RUSSIA

Most of the Ukrainian refugees that have found employment in Poland are women. But regardless of their qualifications, they are being ushered into the social care field.

Russia has again been accused of blowing up another dam in the western Donetsk region of Ukraine.

The collapse of Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam can spell disaster for the rest of the world as well, claims Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Ten Ukrainian military chaplains have completed their two weeks of training with the British Army, with this being the first course of its kind in the United Kingdom.

Putin is not only harming the livelihoods of children through missiles and drone strikes, Ukrainian children are also being forced into adoption and 'pro-Russia' re-education camps.

Ahead of his attendance at a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Oslo, Norway, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has observed British armed forces in NATO exercises in Estonia.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was hospitalised in Moscow last week.

Head of OSCE Neil Holland claims that Vladimir Putin has shown "no genuine interest in peace." UNHCR reveal that 17.6 million people from Ukraine are seeking humanitarian assistance in 2023, and troops in Kyiv gear up for a counteroffensive.

As the G7 weighs how to collectively choke Russia's trade in diamonds -- including high-tech methods of tracing -- Britain announced its own "ban on Russian diamonds".

Rishi Sunak has met with the President of the European Commission at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland. An agreement has also been forged around a register of damage to hold Russia accountable.

Russians are some of the tech industry's most successful players. Tech may make them globally mobile, but they still lament for their country.

Kyiv said it was "grateful" to the United Nations and Turkey for their efforts in "strengthening food security".

The G7 groups Japan, Britain, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union.

The visit came as a Russian missile strike killed four people and hit a hospital in eastern Ukraine

The U.N. aid chief said on Monday efforts will continue in coming days to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, a pact Russia has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports.

Britain has deployed 1500 troops in a major NATO exercise in Estonia. British troops are set to participate among 14,000 personnel from 11 NATO member-states.

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations plan to tighten sanctions on Russia at their summit in Japan this week, with steps aimed at energy and exports aiding Moscow's war effort, said officials with direct knowledge of the discussions.

Zelensky's arrival in Paris came hours after EU leaders in Germany presented him with a prize for the Ukrainian people for fighting for the bloc's freedom and values.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has presented a her bi-annual report to the OSCE Permanent Council. It highlights concerning trends towards authoritarianism.

Britain on Thursday became the first country to start supplying Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles, which will allow Ukrainian forces to hit Russian troops and supply dumps deep behind the front lines.

NATO Chiefs of Defence have met in Brussels with new Regional Plans on the agenda as concerns over the security threat posed by Russia motivate action.