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'Insufficient evidence'

Putin Likely Approved MH17 Missile Supply, Investigators Say

International investigators said Wednesday there were "strong indications" that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the supply of the...
Life sentences

Three Sentenced to Life for Flight MH17 Downing

A Dutch court on Thursday sentenced three men to life imprisonment over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, in the early...
high-profile trial

Dutch Judges to Give Long-Awaited Flight MH17 Verdict

A Dutch court delivers its verdict Thursday in the trial of four men over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 above Ukraine in 2014, as tensions...
thwarted attempt

Russian Spy Tried To Penetrate War Crimes Court, Say Dutch

Dutch intelligence said the spy works for Russia's GRU military intelligence service and posed as a Brazilian national.
global outrage

Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crimes as Air Strikes Hit Odessa

Kyiv calls the mass graves and civilians apparently "executed" in the streets the result of a "deliberate massacre" by retreating Russian forces.
Day 36

Russia Regrouping for 'Powerful Strikes,' Zelensky Warns

Russia said it would scale back attacks on the capital Kyiv and the city of Chernigiv, but Ukrainian and Western officials have said Moscow's troops were...
in a trap

Ukraine in 'Desperately Important' Rescue Bid for Besieged City

Tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in besieged Mariupol with little food, water or medicine.
Day 34

Ukraine Girds for Russian Eastern Onslaught

In five weeks of brutal fighting Russian forces have been humbled by dogged Ukrainian resistance, and forced to rethink any ambitions to sack the capital...
unfulfilled promises

Shelling Throws Doubt on Russia's De-Escalation in Ukraine

The accusations dampen hopes of an imminent resolution to the conflict.
Day 34

Russia Pledge to Deescalate in Ukraine Leaves West Cold

U.S. officials said that while small numbers of Russian forces were indeed stepping back from Kyiv, the vast majority remained.
Day 33

Ukraine Retakes Kyiv Suburb, as Talks Resume Under Shadow

Western experts described the loss of Irpin as a significant setback for Russian forces, who are still trying to regroup and after a failed first attempt...
‘Without delay’

Russia, Ukraine Set for Face-to-Face Peace Talks

The new talks are set to start in Turkey on either Monday or Tuesday.
off script

Macron Warns Against 'Escalation' After Biden Brands Putin 'Butcher'

While U.S. President Biden's unscripted words were discussed on high, the bombardment of Ukraine continued.
Month of war

Ukraine Demands Unlimited NATO Aid Against Russia's Month-Old War

Zelensky’s appeal came one month after Russian tanks rolled over the border, bringing a conflict that has killed untold thousands of civilians and soldiers...
harrowing scenes

'Hellscape' in Ukraine's Mariupol But Russia Talks Tough

For Ukrainians besieged in Mariupol and other cities, Russian talk of peace rings hollow as they come under indiscriminate shelling.
sieged city

'Powerful Bombs' Rock Ukraine's Besieged Mariupol Amid New Rescue Bid

More than 200,000 people are trapped in the city described by those who managed to escape as a "freezing hellscape."
striking the rear

Russian Strikes Hit West Ukraine as U.S. Urges China to Get Tough

Moscow expands a bombardment campaign that has intensified allegations of war crimes.
Search for survivors

Search for Ukraine Theater Bombing Survivors as War Crime Claims Mount

Mariupol officials say more than 2,000 people have died so far in indiscriminate shelling, and 80% of its housing has been destroyed.
Day 21 roundup

Ukraine Denounces New 'Wall' in Europe as Theatre Hit

Zelenskiy reached back to the Cold War era while addressing the German parliament, drawing a 1987 speech in Berlin by Ronald Reagan.
day 20 roundup

European Leaders in Defiant Kyiv Trip as Russia Closes In

The nearly three-week-old conflict has revived Cold War-level tensions between Moscow and the West
creeping offensive

Deadly Blasts Rattle Kyiv, Talks with Russia to Resume

Ukraine's capital has been transformed into a war zone.
closing arguments

Dutch Prosecutors Say MH17 Suspects 'Served Military Interests'

Four suspects are being tried in absentia for launching a BUK missile that hit flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014.
legal saga

Russia Wins Latest Round of $50-Bln Yukos Case

Russia had been ordered to pay $50 billion to former shareholders in the oil giant before the Dutch Supreme Court's ruling.