Putin's attack plans dealt blow after 14 choppers blown up by Ukraine Helicopter losses could hit Russian defensive efforts in Ukraine Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023
Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent Russian media report a Russian-American journalist was ordered detained for another three days on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
The leaders of Ukraine and Russia assess their resources as their war heads into winter Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden about Washington’s future support for Kyiv The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
The West Paid for Putin’s Huge New Gas Project Despite sanctions, the United States and Europe continue to cooperate on Russia's lucrative fossil fuel ventures. Foreign Policy · Oct 20, 2023
Putin says Russia ‘will be able to repel’ Ukraine’s new weapons used to damage Kremlin’s air assets Ukraine says it used the weapons supplied by US to destroy Russian helicopters, ammunitions, an air defence system and other assets The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Ukraine-Russia war - live: Kyiv makes ‘breakthrough’ on Dnipro river as Moscow warns US of ‘grave’ mistake Russia’s ambassador to US says a ‘reckless’ decision was made The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
PM on Gaza hospital blast reporting: Hamas should be distrusted like the Kremlin The Foreign Secretary said media organisations should focus on ‘accuracy rather than pace’. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Russian President Putin insists Ukraine's new US-supplied weapon won't change the war's outcome Local authorities say a Russian missile attack has killed two civilians in an apartment building in southern Ukraine The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Russia recruits Serbs in drive to replenish military forces in Ukraine Anti-war whistleblowers leak list appearing to show plans to draft hundreds of Serbs to bolster Moscow’s armies The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
Xi Jinping welcomes ‘dear friend’ Vladimir Putin to Beijing Russian president due to hold in-depth talks with Chinese leader on sidelines of trade forum The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023
Putin arrives in China on rare trip abroad to meet ‘dear friend’ Xi Jinping Putin is the chief guest of the Belt and Road Iniative forum in China The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Belt and Road Summit: Putin in China to meet 'dear friend' Xi Jinping Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a significant meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, garnering global attention. The visit aimed to underscore the profound mutual trust and unrestricted partnership between China and its colossal neighbor. The Times of India · Oct 17, 2023
Russia's assault on a key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days Kyiv officials claim that a dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Putin to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing in first visit outside former Soviet Union since March Russian president and his Chinese counterpart will hold talks in Putin’s furthest visit since international arrest warrant issued in March The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Russia striking Avdiivka ‘with everything they have’, says city official Volodymyr Zelenskiy praises troops for holding their positions in areas including Avdiivka, where fighting is ‘particularly hot’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2023 Ukrainian general says fighting in north-east has ‘significantly worsened’ – as it happened Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian forces had regrouped after suffering losses
The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023 Empire building has always come at an economic cost for Russia – from the days of the czars to Putin's Ukraine invasion President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has come at huge economic costs. By conservative estimates, the Russian economy has taken a US$67 billion annual hit as a result of war expenses and the effects of economic sanctions. In the early stages of the invasion, some analysts put the costs even…
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 Russian authorities raid the homes of lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny Allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny say Russian authorities have searched the homes of three lawyers representing him, with one of them detained
The Conversation · Oct 12, 2023 Ukraine recap: what war in the Middle East means for Putin and Ukraine For some people it was a week when they forgot that the Ukraine war was happening.
Fortune · Oct 12, 2023 Russian ruble surges after Putin ordered 43 companies to prop up the slumping currency by selling some of their foreign cash The Russian central bank endorsed the move to save the ruble and improve liquidity after months of pushback against President Putin's capital controls.
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023 Russian President Putin arrives in Kyrgyzstan on a rare trip abroad President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a rare trip abroad for the Russian leader who was indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023 Hamas attack exposes deteriorating ties between Russia and Israel Vladimir Putin fails to condemn attack on Israel, instead blaming the situation on failed US diplomacy
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023 Could Putin be arrested? President to leave Russia for first time since international arrest warrant issued Kremlin earlier this year hinted Putin would visit China in October
Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2023 Russia tries to spoil Ukraine’s counteroffensive before winter In the 85th week of war, Russia ruins attacks across the front, an apparent bid to sap the progress of Kyiv’s forces.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023 Russia and Saudi Arabia to continue oil price pact despite Middle East crisis Vladimir Putin says withholding oil will ‘most likely’ continue despite Israel-Hamas war pushing crude towards $100 a barrel