split many families. Women and children are scattered across Europe and beyond, and most men are in Ukraine.
ConflictsJuly 14, 202303:48 min
US President Joe Biden and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto attend a joint press conference

Biden wraps up Europe trip with Nordic summit

With Russia just across the border of NATO's newest member, security issues were at the top of the agenda.
PoliticsJuly 14, 202301:33 min
Ukrainian soldier holding up a drone with two hands

Military tech targets Russian troops

Ukrainian soldiers are using drone technology to push Russian forces from Ukrainian territory. But progress is slow.
ConflictsJuly 13, 202302:46 min
US President Joe Biden addresses a press conference in Helsinki

Biden in Finland: Putin 'already lost' Ukraine war

During his visit to NATO's newest member, US President Joe Biden called Finland an "incredible asset" for the alliance.
PoliticsJuly 13, 2023
To The Point Sendung | Englisch

NATO and the war: No security for Ukraine?

In the long run is there just NATO security for Ukraine against Russia?
ConflictsJuly 13, 202342:36 min
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 13 July 2023

Ukraine leaves empty-handed from the NATO summit, Erdogan's U-turn means Sweden can now join the alliance, Teflon Dutch PM Mark Rutte finally comes unstuck and can Spain's Pedro Sanchez pull off a ballot box surprise? Also: Why foreign investors are betting on France, can Europe restore its natural habitats without hurting farming? And meet the British performer still treading the boards at 98.
PoliticsJuly 13, 202355:00 min
A cargo ship loaded with coal berthing at a port in Lianyungang, China

Chinese exports plummet, except to Russia

China's exports to Russia saw significant growth as Chinese automakers filled the void left by Western companies.
BusinessJuly 13, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin

Prigozhin's troll factories in Russia: What's next?

Reports that Wagner's Prigozhin has shut down his media group don't mean the end of online trolls in Russia.
MediaJuly 13, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) and Vladimir Putin in 2010

Did Putin crony Prigozhin bite the hand that feeds him?

Are there more surprises coming in Russia from the so-called rebellion? DW asks a prominent Russian political scientist.
PoliticsJuly 12, 202326:06 min
Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) and Vladimir Putin in 2010

Did Putin crony Prigozhin bite the hand that feeds him?

Are there more surprises coming in Russia from the so-called rebellion? DW asks a prominent Russian political scientist.
ConflictsJuly 12, 202327:17 min
ELINA SVITOLINA of UKRAINE hits a ball during the Ladies' Singles Quarter-finals match against IGA SWIATEK of POLAND

Wimbledon: Elina Svitolina flying the flag for Ukraine

Ukrainian wild card Elina Svitolina's run to the Wimbledon semifinal hasn't been free of geopolitical controversy.
SportsJuly 12, 2023
Georgien Tbilisi | Demonstrant mit Flaggen der NATO und Georgiens

What happened with Georgia's NATO ambitions?

Once atop the list of potential new NATO members, Georgia has barely been mentioned at the alliance's talks in Vilnius.
PoliticsJuly 12, 2023
Cluster bombs in an warehouse outside Kyiv, Ukraine

Germany keeps distance from US cluster bombs for Ukraine

Germany's reaction to the US decision to send prohibited cluster bombs to Ukraine has been ambivalent.
PoliticsJuly 12, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center, hand raised) greets cheering supporters in Vilnius, Lithuania, alongside his wife Olena (left), Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda (right) and First Lady Diana

NATO summit: No Ukraine entry timeline, Turkey backs Sweden

NATO members say they want Ukraine in the alliance when the time is right, and Turkey drops opposition to Sweden
PoliticsJuly 12, 2023
Erdogan in front of a NATO flag

What is behind Turkish President Erdogan's NATO U-turn?

After blocking it for a long time, Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved Sweden's NATO membership. Why now?
PoliticsJuly 11, 2023
Polish President Andrzej Duda (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center left) attend an ecumenical service in the Catholic cathedral in Lutsk, Ukraine, July 9, 2023

Ukraine, Poland mark 80th anniversary of Volhynia massacre

Poland still hopes for an apology from Kyiv eight decades after the Volhynia massacre.
HistoryJuly 11, 2023
US President Joe Biden (left) and King Charles III walk past Guard of Honour troops in red coats and busbies at Windsor Castle

