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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. (Picture: Sergei Karpuhkin/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer China's plan for settling the Ukraine conflict explained

An Ukrainian T64 tank moves outside the area of Bachmut, in the region of Donbas, on 15 March 2023 (Photo: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
An Ukrainian T64 tank moves outside the area of Bachmut, in the region of Donbas, on 15 March 2023 (Photo: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

MoD says depleted uranium armour-piercing shells used ‘for decades’

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP)
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP)

Russia to act if UK sends depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Xi Jinping met with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow (Credit: Getty Images)
Xi Jinping met with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Is China an ally of Russia? China’s stance on Ukraine war explained

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Picture: Sergei Karpuhkin/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Picture: Sergei Karpuhkin/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin to give Xi ‘detailed explanation’ of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine

Police inspect the site of fallen fragments of Russian rockets near a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv (Photo: Getty Images)
Police inspect the site of fallen fragments of Russian rockets near a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv (Photo: Getty Images)

At least five dead as Russian missiles target cities across Ukraine

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over his actions in Ukraine. (Credit: Getty Images)
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over his actions in Ukraine. (Credit: Getty Images)

Arrest warrant issued by ICC for Vladimir Putin over ‘war crimes’

Russia claims to have encircled the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut (images: AFP/Getty Images)
Russia claims to have encircled the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut (images: AFP/Getty Images)

Ukraine vows to defend Bakhmut despite Russian onslaught

Bono onstage at Wembley Stadium in 2009 as part of U2’s “360 degree” world tour (Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)
Bono onstage at Wembley Stadium in 2009 as part of U2’s “360 degree” world tour (Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)

Huge Live Aid-style benefit concert for Ukraine to be held this summer

Putin has so far failed in his aims of conquering Ukraine, while Zelensky is putting up a fight. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)
Putin has so far failed in his aims of conquering Ukraine, while Zelensky is putting up a fight. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)

Editor's newsletter: The 'vast reserves of hope' in Ukraine Nick Mitchell

Moscow has been weakened by sanctions, but Russia’s economy continues to operate (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Moscow has been weakened by sanctions, but Russia’s economy continues to operate (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Analysis Have Western sanctions on Russia worked so far?

The Ukraine conflict has seen eight million people flee their homes since Putin launched a full-scale invasion
The Ukraine conflict has seen eight million people flee their homes since Putin launched a full-scale invasion

Explainer How cities rebuild after the devastation of war

Uncovered looks back at one year of the war in Ukraine (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)
Uncovered looks back at one year of the war in Ukraine (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Uncovered podcast: what next in the Ukraine war?

China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia (Photo: Getty Images)
China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia (Photo: Getty Images)

China calls for Russia and Ukraine ceasefire and peace talks

Speculation has run wild over Putin’s current health status and his grip on power in the Kremlin. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)
Speculation has run wild over Putin’s current health status and his grip on power in the Kremlin. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)

Explainer Putin’s grip on power in the Kremlin explained amid health rumours

NationalWorld looks at the possible outcomes of the Ukraine war, and how likely each scenario is to take place. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)
NationalWorld looks at the possible outcomes of the Ukraine war, and how likely each scenario is to take place. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)

Explainer When will the war in Ukraine end? Three possible outcomes explained

Vladimir Putin watched the nuclear drills via video link (Photo: Kremlin)
Vladimir Putin watched the nuclear drills via video link (Photo: Kremlin)

Will Russia use nukes? What New Start suspension means for escalation

Joe Biden arrives to deliver a speech at the Royal Castle Arcades on February 21, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland
Joe Biden arrives to deliver a speech at the Royal Castle Arcades on February 21, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland

Joe Biden says support for Ukraine ‘will not waver’

Russian president Vladimir Putin has suspended its last major nuclear arms pact with the US in a speech on Tuesday (Photo by VADIM SAVITSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images).
Russian president Vladimir Putin has suspended its last major nuclear arms pact with the US in a speech on Tuesday (Photo by VADIM SAVITSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images).

