The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 30. Click here for updates from May 29. Ukrainian Defenders Hold out in Donbas City Under Heavy Fire Russian forces intensified their attacks with barrages of heavy artillery to capture a key Ukrainian city in the southeastern region of Donbas, whose full takeover Moscow’s top diplomat said was…

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 30. Click here for updates from May 29. Heavy Fighting as Russian Troops Enter Outskirts of Sievierodonetsk Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said on Monday, describing “very fierce” fighting in the ruins of a city that has become…

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 30. Click here for updates from May 29. Germany’s Scholz: EU Oil Agreement ‘Sooner or Later’ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s confident that a “good solution” to a standoff over a proposed European Union embargo on Russian oil will be found “sooner or later.” Scholz said as…

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 29. Click here for updates from May 28. Russian Troops Storm City Amid Eastern Ukraine Bombardments Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city Sunday as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic footholds for conquering the region in the…

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 29. Click here for updates from May 28. Serbia’s Vucic Says Agreed 3-Year Gas Supply Contract With Putin Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday he had agreed to a new 3-year gas supply contract in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I can not speak…

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 29. Click here for updates from May 28. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Visits Frontline in First Official Appearance Outside Kyiv Since Invasion Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops on the frontline in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on Sunday, his first official appearance outside the Kyiv region since the start of…

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 29. Click here for updates from May 28. Zelenskyy Visits Frontline in Rare Trip Outside Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops on the frontline in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on Sunday, his first official appearance outside the Kyiv region since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb….