Vladimir Putin 'suffers breakdown after changing cancer medicine' Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the allegations were 'quite strange.' Daily Record · Apr 20, 2023
Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in Nato says Jens Stoltenberg on surprise visit to Kyiv ‘Let me be clear, Ukraine’s rightful place is in the Euro-Atlantic family,’ says Jens Stoltenberg Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2023
Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea The public broadcasters of four Nordic countries have published a joint investigation that says Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Putin stages surprise visit to troops in occupied Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin visited troops in two occupied regions of Ukraine, according to video released Tuesday by the Kremlin, marking the second time in a month he’s toured territory seized in the more than year-old invasion. Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2023
Russia rejects Japanese criticism of Pacific naval drills Russia on Monday brushed off Japanese criticism of naval exercises by its Pacific Fleet, saying it needed to be on guard against a variety of regional threats while focusing on Ukraine. Reuters · Apr 17, 2023
Official: Russia may discuss swap involving WSJ reporter A top Russian diplomat says Moscow may be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after a court delivers its verdict The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
Ukraine rejects Russian Wagner Bakhmut control claims Ukrainian officials say the country's forces control more than the 20 per cent of Bakhmut, rejecting statements from the Russian Wagner mercenary group. The New Daily · Apr 12, 2023
Russia rushes through law to tighten military conscription Move fuels speculation a second wave of mobilisation is planned, despite Kremlin denials The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023
Russia: Bill to allow electronic conscription notices passes The upper house of the Russian parliament has swiftly approved a bill that would allow authorities to issue electronic summonses to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Ukraine compares Russia to IS after beheading video surfaces online Ukraine has compared Russia to Islamic State after a video emerged online showing soldiers filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive. The New Daily · Apr 12, 2023
Kremlin says electronic draft papers will fix 'mess' at military recruitment offices The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a move to bring in electronic draft papers for the first time in Russia's history was needed to sort out what it called "a mess" at military recruitment offices. Reuters · Apr 12, 2023
Kremlin Says Outlook for Black Sea Grain Deal Is ‘Not So Great’ The Kremlin on Wednesday said the outlook for the landmark UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal was not great as promises to remove obstacles to Russian exports of agricultural and fertilizer exports had not been fulfilled. The grain deal is an attempt to ease a food crisis that predated the Russian… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2023
Kremlin warns outlook for Black Sea grain deal is 'not so great' The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that the outlook for extending a deal beyond May 18 that allows the safe wartime export of grain and fertilizer from several Ukrainian Black Sea ports was not great as Russia's own such exports still faced obstacles. Reuters · Apr 12, 2023
Kremlin claims reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘violated Russian law’ as US says he has been wrongly detained Wall Street Journal reporter was detained on charges of espionage, which are widely considered to be politically motivated Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023
Reuters · Apr 11, 2023 Kremlin says U.S. reporter 'violated' law as Biden calls detention 'totally illegal' The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had "violated Russian law" and been caught "red-handed," one day after the U.S. State Department officially designated him as having been "wrongfully detained."
The Times of India · Apr 10, 2023 China concludes fiery military drills 'encircling' Taiwan China said it has successfully completed its three-day large-scale fire and fury military drills "encircling" Taiwan.
France 24 · Apr 10, 2023 Russia and Ukraine swap more than 200 in prisoner exchange Russia and Ukraine on Monday carried out a major prisoner swap, with 106 Russian prisoners of war being freed in exchange for 100 Ukrainians, both sides said. The exchange comes as the commander of Ukraine's ground forces said Russian troops had switched to "scorched earth" tactics in the embattled eastern…
Reuters · Apr 10, 2023 Kremlin says China has every right to conduct Taiwan exercises, France cannot mediate in Ukraine The Kremlin said on Monday that China had every right to respond to what it called repeated "provocations" against it and carry out military exercises around Taiwan.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2023 Kremlin, Asked if Russia behind US Intelligence Leaks, Says Moscow Is Always Blamed for Everything The Kremlin said on Monday that there was a general tendency to always blame Russia for everything when asked about accusations that Moscow may have been behind a leak of US intelligence documents about a number of countries including Ukraine. The US national security community is grappling with fallout from…
Reuters · Apr 10, 2023 Kremlin, asked if Russia behind U.S. intelligence leaks, says Moscow is always blamed for everything The Kremlin said on Monday that there was a general tendency to always blame Russia for everything when asked about accusations that Moscow may have been behind a leak of U.S. intelligence documents about a number of countries including Ukraine.
France 24 · Apr 10, 2023 US searches for source of intelligence leak of Ukraine war plans US officials are searching for the source of a security breach as highly classified documents were allegedly leaked over the past few weeks on social media platforms. Showing war-sensitive details on Ukraine's military defences as the embattled nation prepares to launch a counteroffensive against Russian forces, the documents drew international…
Reuters · Apr 7, 2023 Kremlin followed EU-China talks, doubts China will change stance The Kremlin said on Friday it had followed "important talks" between Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, but said it doubted China would change its position on the Ukraine conflict under external pressure.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2023 Kremlin Followed EU-China Talks, Doubts China Will Change Stance The Kremlin said on Friday it had followed "important talks" between Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, but said it doubted China would change its position on the Ukraine conflict under external pressure. China has proposed its own "peace plan"…
The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2023 Kremlin says its strategic aim is to create a ‘new world order’ – as it happened Foreign minister says Russia rejects a ‘unipolar world order led by one hegemon’
Reuters · Apr 6, 2023 Kremlin: Putin and Lukashenko did not discuss placement of strategic nuclear weapons - Interfax Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss the placement in Belarus of Russian strategic nuclear weapons - meaning intercontinental ballistic missiles - in talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Interfax agency.