Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh victory highlights limits of Russia’s power With Moscow’s resources ‘clearly finite’ the Kremlin has had to adapt to Baku’s rising power The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023
Russian news outlet in Latvia believes European state behind phone hack Galina Timchenko, the CEO of Meduza, was hacked earlier this year before participating in a meeting of exiled Russian journalists The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023
A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a 'punishment cell,' lawyer says An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and was placed in a tiny “punishment cell.” The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023
Inside Putin’s attempts to indoctrinate Russia’s youth by encouraging ‘self-sacrifice’ The Kremlin rolled out new textbooks to schools this year which claim Ukraine is an ‘ultranationalist state’ The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023
A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy A month after Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a suspicious plane crash, the Kremlin seems to be succeeding in keeping the demise of the profane and outspoken Wagner chief as low-key as possible The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
Poland’s PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to ‘never insult’ Polish people again Poland’s PM Mateusz Morawiecki accused the Ukrainian leader of insulting Poles in his United Nations address this week. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 577 As the war enters its 577th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2023
Talks have opened on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan claims full control of the region Talks have opened between representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government after Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway region The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
Azerbaijan, Karabakh separatists end first round of peace talks Representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government met for talks Thursday to discuss the future of the breakaway region that Azerbaijan claims to fully control following a military offensive this week. France 24 · Sep 21, 2023
Zelensky tells UN to not make deals with ‘evil’ Russia: ‘Ask Prigozhin whether Putin can be trusted’ Western leaders have suspected the Kremlin’s involvement in Wagner chief’s death The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
The World Needs Peace, Azerbaijan And Armenians Conflict Has Killed Soldiers And Displaced Civilians The three-decade conflict has killed tens of thousands of soldiers and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians Zenger · Sep 20, 2023
Armenia protesters demand PM resign after Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has come under fire after Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to disarm. Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023
Notorious Russian general, master spy duo organise in Africa after Prigozhin’s demise In recent weeks, Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and General Andrei Averyanov from the GRU military intelligence agency have made several trips to Africa. The two are increasingly seen as the main organisers of the post-Prigozhin era of Russian relationships with Africa following the Wagner Group chief’s demise in… France 24 · Sep 20, 2023
Russia’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh questioned after renewed tensions Azerbaijan and Armenia have reached a deal after a brief offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. What lies ahead? Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh events show Russia’s grip on its old backyard is slipping It was clear as Azerbaijan launched its offensive that Russian peacekeepers had no intention of intervening
The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh: longest war in post-Soviet space flares yet again as Russia distracted in Ukraine A 24-hour “"anti-terrorist” operation launched by Azerbaijan to “restore the country’s constitutional order” threatened briefly to escalate into a full-scale war with Armenia over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. But hostilities have been brought – temporarily at least – to a halt by a ceasefire mediated by the local Russian…
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Zelensky tells UN to not make deals with ‘evil’ Russia: ‘Ask Prigozhin whether Putin can be trusted’ Western leaders have suspected the Kremlin’s involvement in Wagner chief’s death
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 Kremlin says Russia and China must edge closer to counter Western efforts to contain them A senior Kremlin official has called for closer policy coordination between Moscow and Beijing to counter Western efforts to contain them as he hosted China’s top diplomat for security talks
The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023 Ukraine war: reports suggest that Russia has been deliberately targeting journalists – which is a war crime At least 15 media workers have been killed in Ukraine since Russia began its full-scale war in February 2022. Along with targeting civilians, hospitals, schools, orphanages, residential buildings, communications centres and places of worship, the Russian state has been accused by the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine of deliberately…
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Russian lines breached, says Ukraine; Zelenskiy to meet Brazil’s president – as it happened Capture of Andriivka and Klishchiivka has meant breaking Russia’s defensive line, Ukraine general says; presidents due to meet at UN summit
Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023 Russia says it has ‘nothing’ to reveal on Ramzan Kadyrov health rumours Talk of the Chechen leader’s health grows on social media after unconfirmed reports say he is in a coma.
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 Human rights in Russia have 'significantly' worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says An expert commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body says in her first report on Russia that the rights situation in the country has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine last February
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023 Nato chief warns Putin eyes ‘long war’ as Ukraine claims eastern village Ukraine claims to have taken the eastern village of Andriivka in latest gain of counteroffensive
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023 Protesters enraged as Berlin State Opera lifts ban on Russian-born soprano Anna Netrebko to perform as Lady Macbeth on four dates at Staatsoper despite concern over Kremlin links
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2023 Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a ‘glove from a space suit that has been to space’ amid warnings from US and South Korea about any weapons deal