Volodymyr Zelensky has fired his commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, in Ukraine’s biggest military shake-up in two years. Nationwide protests broke out after Zelensky fired Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, who Ukraine’s president says will now be brought back into the government in a ‘key post’. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior international correspondent Luke Harding
The world’s battlefields are evolving. Technology that was once science fiction, or perhaps dystopian science fiction, is now becoming reality at a rapidly increasing pace. The era of autonomous systems has arrived, whether they are dog-like, human-like or vehicle-based. And, sometimes, they are armed. But often, these new systems are still in their infancy and
The US President is in an aggressive mood as NATO leaders meet for a two-day summit in Ankara. There are differences over Russia’s war in Ukraine, defense spending and the US-Israel war in Iran and there are signs the fragile ceasefire may be breaking down. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is speaking with leaders as
Donald Trump has signed a 14-point deal with Iran, seeking to end the war he helped start. Satisfied that his work in the Middle East is complete, Trump now wants to move towards peace in Ukraine. But is it that simple? Jenna Amatulli talks to the Guardian’s Andrew Roth about this peace deal’s chances of
The Chernobyl Museum in Kiev, which was recently renovated to mark the 40th anniversary of the disaster, stands as an important site of memory for an independent Ukraine. But just weeks after its reopening, a massive missile attack left its halls in ruins. Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian’s chief culture writer explains annie kelly This tragic
Donald Trump urged Russia to “make a deal” with Ukraine at a meeting of G7 leaders on Tuesday, seeking to put the conflict back on the top of the agenda. European leaders are hoping to hold Trump’s attention long enough to talk to him about Ukraine, as the US president is more focused on the