William JohnApr 21, 20222 min readUkraine refugees: UN map shows total exceeds 5 millionThe number of people fleeing the war in Ukraine has reached 5,085,360, the latest figures from the UN's refugee agency show. More than...
William JohnApr 21, 20223 min readPutin orders blockade of Mariupol holdout 'so that a fly cannot pass through'Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his forces to blockade the last pockets of Ukrainian resistance at a steelworks in...
William JohnMar 14, 20222 min readUkraine and Russia set to resume talks via video link amid escalating offensiveUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the aim of his negotiators is to arrange for him to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin A...
William JohnMar 14, 20222 min readUkraine to insist in talks with Russia on presidents’ meeting: ZelenskyyUkrainian officials negotiating with their Russian counterparts are to ensure direct talks between the countries’ leaders that could lead...
William JohnMar 9, 20222 min readRussia-Ukraine war: five things to know todayTroops dig in around cities: Ukrainian forces began bolstering defences in key cities on Wednesday, the general staff of Ukraine’s armed...
William JohnMar 9, 20221 min readBritish doctors prepare Ukrainian surgeons to operate in war zonesA British doctor who is a veteran of operating in conflict zones has trained hundreds of Ukrainian colleagues for war surgery over Zoom....