Kyiv is making plans with Warsaw: a powerful symbol of a free country and our duty

Support for Ukraine takes a back seat to the celebrations over Meloni’s record. And the decree due at the end of the summer is still being finalised. Tajani’s awkward moments at European summits

American silence on the acts of sabotage in Germany is emboldening the Kremlin, which continues to see an ally in the White House

If Putin wants to strangle Kyiv, the Ukrainians are telling him: you will suffocate with us. Zelensky announces an operation to ‘knock out’ Russian airspace and ground civilian aviation. Results, reactions and warnings

The former prime minister responds to a question from editor Cerasa and plays for time on the issue of military support for Kyiv: “I will respond with our shared programme and the primaries,” says the leader of the Five Star Movement

Kyiv begins the new school year under bombardment, whilst Moscow is writing a book to train future soldiers in the classroom – a book to be taken along during the invasion

The band’s new album tells the story of a soldier killed by a drone. Before them came U2, Ed Sheeran, Pink Floyd and the Scorpions. Four years of music set against a conflict that risks becoming nothing more than an image on a screen