Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells AFP in an exclusive interview he expects Russia to step up its offensive in the northeast and warns Kyiv only has a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line. #AFP 🎥Maryke VERMAAK UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY Sergii VOLSKYI Emmanuel PEUCHOT #Zelensky #VolodymyrZelensky #ukraine | AFP News Agency

At a rare press conference with foreign news outlets, including AFP, Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the West's delivery of long-range weapons to Ukraine, arguing Moscow could arm other countries with similar weapons to attack Western targets. #AFP 🎥 HOST BROADCASTER #VladimirPutin #russia #ukraine | AFP News Agency

The last year of war in Ukraine has been marked by billions in aid, Ukraine seizing Russian territory and continued fighting in the east. US President Donald Trump sidelined Kyiv and its European backers when he called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to talk about starting discussions to end the conflict. Meanwhile, the future of US military support for Ukraine remains uncertain, as Kyiv fears being forced into an unfavourable agreement. Three years on from the Russian invasion in Februar

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Photojournalist / Contributor to Agence France-Presse @afpnewsagency | @afpphoto Author of The Burning City / India. I have published a photography book titled The Burning City based on my long-term photo documentary project on Jharia, Dhanbad — a project I have been working on for nearly 7 years. Through my work, I aim to show the lives of people here, where underground fires have been burning for over a century. Life in Jharia is marked by severe challenges — scarcity of clean water and electr

Photojournalist / Contributor to Agence France-Presse @afpnewsagency | @afpphoto Author of The Burning City / India. I have published a photography book titled The Burning City based on my long-term photo documentary project on Jharia, Dhanbad — a project I have been working on for nearly 7 years. Through my work, I aim to show the lives of people here, where underground fires have been burning for over a century. Life in Jharia is marked by severe challenges — scarcity of clean water and electr