Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s UK envoy admits war has ‘cost a lot’ as drone strike overshadows ‘Russian Davos’
PinnedNato chief warns Russians: You'll die if you sign up
Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned young Russians that they will probably die if they sign up to join the war in Ukraine.
"You are being sold a raw deal," Rutte said during a press conference in Kyiv, in remarks he directly addressed to "young Russians and their families".
"Men like you who join the fight - you won't be trained. Equipment they'll provide you with is substandard. There is a very high chance you'll die or be wounded while you're out there," he said.
"And odds are, that if you are wounded, you will be left to suffer in the mud and die." Rutte said Russia was incurring "absolutely staggering" losses in Ukraine, where he said more than 30,000 Russian soldiers died every month - matching figures he has cited before.
"This means losing more men in one month than the Soviet Union did in 10 years in the 1980s in Afghanistan," the Nato chief said.
"That's not abstract," he said. "That will probably be you."
(AFP/Getty)
Jane Dalton3 June 2026 12:04The surprise US guests attending Putin’s own ‘Davos’
Russia’s version of the international economic forum comes after Moscow’s top finance officials reportedly urged the Kremlin to rein in defence spending. Alex Croft reports on some of the more unexpected attendees.
Daniel Keane4 June 2026 01:00Russian attack kills at least three in Ukraine's Kramatorsk, governor says
Russian shelling killed at least three civilians in Ukraine's frontline city of Kramatorsk in the east, officials said on Wednesday.
Vadym Filashkin, governor of Donetsk region, said on the Telegram app that 11 people had been injured in the daytime Russian attack on residential buildings in Kramatorsk.
Daniel Keane4 June 2026 00:01European leaders 'draw up plan to engage Putin in Ukraine talks'
A group of Ukraine’s key European allies are working on plans with Kyiv to engage Russia in negotiations to end the war, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Officials from Germany, France and the UK, Europe's three biggest economies, have been discussing the possibility of holding talks and have discussed the matter with their Ukrainian counterparts, the report added.
Daniel Keane3 June 2026 23:00Hungary and Ukraine reach crucial agreement on minority rights
Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that Hungary and Ukraine reached a key agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which could open the way to approving the opening of the first chapter in Ukraine's EU accession talks.
Magyar also said in a Facebook post his government does not support accelerated European Union accession talks for Ukraine.
Daniel Keane3 June 2026 22:00Nato chief warns young Russians they would die in Ukraine war
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte warned young Russians that they would probably die if they sign up to join Russia's war in Ukraine.
"You are being sold a raw deal," Rutte said during a press conference in Kyiv, in remarks he directly addressed to "young Russians and their families".
"Men like you who join the fight - you won't be trained. Equipment they'll provide you with is substandard. There is a very high chance you'll die or be wounded while you're out there," he said.
"And odds are, that if you are wounded, you will be left to suffer in the mud and die." Rutte said Russia was incurring "absolutely staggering" losses in Ukraine, where he said more than 30,000 Russian soldiers died every month - matching figures he has cited before.
Daniel Keane3 June 2026 21:00
Daniel Keane3 June 2026 20:00Trump will attend Nato summit, says Rubio
President Donald Trump will attend the Nato meeting of heads of state that is taking place in Turkey in July, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said .
"I think the next meeting of NATO and Turkey in July is probably the most important meeting in NATO's history, because there are some things here that need to be cleared up and fixed," Rubio told lawmakers adding that "The president himself will be attending."
Jane Dalton3 June 2026 19:00The surprise US guests attending Putin’s own ‘Davos’
Russia’s version of the international economic forum comes after Moscow’s top finance officials reportedly urged the Kremlin to rein in defence spending. Alex Croft reports on some of the more unexpected attendees.
Daniel Keane3 June 2026 18:30The surprise US guests attending Putin’s own ‘Davos’
Russia’s version of the international economic forum comes after Moscow’s top finance officials reportedly urged the Kremlin to rein in defence spending. Alex Croft reports on some of the more unexpected attendees.
Daniel Keane3 June 2026 18:30
