Living 30 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, Belarusian retiree Sergei Budyukhin says the war on the other side of the frontier never feels far away.

The 155th Mechanized Brigade was given French training and weaponry but has been beset by scandal since before it deployed to the front lines.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Friday at the end of a meeting with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, that French, Spanish and Europeans must get used to assume “a more important part” of the burden for security in relation to the conflict in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that Russia's war against Ukraine would not end "tomorrow or the day after" as Donald Trump, who pledged to quickly wind up the conflict, returned to the White House.

"We also agreed to work closely with key allies on achieving peace and developing effective security guarantees," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy added.

A Ukrainian band is treating international audiences to their country's traditional folk music, spiced up with world music and some rap, with the stated aim of aiding the struggle against cultural

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic is the suggestion?

The French armed forces conducted secret exercises on the deployment of troops in Ukraine to help repel a possible offensive by the army of the aggressor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday about taking "practical steps" to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine, according to his post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The U.K., France and other allies have discussed the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as the war escalates.

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are discussing the possibility of sending a peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine in the

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he was open to discussions with US President Donald Trump on issues such as the Ukraine conflict and energy prices, and said it would be a good