Putin pulls Russia out of US nuclear pact - New START treaty explained

Russia tennis stars Daniil Medvedev (L) and Andrey Rublev (R) will suffer consequences of IOC statement
Russia tennis stars Daniil Medvedev (L) and Andrey Rublev (R) will suffer consequences of IOC statement

Russia and Belarus athletes: UK stance on ban on athletes

Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of starting the war (Photo: Getty Images)
Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of starting the war (Photo: Getty Images)

Putin says ‘they started the war’ and Russia ‘used force to stop it’

Roger Waters performing in 2016 (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Roger Waters performing in 2016 (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters says ‘Ukraine is not a country’

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, have gone missing in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, have gone missing in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Bodies of British volunteers in Ukraine returned by Russia in swap

Vladimir Putin has been President of Russia since 2012
Vladimir Putin has been President of Russia since 2012

Putin vs the West: BBC release date of Norma Percy Ukraine war series

Boris Johnson visit Kyiv last year. Credit: SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images
Boris Johnson visit Kyiv last year. Credit: SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson claims Putin threatened to kill him with missile strike

Srdjan Djokovic father of Novak. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)
Srdjan Djokovic father of Novak. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)

Explainer Djokovic’s father misses semi-final after photo with Putin supporters

Reports suggest that Berlin is poised to send German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images
Reports suggest that Berlin is poised to send German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images

Germany confirms it will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin (right) shows Vladimir Putin his school lunch factory outside Saint Petersburg on September 20, 2010 (Photo: Getty)
Yevgeny Prigozhin (right) shows Vladimir Putin his school lunch factory outside Saint Petersburg on September 20, 2010 (Photo: Getty)

Sunak ‘not involved’ when Treasury allegedly helped sanctioned Russian

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes Aleksandar Vučić (L) during a meeting in 2014 (Photo: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes Aleksandar Vučić (L) during a meeting in 2014 (Photo: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia’s Wagner Group accused of drafting volunteer troops in Serbia

Challenger 2 tanks are the UK’s principal battle tank (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Challenger 2 tanks are the UK’s principal battle tank (image: AFP/Getty Images)

UK to send squadron of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine - what move means

Rumours have spread of Putin’s whereabouts and a possible plan to evacuate him to South America if the war ends badly. (Credit: Getty Images)
Rumours have spread of Putin’s whereabouts and a possible plan to evacuate him to South America if the war ends badly. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Air raid sirens sound in Ukraine after start of 36 hour ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a Christmas liturgy at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Saint Petersburg in 2020 (Photo: ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a Christmas liturgy at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Saint Petersburg in 2020 (Photo: ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

How does Orthodox Christmas differ from the West’s holiday?

Fire burns at a shopping mall after it was struck by a missile on July 03, 2022 in Sloviansk, Ukraine. Ukraine recently attacked Russian troops in the occupied region of Donetsk. Credit: Getty Images
Fire burns at a shopping mall after it was struck by a missile on July 03, 2022 in Sloviansk, Ukraine. Ukraine recently attacked Russian troops in the occupied region of Donetsk. Credit: Getty Images

Russia revises death toll to 89 after deadly Ukraine missile attack

Tony Blair wanted Vladimir Putin to be given a seat at the international “top table”, newly released files have revealed. Credit: Getty Images
Tony Blair wanted Vladimir Putin to be given a seat at the international “top table”, newly released files have revealed. Credit: Getty Images

Tony Blair wanted Vladimir Putin to be at international ‘top table’

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 23: Fire and rescue workers attend a building hit by a missile in central Kyiv on November 23, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The city's Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed on Telegram that multiple explosions occurred across the capital today, affecting infrastructure facilities. He also reported power and water outages. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 23: Fire and rescue workers attend a building hit by a missile in central Kyiv on November 23, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The city's Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed on Telegram that multiple explosions occurred across the capital today, affecting infrastructure facilities. He also reported power and water outages. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Two dead after Russia’s biggest missile strike on Ukraine in weeks

An injured man stands on a street after Russian shelling to Ukrainian city of Kherson on December 24. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images
An injured man stands on a street after Russian shelling to Ukrainian city of Kherson on December 24. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine war: Russian shells kill at least seven people in Kherson

Putin says Russia’s nuclear-capable ‘Satan II’ missile is nearly ready

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to arrive in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden. Credit: Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to arrive in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden. Credit: Getty Images

President Zelensky to meet Joe Biden in US in first foreign trip

Rumours have spread of Putin’s whereabouts and a possible plan to evacuate him to South America if the war ends badly. (Credit: Getty Images)
Rumours have spread of Putin’s whereabouts and a possible plan to evacuate him to South America if the war ends badly. (Credit: Getty Images)

Putin’s whereabouts questioned amid reports of ‘evacuation’ plan

Putin’s health ‘deteriorating’ and ‘soon won’t be holding meetings’

