A summit on Thursday will give the green light but Kyiv says "real integration" will start after the war.

An advisor to Mr Zelensky says the battle for two key Donbas cities has reached a 'fearsome climax'.

The prime minister says talk of a blockade is untrue and a tiny amount of goods are affected.

The International Energy Agency warns that Russia may stop supplying gas to Europe this winter.

UK pigeons must have a signed health certificate before they can take part in cross-Channel races.

Aiden Aslin tells family his captors say the UK has not negotiated for him and "time is running out".

Sanctions leave Russia's exclave on the EU's borders struggling to trade.

Photographer Stanislav Senyk organised a photo shoot of students in the bombed city of Chernihiv.

Inhabitants of the war-torn city take their last chance to flee their homes as the Russians close in.

UK military intelligence believes the Donetsk militia in occupied Ukraine has lost 55% of its force.

Ukraine hopes to become an official candidate for European Union (EU) membership.

Many African leaders believe that a confrontational stance towards Russia is not in their interest.

Russia is stopping grain leaving Ukrainian ports, sparking warnings tens of millions risk famine.

As the UK presses on with its asylum deal, refugees sent from Israel to Rwanda describe their experiences.

The results confirm the French leader faces a tricky second term, our Paris correspondent writes.

All that remains of Congo's murdered leader Patrice Lumumba is handed to his family in Brussels.

Anatoly Lazarev was at the heart of Russia's space rocket programme before he fled to Hungary.

He leads a left-wing alliance aiming to stop President Macron controlling the next government.

Boris Johnson says the Northern Ireland Brexit deal he negotiated is "turning into a political problem".

The new Russian brand is called "Vkusno i Tochka", which translates to "Tasty and that's it".

In the EU, the contingencies for a trade war with the UK are being put in place

Rachel Keke, a left-wing candidate in Paris, is the first cleaner to become an MP in France.

The four members used to speak mostly Russian but now say they cannot use the language of their oppressors.

Temperature records have been broken in Spain and France as a heatwave sweeps across Europe.

Ukraine should be given the chance to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, the UK prime minister has said.

Nato footage shows extremely close encounters with Russian military aircraft in the skies of Europe.