War in Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's formal candidature to join the European Union is a big step towards strengthening Europe.

Kyiv is disappointed by the level of Israeli support, senior Ukrainian official says as Israeli reserve officers join private efforts to train Ukrainian civilians how to fight. Ukraine is confident EU will approve its candidacy next week.

Russia hits Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv and surrounding countryside with rockets, killing at least 15 people. Baltic tensions rise as Estonia protests violation of its airspace by Russia.

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctions off his Nobel Peace Prize to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees.

Despite the heavy influx of weapons from the West, Ukrainian forces are outgunned by the Russians in the battle for the eastern Donbas region, where the fighting is largely being carried out by way of artillery exchanges.

Ukrainian president expects Russian "hostility" to escalate following Ukraine's bid to join European Union. Meanwhile, planned US sale of armed drones to Ukraine hits a snag.

Russia's war in Ukraine "could take years," says NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. "We must not let up in supporting Ukraine."

The threat to food security and a "battle of narrative" with Russia on Western-imposed sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine will dominate European Union foreign ministers' talks in Luxembourg this week.

France's Emmanuel Macron promises Ukraine six more truck-mounted artillery guns, the latest in a new round of Western arms pledges as the war grinds on in the Donbas region. NATO defense ministers meet to discuss plans for strengthening the alliance's eastern borders to dissuade Russia from planning any further aggression.

US to send $1 billion more military aid to outgunned Ukraine. Turkey continues to block Sweden and Finland's NATO membership bids. Russian forces press their offensive in the Donbas region. Two US citizens missing and feared captured in eastern Ukraine.