Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'The Defense of the Sampo,' by early-20th-century Finnish painter Joseph Alanen, was inspired by tales from the Kalevala. Heritage ...

A deserted cafe and petrol station near the Niirala border crossing to Russia shows how life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023.Finland ...

Lessons from the conflict are still important to the Finnish Army, especially the Jaeger Brigade, which specializes in Arctic warfare.

In the early hours of February 24 2022, standing on the freezing roof of a hotel in Kyiv, the idea that Russia would launch a full-scale assault on Ukraine, despite a troop buildup on the border, ...

As the Russia-Ukraine war completes four years with simmering hopes of peace, here’s a look at the four ways the war shifted the global dynamics irreversibly.

He’s right: the Kremlin is waging war against the West as a whole. Its ambitions are grandiose in scale and monstrous in their potential. The Ukrainian President is understandably concerned that we ...

Satellite images show powerful Turkish drone at airstrip near Egypt's border with Sudan Imagery suggests Egypt being drawn deeper into fray, officials and analysts say Sudan paramilitary group has ...

Volodymyr Zelensky on the war anniversary said Ukrainians have persevered and will do everything to achieve peace and justice.

Russia has begun visible construction work close to its border with Finland, according to new satellite imagery reviewed by journalists and analysts. The activity appears focused on reviving older ...

Asharq Al Awsat Ukraine has defended its independence since Russia's invasion and will not betray the sacrifices made by its people as it seeks peace, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an address ...

In a show of support, more than a dozen senior European officials headed to the Ukrainian capital to mark the grim ...

More than a dozen senior European officials are visiting arrived Kyiv in a show of support on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine. The war has killed ...