Biden wraps up talks in London before NATO summit

US President Joe Biden met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III.
PoliticsJuly 10, 2023
An RAAF E-7A Wedgetail takes off to assist in the search for debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 at Perth International airport

Australia to send surveillance planes to Germany

Australia is set to deploy surveillance aircraft to Germany to guide and protect an external support hub for Ukraine.
PoliticsJuly 10, 2023
Russia's President Vladimir Putin reading a document at the Kremlin in Moscow

Global trust in Russia and Putin at all-time low — survey

Trust in the Russian leader is falling as the war continues but there are also mixed views about President Zelenskyy.
PoliticsJuly 10, 2023
Ukrainian soldiers being trained on German tanks

Polish-German repair workshop for Ukrainian tanks stalled

Damaged German tanks from Ukraine's front lines were to be fixed at a workshop in Poland. So why is it still not ready?
ConflictsJuly 10, 2023
The Ukrainian and NATO flags

Membership for Ukraine on agenda at NATO talks

The alliance wants to assure Kyiv that it can join — one day, at least. Could a more concrete date emerge in Vilnius?
PoliticsJuly 10, 2023
Litauen | Veranstaltungsort des NATO-Gipfels in Vilnius,

Three scenarios for Ukraine's NATO membership

Joining the Western military alliance is a dream for Ukraine. Is it realistic? DW outlines three potential scenarios.
ConflictsJuly 10, 202319:31 min
A German officer salutes Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, center, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center right, during an official reception with military honors at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 14, 2023.

Ukraine's NATO membership bid needs German support

Kyiv has been asking Germany to help pave the way for Ukraine to join NATO.
PoliticsJuly 10, 2023
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish President Andrzej Duda attend a church service, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lutsk, Ukraine, July 9, 2023.

Zelenskyy, Duda remember WWII Volhynia massacre victims

The killings, which took place between 1943 and 1945, have been a source of tension between Poland and Ukraine.
PoliticsJuly 9, 2023
Fragments from cluster munitions

Ukraine: The deadly legacy of cluster bombs

Like landmines, widely banned cluster munitions can have a deadly impact years after being deployed.
ConflictsJuly 8, 2023
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics (in the picture) meet in Helsinki, Finland on November 9, 2021.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics sworn in

In his swearing-in speech, the new president pledged to uphold his country's support for Ukraine against Russia.
PoliticsJuly 8, 2023
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 06 July 2023

Could Putin really face trial in the Hague over Ukraine? Will France learn from the latest burst of violent protests? And the Italian volcano close to erupting for the first time in nearly 500 years. Also: the Dutch king says sorry for the horrors of slavery, Erdogan digs in over Sweden's NATO membership, the Orkney Islands want to reunite with Norway and Hollywood comes to a Czech spa town.
PoliticsJuly 6, 202354:59 min
To the Point TTP ENG

Wagner in Belarus: a threat to Ukraine and NATO?

What role does the Belarusian dictator Lukashenko play?
ConflictsJuly 6, 202326:06 min
A security person stands in front of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine: What's the worst-case scenario for Zaporizhzhia?

Kyiv has warned that Russia might be planning detonations at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. What could happen?
ConflictsJuly 5, 2023
Photographs of victims of Flight PS752 are seen on January 8, 2023, on the three year anniversary since the Iran military shot down the flight shortly after its takeoff from Tehran

ICJ: UK, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine launch case against Iran

The UK, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine take Iran to the International Court of Justice over the 2020 downing of a plane.
CrimeJuly 5, 2023
A black-and-white close-up of late author Victoria Amelina, smiling into the camera

Ukraine: The legacy of author Victoria Amelina

Victoria Amelina has died following a Russian missile attack. The novelist was also a war crimes researcher.
ArtsJuly 5, 2023
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 20, 2023.

NATO's Jens Stoltenberg to stay on as chief for another year

NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has signed a one-year contract extension, despite prior plans to step down.
PoliticsJuly 4, 2023
Cigarette packs at the Philip Morris Izhora factory

Foreign firms in Russia continue to help fund Putin's war

A study shows that only 17% of Western firms with local Russian units prior to the invasion of Ukraine have left Russia.
BusinessJuly 4, 2023
Members of the Ukrainian army operate an air defense system outside Kyiv.

War in Ukraine: Protecting the skies over Kyiv

DW's Aya Ibrahim speaks with Ukrainian troops operating an air defense system outside Kyiv.
ConflictsJuly 4, 202304:13 min