Agence France-Presse in Kyiv    Mykola Solskyi is accused of illegally seizing land worth more than m when he was the head of a major farming company and an MPUkraine’s agriculture minister, Mykola Solskyi, has been detained after being named a formal suspect in a multimillion dollar corruption inquiry.Blighted by severe...

Lili Bayer in Brussels    Mykola Solskyi is first known minister under Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be named in a corruption caseOne person has been killed in Russia’s Kursk as a result of shelling by Ukraine, Kursk regional governor Roman Starovoit said, Reuters reported.Five people have been killed in the Donetsk region...

Weronika StrzyżyÅ„ska    First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is important step towards restoring justice’, says first lady, Olena Zelenska The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that...

Warren Murray with Guardian writers and agencies    Pentagon says it will help Ukrainians to adopt tactics that use M A tanks more effectively. What we know on day Continue reading...

Guardian Staff    To support arms for Ukraine and defending Red Sea shipping is part of Labour’s anti fascist tradition, writes Paul MasonTwo years ago in Madrid, I watched Jeremy Corbyn launch a pan European campaign to end arms supplies to Ukraine. As he did so, a friend in the Ukrainian army sent me a photo of...

Guardian community team    After Poland and Lithuania said they are prepared to help Ukrainian authorities return men subject to military conscription, we want to hear how you feel about it Poland and Lithuania have pledged to help Ukrainian authorities repatriate men subject to the military draft after Kyiv announced it is...

Shaun Walker in Warsaw    Strong rhetoric is boost for Ukraine reinforcement drive but it is not clear by which mechanism émigrés could be sent backPoland and Lithuania have said they are prepared to help Ukrainian authorities return men subject to military conscription to the country, after Kyiv announced this week that it...

Amy Sedghi and Kevin Rawlinson    Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt credible’ defence strategy. This live blog is closedRussia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space,...

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels    Such policies are betrayal’ of values, says French president in speech covering defence and negative effects of BrexitEmmanuel Macron has criticised migration policies that involve sending people to African countries as a betrayal of our European values, just days after the UK government...

Presented by Michael Safi with Dan Sabbagh and Shaun Walker; produced by Alex Atack and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Phil Maynard    Ukraine has been granted a multibillion dollar lifeline in military aid. But it will need more than that to prevail in the conflict with Russia. Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv and Shaun Walker reportAfter months of political wrangling in the House of Representatives, the US Congress finally approved a bill...

Warren Murray with Guardian writers and agencies    Joe Biden gave missiles to Ukraine under prior funding, after the US reportedly warned Russia against using long range missiles in Ukraine. What we know on day Atacms long ranges missiles capable of hitting targets km away had already arrived in Ukraine this month at the president’s direction...

Lauren Gambino in Washington    President says legislation is going to make the world safer’ after months of congressional gridlock threatened support for KyivJoe Biden has signed into law a bill that rushes bn in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, a bipartisan legislative victory he hailed as a good day for world...

Amy Sedghi (now) and Lili Bayer (earlier)    This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage hereHere are some of the latest images on the newswires:Ukraine’s SBU security service drones struck two Rosneft owned oil depots in Russia’s Smolensk region in an overnight attack, according to a source in Ukrainian...

Lauren Gambino and Joan E Greve in Washington    A huge fire has broken out at a fuel and energy facility in Smolensk, Russia, which the governor of the western region said happened after a drone attack launched by Ukraine.Satellite images provided by Nasa’s fire monitor confirm that two fires broke out in the area of the oil depot near the...

Dan Sabbagh and Luke Harding in Kyiv    The bn package allots funds to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, which desperately needs munitions for its war with RussiaJoe Biden praised congressional leaders and lawmakers for what he called an effort to answer history’s call at this critical inflection point after the US Senate voted...

Karen McVeigh    Exclusive: Dmytro Kuleba hails US aid package but says allies need to increase arms production to help fight RussiaUkraine war live updatesUkraine’s foreign minister has enthusiastically praised US politicians for approving a long delayed bn military aid package for Ukraine, but said western...

Pjotr Sauer    Rights chief also warns Britain will be judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of deliberately destabilising human rights on the global stage for its own political ends.In its annual global report,...

Sam Bright    Arrest of deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov comes weeks after Vladimir Putin urged FSB to step up efforts to root out corruptionA well connected Russian deputy defence minister has been charged with bribe taking, in the highest profile corruption scandal in the country in years, triggering...

   . bn worth of oil processed in China, India and Turkey to whom Russia supplies crude was imported in , data showsThe UK has been accused of helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine by continuing to import record amounts of refined oil from countries processing Kremlin fossil fuels...

   The US Senate has voted resoundingly by to to approve bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan super majority united to send the long stalled package to Joe Biden’s desk for signature. The bill was approved after proceedings that were hailed by the Senate majority leader,...