UK imposes fresh round of sanctions on Russian officials Foreign Office targets 22 officials, including Denis Manturov, Russia’s deputy prime minister responsible for troop supplies The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
Europe wary of Turkish hub to hide gas 'made in Moscow' President Vladimir Putin's plan to make Turkey a hub for Russian gas in theory could allow Moscow to mask its exports with fuel from other sources, but that might not be enough to persuade Europeans to buy, analysts and sources said. Reuters · Nov 30, 2022
Desperate Vladimir Putin recruits violent football hooligans for his war in Ukraine A mob of notorious Russian football hooligans - known as "Ultras" - are being mobilised into a reconnaissance and sabotage squad and sent to fight for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022
Factbox-What are Russia and Ukraine's positions on talks to end the war? Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what President Vladimir Putin described as a "special military operation". The war is now in its 10th month. Reuters · Nov 30, 2022
Ukraine prints giant picture of blown up building to confuse Russian bombers In an analysis of the invasion by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), it has emerged that Russian troops have also been duped into wasting ammunition on fake targets Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022
US is weighing a terrorism label for Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is weighing whether to label Russia’s Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization, two people familiar with the matter said, as part of efforts to handicap the privately owned military company’s involvement in Ukraine and its growing presence in Africa. The Times of India · Nov 30, 2022
A journalist's plea to the West: 'Pay attention to Ukraine and its fate' Invasion author Luke Harding began reporting from Ukraine in December 2021 and was in Kyiv the night before the Russian invasion began. "There is no mood inside Ukrainian society to yield," he says. WEKU · Nov 29, 2022
Russia protests pope comments as Vatican seeks to mediate Russia is complaining about Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Russian opposition figure Yashin goes on trial A court in Moscow has opened the trial of a prominent Russian opposition figure who faces charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Russia issues formal protest to Vatican after Pope calls out ‘cruelty’ of Ukraine invasion ‘I expressed indignation at such insinuations’ says Russian ambassador The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Uneasy calm grips Ukraine as West prepares winter aid An uneasy calm is hanging over Kyiv as residents of the Ukrainian capital did what they could to prepare for expected further Russian missile attacks aiming to take out infrastructure as winter sets in The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s feet seen twitching in meeting fuels Parkinson’s disease rumours Russian leader Vladimir Putin was meeting the Kazakh president for a meeting when his feet appeared to twitch and spasm which are typical affects from having early stage Parkinson's disease Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022
Putin ‘has lost nearly 160 generals and colonels among 1,500 officers’ since Russia invaded Ukraine Death rate reported to have been particularly high as Moscow grappled with logistics and communications issues during first weeks of invasion The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022
NATO says Russia using winter as a weapon in Ukraine war Ukraine prepares for Russian attacks against energy and other key infrastructure as Western officials pledge support. Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 28, 2022 Russia Won’t Stop Strikes until It Runs Out of Missiles, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians to expect another brutal week of cold and darkness ahead, predicting more Russian attacks on infrastructure which would not stop until Moscow runs out of missiles. Russia has been launching massive missile bombardments on Ukraine's energy infrastructure roughly weekly since early October, with each attack…
The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 278 of the invasion Zelenskiy says Russia planning new missile attacks; Pentagon considering supplying Kyiv with weapon that would allow Ukraine to strike far behind Russian lines
Reuters · Nov 28, 2022 Kremlin: We welcome Vatican offer to mediate but Ukraine's stance prevents it The Kremlin said on Monday that it welcomed a Vatican offer to provide a negotiating platform to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but that Kyiv's position made this impossible.
France 24 · Nov 28, 2022 Ukraine warns of fresh Russian missile strikes on energy grid Ukraine said on Monday that Russia was preparing for a fresh wave of missile attacks on its energy grid that have plunged swathes of the country into the cold and dark. The warning came as Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in the Donetsk region, including in the areas of the…
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022 Surgeons work by flashlight as Ukraine power grid battered Devastating Russian strikes in Ukraine have cut off power to many hospitals
Reuters · Nov 27, 2022 Kremlin defends Russian-led security alliance after Armenia criticism Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Sunday said attempts to break up a Russian-led security alliance had always existed and would continue to do so, but insisted that the alliance remained in high demand following criticism this week from Armenia.
Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 2022 Belarus foreign minister and Putin ally dies 'after secret talks to end war in Ukraine' Vladimir Makei, 64, was seen as the only main channel of communication to the West in dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s hardline pro-Russia regime. - he died a day after meeting with the Pope’s envoy Ante Jozić
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022 Russia firing ageing cruise missiles because stocks are depleted, MoD suggests Intelligence update said missiles from 1980s stripped of nuclear warheads ‘unlikely to achieve reliable effects’
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2022 Putin’s weapon stock ‘depleted’ as Russia ‘firing old nuclear missiles with warheads removed’ Kremlin almost certainly hoping such missiles ‘will function as decoys’, UK claims
Bangkok Post · Nov 26, 2022 Russian shelling kills 15 in Kherson KYIV: Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed 15 civilians on Friday, officials said, as engineers across the country sought to restore heat, water and power to major cities.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2022 What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Utility workers rush to repair national grid despite fears of ‘double-tap’ attacks; what happened to the Ukrainians defending Snake Island