Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1755 EAT on Monday 15 December 2025 Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday voted to restore the independence of two key anti-corruption agencies, seeking to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Lawmakers approved the bill unanimously, 331–0, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted the…

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1525 EAT on Tuesday 9 December 2025 Ukraine is preparing to present a revised peace proposal to the White House as it seeks to avoid making any territorial concessions to Russia. Kyiv is set to outline alternative terms after President Volodymyr Zelensky again ruled out surrendering land, insisting he had…

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1523 EAT on Tuesday 19 August 2025 A virtual meeting among members of the so-called “coalition of the willing” to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine appears to have concluded, with several participants sharing statements on social media. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his country “welcomes ongoing efforts towards…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1516 EAT on Friday 15 August 2025 President Donald Trump ascended the steps of Air Force One on Thursday morning, pausing briefly at the top to turn and wave to the assembled crowd. He made no public remarks before boarding the aircraft bound for Alaska, where he is…

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 14:39 EAT on Monday 31 March 2025 There has been no official reaction yet in Moscow to Donald Trump’s comments. That may come later in the day. But I don’t expect the Kremlin to say “we are quaking in our boots”. Traditionally, President Vladimir Putin does not take…

Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 15:33 EAT on Friday 21 March 2025 Until just over a week ago, Artem Kariakin and his unit were making regular trips across Ukraine’s border into the Russian town of Sudzha. He shows me video taken with a phone of their very last trip, as Ukrainian forces retreated from…