Ambulance crew members work in inside an ambulance parked outside the Royal London Hospital in east London on January 7, 2022. - Britain will deploy troops to hospitals in London to alleviate severe staff shortages caused by the Omicron outbreak, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Friday. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Ambulance crew members work in inside an ambulance parked outside the Royal London Hospital in east London on January 7, 2022. - Britain will deploy troops to hospitals in London to alleviate severe staff shortages caused by the Omicron outbreak, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Friday. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Military could be used to ease strikes in winter, government has said

Undated handout photo issued by National Crime Agency of their officers during an opearation where a wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested at his multi-million-pound London home by officers investigating potential criminal activity by oligarchs. The 58-year-old man, who has not been named, was held by the NCA on Thursday on suspicion of offences including money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the Home Office and conspiracy to commit perjury. Issue date: Saturday December 3, 2022.
Undated handout photo issued by National Crime Agency of their officers during an opearation where a wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested at his multi-million-pound London home by officers investigating potential criminal activity by oligarchs. The 58-year-old man, who has not been named, was held by the NCA on Thursday on suspicion of offences including money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the Home Office and conspiracy to commit perjury. Issue date: Saturday December 3, 2022.

Russian businessman arrested by police investigating oligarchs

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 summit in Bali. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 summit in Bali. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak slams Vladimir Putin for dodging G20 and ‘barbaric’ war

Russia accused of committing ‘more than 400 war crimes’ in Kherson

Banksy has appeared to confirm that he is in Ukraine after unveiling his latest artwork on Instagram. Picture: Banksy/ PA
Banksy has appeared to confirm that he is in Ukraine after unveiling his latest artwork on Instagram. Picture: Banksy/ PA

Is Bansky in Ukraine? Street artist reveals work on destroyed building

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned of a “tough road ahead” as the UK heads towards a recession. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned of a “tough road ahead” as the UK heads towards a recession. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Jeremy Hunt warns of ‘tough road ahead’ as UK on brink of recession

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of France, Emmanuel Macron, ahead of a bilateral meeting during the Cop27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Picture date: Monday November 7, 2022.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of France, Emmanuel Macron, ahead of a bilateral meeting during the Cop27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Picture date: Monday November 7, 2022.

COP27 latest: main points from day one including Sunak’s speech

Smart meters can save you money and work out how to improve your energy efficiency (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Smart meters can save you money and work out how to improve your energy efficiency (image: AFP/Getty Images)

How to get a smart meter - what it could do to your energy bills

The Government has been urged to launch an urgent investigation following reports that Liz Truss’s phone was hacked. Credit: NationalWorld
The Government has been urged to launch an urgent investigation following reports that Liz Truss’s phone was hacked. Credit: NationalWorld

Minister says Liz Truss’ phone ‘clearly hacked’ by suspected Russians

Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murthy in 2009 (image: PA)
Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murthy in 2009 (image: PA)

Akshata Murty: who is Rishi Sunak’s wife and non dom status explained

A boy holds a toy rifle as his friends adjust a Ukrainian flag hanging from a tree by the roadside in Dubove, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)
A boy holds a toy rifle as his friends adjust a Ukrainian flag hanging from a tree by the roadside in Dubove, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Putin declares martial law for illegally annexed regions of Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in the four recently annexed regions of Ukraine. (Credit: Getty Images)
Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in the four recently annexed regions of Ukraine. (Credit: Getty Images)

Putin declares martial law in annexed parts of Ukraine

The Kyiv attacks, the appointment of Sergei Surovikin as Russia’s war commander and the attack on Kerch Bridge has all made major impact in the war in the past week. (Credit: Getty Images)
The Kyiv attacks, the appointment of Sergei Surovikin as Russia’s war commander and the attack on Kerch Bridge has all made major impact in the war in the past week. (Credit: Getty Images)

What is the state of play in Ukraine? Expert breaks down key moments

Moscow launched a wave of deadly missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s cities this week (Photo: Getty Images)
Moscow launched a wave of deadly missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s cities this week (Photo: Getty Images)

UK to send missiles to Ukraine to defend against Russian airstrikes

A Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rescuer attends an exercise in the city of Zaporizhzhia, in case of a possible nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The plant has run out of external power to vital safety systems on 12 October. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images
A Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rescuer attends an exercise in the city of Zaporizhzhia, in case of a possible nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The plant has run out of external power to vital safety systems on 12 October. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses all external power

(Photo: SERGEI GUNEYEV/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo: SERGEI GUNEYEV/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Where is Belarus? World map location and - how big is its army?