The Latest Breaking News from Kremlin

Liz Truss says she’s ‘ready’ to hit nuclear button if necessary

Tory leadership frontrunner appeared emotionless when asked how ‘annihilation’ would make her feel

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Priti Patel: ‘We’ve stifled finances behind Kremlin war machine with more to come in kleptocracy crackdown’

‘In the UK, we’ve sanctioned more than 1,100 individuals and over 100 entities linked to the Russian state, including over 120 oligarchs with a combined net worth exceeding £130 billion’

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

6 months of Putin’s war unravels Russia’s superpower image

Six months into President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has upended fundamental assumptions about Russia’s military and economy.

Bangkok Post · Aug 24, 2022

Ex-mayor Arrested on Charges of Discrediting Russian Army

The former mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city was arrested Wednesday on charges of discrediting the country's military, part of a crackdown on critics of Moscow's military action in Ukraine. Police arrested Yevgeny Roizman, 59 who served as the mayor of Yekaterinburg in 2013-2018, following searches at his apartment and office,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 24, 2022

Andreas Kluth: Putin wouldn’t shrink from starting Chernobyl 2.0 in Ukraine

The history of warfare has no precedent for what is happening right now in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Never before has a nuclear power plant been on the front line of a major war, and indeed a main object of the warring parties’ strategies.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Where Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months

When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in an unprovoked act of aggression, many expected a quick victory. Six months later, the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II has turned into a grinding war of attrition. The Russian offensive has largely bogged down as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 24, 2022

EXPLAINER: Where Ukraine war stands after 6 months

Six months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in an unprovoked act of aggression, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Defiant Zelenskiy, on Independence Day, Says Ukraine Will Never Give Up its Freedom

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukrainians in an emotional speech marking 31 years of independence on Wednesday that their country had been "reborn" when Russia invaded and that it would never give up its fight for freedom from Moscow's domination. In a recorded speech aired on the six-month anniversary of Russia's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 24, 2022

80,000 in Putin’s army ‘killed, wounded, captured, gone missing or deserted’ in Ukraine war, says UK

Wednesday marks six months since Putin launched his bloody invasion

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

Six months since Russia invaded Ukraine: What’s next?

Experts analyse the past six months and predict how the conflict may evolve.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2022