Orbán’s ‘peace mission’ helps only Putin, says Czech prime minister

Petr Fiala says Hungarian PM’s trip to Moscow recalls appeasement of Hitler and is not in Europe’s interests

Zelenskiy accuses Viktor Orbán of betraying Europe at leaders’ meeting in UK

Ukrainian president’s emotional speech condemned Hungarian prime minister’s ‘peace mission’ to Moscow

Zelenskiy to attend UK cabinet meeting in effort to disrupt Russian oil sales

Ukraine’s president will ask for more help to block Putin’s growing ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers carrying sanctioned crude to buyers

UK will not help Ukraine hit targets in Russia, defence secretary says

John Healey says any use of British weapons in Russia for defence reasons must be carried out by Ukrainians

German combat medic reportedly sentenced to death in Belarus

Secretive trial of Rico Krieger, 30, may be linked to Belarusian volunteer unit fighting alongside Ukraine against Russia

Nationalist campaigner for the Ukrainian language is shot dead in Lviv

Iryna Farion, 60, a former MP known for her opposition to officials speaking in Russian, was attacked on the street

Life returns to Ukrainian reservoir drained by Russian strike on dam

A year later, animals, birds and saplings are populating a new landscape of ponds and lagoons

World leaders react to Biden’s decision to exit presidential race

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk among US allies to pay tribute to US president’s decades of public service

Czech Republic says shells for Ukraine plan will fall short without more money

Prague’s foreign minister urges donor countries to pay extra to avoid 800k target being missed by over a third

Ukraine targets bipartisan support to avoid being dragged into US election

Kyiv indicates it will keep reaching out to Republicans and Democrats, as Zelenskiy pays tribute to Biden

British defence chief vows to triple fighting power but shies away from conscription

Adm Sir Tony Radakin says British army could justify extra investment if its effectiveness improves

Spanish court sentences elderly man to 18 years in prison over letter bombs

Pompeyo González Pascual, 76, sent explosive packages to Spain’s prime minister and US and Ukrainian embassies

Putin ‘peddling lies’ about ailing Russian economy, say EU ministers

Group of finance ministers call for sanctions to be ratcheted up amid signs Moscow’s war machine is weakening

Ukraine war briefing: Pentagon accounting error creates path for billions more to be sent to Kyiv

Ukraine’s foreign minister calls on Hong Kong to prevent Russia from using region to circumvent sanctions; drone debris lands in Romania. What we know on day 884

Russia arrests former deputy defence minister on corruption charges

Arrest of Dmitry Bulgakov is latest high-profile incident in ongoing purge within Moscow’s military top brass

German man sentenced to death in Belarus begs for help on state TV

Rico Krieger admits role in Ukrainian plot and pleads for German chancellor to save him during broadcast

Teenage suspect remanded over murder of Ukraine nationalist lawmaker

Vyacheslav Zinchenko, 18, remanded in custody for 60 days after Iryna Farion shot in Lviv on 19 July

Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán warns EU on path to ‘self-destruction’

Far-right leader talks of new Asia-oriented world order and throws support behind Donald Trump

Putin warns US against deploying long-range missiles in Germany

Russian leader says Washington risks triggering cold war-style missile crisis and promises to respond in kind