This is what the long journey was like. WARSAW, Poland — When I boarded the big blue train that took me on a 16-hour journey into Ukraine, I was certain I wasn't going to be getting any sleep.

They would likely be deployed only once a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine genuinely takes hold. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service correspondent Roman Pahulych visited the crews in Portsmouth as ...

Landmarks across Europe lit up yellow and blue last night in solidary with Ukraine three years on from the Russian invasion.

where all that separated my wife and me from the empty lot on the other side was a security guard. “Blue Train,” I said, and the guard waved us through.