Europe

Former Indian ambassador to Germany Gurjit Singh explains his country’s position on Ukraine - and why he wants to see a strong Europe

Putin’s horrific aggression will prove a turning point in the history of our continent

Were Putin to remain intransigent and the current negotiations turn out to be just an elaborate ruse, then the UN should reserve the right to shift to more of a peace enforcing role

U-turns and new schemes are welcome, but Britain still isn’t welcoming to those fleeing conflict

The vicious conflict in Ukraine could lead to even more deaths from hunger far beyond the country’s borders as grain exports from the region grind to a halt and global food prices soar

Lili Damita began her life as a revue star, ended it as a broken-hearted recluse and married Errol Flynn in between

If Hobbes is right, perhaps the only way to maintain peace is to have a powerful world organisation that can enforce international laws and punish states that break them

Pour yourself a drink and learn how a Ukrainian cocktail maker is using his brand to fundraise for humanitarian work in his home country

And, the West cannot risk letting the Russian dictator playing it

Paris St Germain's superstar project has failed and the fans are turning their fire on their expensive acquisitions

It is now blindingly obvious that the EU must step up and take responsibility for its own collective security, argues one reader

Largely forgotten in his own country, Murray Head remains an adoptive hero in France

The only brutal thing about Aldi and Lidl's expansion is the cut-price competition

From politicians unwelcome reception at the Salon de l’Agriculture trade fair to a woman in Berlin claiming she is in a relationship with a model plane - weird news you may have missed form Europe

If we cut off Russian musicians indiscriminately, are we cutting off their right to the free speech over which this battle is essentially being fought?

A new exhibition in Milan shows us the art affluent Europeans would have seen on that 17th- and 18th-century rite of passage, the Grand Tour

The Worst Person in the World city's renaissance

The German version of Netflix's hit makeover series looks cheaper and more like a world I can recognise, says MEGAN NOLAN

Boris Johnson declared the UK is leading the way in its willingness to help refugees. Imagining then what Downing Street views as unwilling is incomprehensible

As Russian forces pound his country’s cities, towns and villages, Serhiy Zhadan’s The Orphanage offers a poignant portrayal of what such an onslaught feels like, and a reminder that Ukraine has been living with conflict for years

All the while, the UK is still wallowing in its misguided lesson that countries are stronger when they stand alone

It is time to question our biases and demand our governments are consistent in how they deal with everyone seeking a safe haven

Chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon on Ukraine, Syria and how the West deals with Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was met with extraordinary, and humorous, acts of resistance from ordinary Ukrainians. Then the internet got involved and now no one is laughing

The Russian oligarch should have got out years ago - now the club I love is in limbo

Priti Patel gets the full Geldof treatment at fundraising concert Night for Ukraine.

Few nations can boast a cultural figure so enmeshed with the very essence of their national identity as Taras Shevchenko, writes CHARLIE CONNELLY

PETER TRUDGILL explains how Catherine the Great’s ‘Greek Project’ led to the naming of Khersón

Putin will never subjugate those who, despite their fears, stand up and defend their families, homes and democracy itself

Ukrainian cuisine has not been recognised enough in the UK. There is no better time than now

The water shortage in Extremadura is becoming critical, writes PETER BARRON