How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack? Vladimir Putin has placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’, prompting fears over what could happen next The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022
Kremlin lashes out at Boris Johnson claiming he is most ‘anti-Russian’ leader Kremlin anger at Boris Johnson was laid bare today as it branded him the most active “anti-Russian” leader in his response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2022
Ukraine mayor says cemetery can't handle the dead as city in 'complete carnage' A shocking video filmed by the mayor of northern Ukrainian city Chernihiv, shows the destruction and carnage in the city as he warns its cemeteries cannot keep pace with all the dead bodies Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022
Kremlin accuses Boris Johnson of being ‘most active anti-Russian leader’ Prime minister is ‘anti-Putin’, not anti-Russian, retorts Downing Street The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022
Alexei Navalny’s wife says Kremlin critic’s nine-year prison sentence ‘means nothing at all’ for marriage ‘If we have to constantly resist pressure, then we will master this science,’ Yulia Navalnaya says The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022
Russian defence minister updates Putin on Ukraine military campaign - Interfax Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu updated President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Security Council about Russia's military operation in Ukraine on Thursday, the Interfax news agency cited the Kremlin as saying. Reuters · Mar 24, 2022
Russian defence minister missing for 13 days 'has a lot on his plate', Kremlin says Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu was previously thought to be one of Vladimir Putin's closest and most trusted allies but after reports of a split growing between the two, he hasn't been seen in nearly two weeks Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022
World War 3 fears as Russia warns of ‘universal nuclear war’ if West backs Ukraine The tightly-controlled Kremlin state TV have issued a number of warnings across its platforms that the presence of any NATO peacekeeping troops could lead to World War 3. Daily Record · Mar 24, 2022
Kremlin says Russia's latest expulsion of U.S. diplomats is forced measure The Kremlin said on Thursday that Moscow's latest expulsion of U.S. diplomats was a forced measure, after Washington last month said it was expelling 12 Russian diplomats at the country's U.N. mission in New York over national security concerns. Reuters · Mar 24, 2022
Kremlin says Russian billionaire Abramovich played early role in Ukraine peace talks The Kremlin on Thursday said sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich played an early role in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, but the process was now in the hands of the two sides' negotiating teams. Reuters · Mar 24, 2022
Nato estimates Russian combat deaths top 7,000 in Ukraine At least 7,000 Russian soldiers have likely been killed in the first month of combat during the Kremlin-ordered invasion of Ukraine, Nato officials said, and the total number could be as high as 15,000. Bangkok Post · Mar 24, 2022
What role is Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov playing in Ukraine war? Chechen forces deployed in Ukraine appear to be more of a ‘PR initiative’ than military utility, analysts say. Al Jazeera · Mar 24, 2022
Ukraine’s forces push back Putin’s troops by ‘44 miles’ in clashes near Kyiv, claim defence chiefs But the Kremlin is not thought to have given up hope of surrounding and seizing the capital Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2022
World War 3 fears as Russia warns of 'universal nuclear war' if West defends Ukraine The tightly-controlled Kremlin state TV have issued a series of warnings across its stations that the presence of any NATO peacekeeping troops could lead to World War III Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Russian war in Ukraine marks 1 month with no end in sight Russia’s war in Ukraine has killed thousands, reduced entire cities to rubble and forced millions to flee their homes
France 24 · Mar 24, 2022 ‘Putin banked on NATO being split, he’s getting the opposite,’ Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin had banked on NATO being split when he launched an invasion of Ukraine last month, but Putin actually sparked the exact opposite, with the alliance now being “more united than ever”, US President Joe Biden said at a NATO-G7 summit in Brussels on Thursday. Read FRANCE…
The Conversation · Mar 24, 2022 Why Telegram became the go-to app for Ukrainians – despite being rife with Russian disinformation For weeks, Russia’s military assault on Ukraine has been complemented by full-fledged information warfare. The Kremlin has propagandised Russian state media, and is trying to control the narrative online too.
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Ukraine president pleads for worldwide show of support Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy is calling on people worldwide to gather in public Thursday to show support for his embattled country on the one-month anniversary of the Russian invasion
Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022 News briefs Money for free COVID-19 testing for all runs out amid federal funding impasse
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022 BBC World Service to get extra £4.1m to support Ukrainian and Russian services Additional funding ‘covers unexpected costs’ and will help tackle disinformation ‘in the face of propaganda’
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 BBC given emergency funding to counter Russian disinformation on Ukraine war The £4.1 million will support the BBC’s news coverage to the people in Ukraine and Russia.
Reuters · Mar 23, 2022 Ukraine uses facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers, minister says Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform them of their deaths, Ukraine's vice prime minister told Reuters.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2022 Biden administration formally accuses Russia of war crimes as humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepens LVIV, Ukraine — As President Joe Biden headed Wednesday to a Europe with large-scale battles raging at its edge, his government formally declared that Russian forces have committed war crimes in their brutal attacks on civilians and others in Ukraine.
Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2022 Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons Ukraine-Russia news from March 24: US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine.
The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022 US formally accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine Blinken cites ‘indiscriminate attacks and attacks deliberately targeting civilians, as well as other atrocities’