Does US withdrawal from Afghanistan really put the world at risk?The sad truth here is that, whatever the U.S. may say and do, at the moment developments in the Taiwan Strait are moving in Beijing’s favor, not Washington’s. Russia arrests five Crimean Tatar activists amid terror plot claimsMoscow has struggled to bring the minority Crimean Tatar population round to the idea of its 2014 annexation Angry families demand justice from Russia at MH17 crash trialRelatives of the passengers and crew killed in the shooting down of flight MH17 testify in Dutch court for first time. Angry families accuse Russia of lying at MH17 crash trialThe traumatised families of 298 people killed in the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 demanded justice from Russia on Monday as they testified in the Dutch trial of four suspects. MH17: Four charged with shooting down plane over UkraineThe Malaysia Airlines jet was hit by a missile over Ukraine in July 2014, killing 298 people. U.S. reassures allies over Nord Stream 2 but says it's a 'reality'A senior U.S. envoy said on Saturday he had delivered reassurances to Ukraine and Poland on mitigating any threat posed by Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but that the project was now a "reality". Putin oversees vast war games ahead of parliamentary electionRussian President Vladimir Putin oversaw vast joint military exercises with Belarus on Monday ahead of his country's parliamentary elections later this week, as NATO member Poland voiced concern over the drills. LGBTQ supporters march in Kyiv and in BelgradeThousands of people gathered in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to take part in the annual Pride march in support of the country's LGBTQ community. New Amsterdam memorial names all 102,000 Dutch Holocaust victimsEach brick in the Memorial of Names, which was officially unveiled by King Willem-Alexander on Sunday, bears the name of a Dutch citizen who lost their life in the Holocaust. Ukraine holds military drills with U.S. forces, NATO alliesUkraine began joint military exercises with U.S. and other NATO troops on Monday, at a time when neighbouring Russia and Belarus have been holding large-scale drills that alarmed the West. Ukraine leader's aide survives assassination attemptPresident Zelensky vows a strong response after his aide's car is struck by a volley of bullets. Russia’s Gazprom Inks 15-Year Gas Contract with Hungary - The Moscow TimesDeal between Moscow and Budapest has angered Ukraine and comes as gas prices in Europe hit record highs. The countries with the most politicians named in the Pandora Papers38 Ukrainian politicians are implicated in the leak of offshore data — including President Volodymyr Zelensky. After 80 years and failed attempts, Ukraine inaugurates memorial to Babyn YarUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was joined by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to open memorial to 33,000 Jews murdered in massacre, project will be completed in 2026 Separatists end week-long blockade of hotel housing OSCE in eastern UkraineRussian-backed separatists on Saturday called off a protest outside a hotel in eastern Ukraine housing international conflict monitors, ending a blockade sparked by the capture of a separatist officer by Ukrainian government forces. US defence secretary underlines support for eastern Europe"The security and stability of the Black Sea are in the US's national interest and are critical to the security of NATO's eastern flank," Austin said. Eastern European countries battle vaccine hesitancy as COVID-19 strengthens its gripCountries in the former communist bloc are struggling to encourage vaccination among large numbers of people who do not trust the state. Britain in talks to sell missiles in first arms deal with UkraineBritain is in discussions with Ukraine to sell it weapons for the first time amid concerns that Russia could exploit the gas crisis to seize territory.Under th Moscow says NATO's new Russia plan shows it was right to cut tiesThe Kremlin said on Friday that NATO's adoption of a new Russia-focused strategy confirmed that Moscow's decision to sever ties with the bloc had been correct. Ukraine president urges vaccinations as contagion soarsUkraine's president is pleading with citizens to get vaccinated as daily infections have soared to another all-time high Dutch court awards Crimean gold artefacts to UkraineKyiv hails ‘long-awaited victory’ in treasure dispute and pledges to return Russian-annexed Crimea in the ruling’s wake. Russia's Gazprom and Moldova sign 5-year gas dealRussia's gas giant Gazprom and the Moldovan government said on Friday they had signed a new five-year contract for Russian gas supplies. Russian navy tracks U.S. ship Mount Whitney in Black SeaThe Russian navy has started tracking a U.S. naval command vessel in the Black Sea, news agencies quoted the defence ministry as saying on Thursday, amid tension over NATO activities near Russia's borders. Crimea forever a part of Russia, says PutinRussia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move Western countries regard as illegitimate. Cop26: What is in the fine print of the UK-led deal to end coal-fired power?Climate correspondent Daisy Dunne takes a closer look at the UK’s claims that the end of coal is ‘in sight’