Smoke rises from an oil refinery in southern Russia after a drone attack.

Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries could ignite a new energy shock

Ukraine’s successful targeting of its oil refineries has moved Russia from an exporter of diesel to an importer. That’s a threat for the rest of the world.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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Trump speaks to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Ankara summit.

Trump at NATO was headed for tears,but a funny thing happened on the way out of the forum

The arrival of the US president seemed certain to trigger a reawakening of the usual tensions – but the Ankara meeting wrapped up in a rare display of unity.

  • David Crowe
Petrol problems

Alyona joined the line for petrol at 11pm. She didn’t get served until 5pm the next day

As the war on Ukraine bites,Russians are experiencing the kinds of fuel shortages that many haven’t seen in their lifetimes.

  • Nataliya Vasilyeva
Anastasiia Bilchenko,partnerships officer at aid organisation Peaceful Heaven of Kharkiv.

How dodging drones and death became daily life in eastern Ukraine

The risk of death by drone has become an almost casually accepted one for Ukrainians living and working in the so-called “grey zone” bordering Russia.

  • David Crowe
Peter Frankopan,professor of world history at Oxford University.

Putin is losing the Ukraine war. But if he goes down,he could take us all with him

We may be at a point where the Ukraine war gets much,much worse – rather than some kind of peace agreement,says Oxford historian Peter Frankopan.

  • Peter FitzSimons
A Russian tank fires on Ukrainian positions in the Belgorod region.

Russia planning attack on Poland to test NATO resolve,US warns

Moscow may be planning an armed “provocation” against Poland to escalate tensions and force the West to end its support for Ukraine,according to Polish officials citing US intelligence.

  • Witold Jurasz,James Rothwell andJoe Barnes
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Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire after a Russian strike on Kyiv.

Russian attack kills at least 20,injures scores and causes damage across Ukraine capital

Russia said the attack – the second-deadliest on Kyiv so far this year – was in retaliation for recent strikes on its civil infrastructure.

  • Valentyn Ogirenko,Gleb Garanich andOlena Harmash
Australia’s ambassador to Ukraine,Vasyl Myroshnychenko,pictured with the Ukrainian teenager competiting at the International Cyber Olympiad in AI in Sydney.

Outrage as Ukrainian teens forced to face Russians at Australian AI summit

An international hackathon hosted at an Australian university has drawn protests from Ukraine after organisers ignored pleas to bar the Russian delegation.

  • Rob Harris
Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko speaks with Europe correspondent David Crowe.
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“We will defend our right to live”:the boxing world champion fighting for Ukraine’s capital

Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko speaks with Europe correspondent David Crowe.

A Ukrainian soldier prepares to launch an interceptor drone in Kharkiv,eastern Ukraine.

The grim but crucial target that is now essential to Ukraine

Ukraine’s resurgent defence industry is locked in a race against time to produce more drones and missiles and dial up the pressure on Vladimir Putin.

  • David Crowe