French Citizen Faces Prison Sentence In Russian Espionage Case French citizen Laurent Vinatier faces prison in Russia for collecting military information. Tensions rise between Moscow and Paris. Top News · Oct 14, 2024
French researcher sentenced to three years in Russian penal colony A Russian court on Monday sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years in a penal colony after finding him guilty of breaching a "foreign agent" law. He was arrested in June for allegedly gathering information on the Russian army. Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2024
‘Russia’s dirty money will hijack our democratic process’: how tiny Moldova fears Kremlin is fixing EU referendum Officials believe €100m has been funnelled into the country to influence the pivotal vote and the presidential election The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2024
What is the mysterious advanced Russian weapon downed by Moscow’s own forces in embarrassment for Putin? Wreckage of one of Russia’s newest pieces of military hardware is now in hands of Ukrainian forces The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy appeals to Pope Francis for help in freeing Ukrainian PoWs Ukrainian leader also invites Vatican to take part in prisoner-of-war conference; Russian court orders arrest of CNN journalist. What we know on day 962 The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2024
Russia’s Putin meets Iran’s Pezeshkian amid spiralling Middle East violence Presidents’ meeting comes before expected signing of strategic partnership agreement by the two countries. Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2024
Putin hails ‘very close’ relationship with Iran in first meeting with new president Moscow say the two leaders were scheduled to have ‘serious conversations’ about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, one that Iran is helping fund from Tehran The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024
Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacks Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s president at a time when Tehran is supplying weapons for Moscow’s war in Ukraine and concerns are growing over escalating attacks between Israel and Iran and its militant allies The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024
Fire at noted huge Brutalist block in Moscow leaves 2 dead Two people died in a fire at one of the Russian capital’s most notable buildings, a gargantuan Brutalist apartment block that viewers have likened to a toppled skyscraper The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024
NATO will start an annual nuclear exercise as Russia threatens Ukraine's Western backers NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance will hold its annual nuclear exercise next week The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024
Why is Russia bombing ships carrying Ukrainian grain? Three ships carrying Ukrainian grain have been hit by Russian missiles, signalling a shift in Moscow’s strategy. Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2024
Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine Russia has recruited about 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students, including teenagers, assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024
African woman promised a life in Europe and duped into building Russia’s drone army Tourism, paintball games and a pitch on TikTok - How Russia recruits women from Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024
Kremlin denies report of Trump, Putin private phone call after Ukraine invasion Former US president Donald Trump secretly sent Covid tests to Vladimir Putin in 2020 when he was in the White House and spoke multiple times to the Russian president after leaving office, an explosive new book by US journalist Bob Woodward reveals. The Kremlin on Wednesday denied reports in the… France 24 · Oct 9, 2024
International Business Times · Oct 8, 2024 N. Korean Soldiers 'Highly Likely' Killed In Ukraine: Seoul North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed, Seoul's defence minister said Tuesday.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2024 Ukraine war briefing: Hypersonic missile targets major Ukrainian airbase Russian attacks hit civilian cargo ships in Ukrainian ports; Moscow claims capture of Grodivka on way to strategic Pokrovsk. What we know on day 958
Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2024 ‘Russia doesn’t want to use nuclear weapons’: The view from wartime Moscow Putin is revising Russia’s nuclear doctrine at a critical juncture in Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024 Vladimir Putin celebrates birthday as he hopes to become Russia’s longest leader There are ongoing claims that the Russian leader is suffering with poor health
Al Jazeera · Oct 5, 2024 What Russia wants from Israel-Iran escalation: Chaos good, war bad Russia is dependent on Iran for military support in Ukraine, but has had complex ties with Hezbollah.
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2024 Bottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly contested, grueling ground war, accompanied by brutal Russian aerial attacks on civilian infrastructure and a slow but increasing Ukrainian response.
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024 4 Russian journalists accused of working for a Navalny group go on trial in Moscow Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday after being accused of working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, which was designated by authorities as an extremist organization in 2021
Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2024 Ukraine's military to pull out of frontline town of Vuhledar after two years of intense fighting It is the latest urban settlement to fall to the Russians as Moscow’s gains continue
International Business Times · Oct 2, 2024 Ukraine Withdraws From Eastern Town Of Vugledar Ukraine's army said Wednesday it had withdrawn from the eastern town of Vugledar, handing Russia one of its most significant territorial gains in weeks.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2024 Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims strategic victory in east; unease in Moscow over huge spending on war Public reacts to news that Russia is to spend more than 40% of its budget on defence and security; Russian troops occupy most of Vuhledar and raise flags. What we know on day 952
International Business Times · Oct 1, 2024 Ukrainian Lawmaker Says 'Bomb Moscow,' Asks 'Who We Are Afraid Of?' 'If we would do this, they would never attack Ukraine. But they did this just because they saw no reaction,' Oleksiy Goncharenko said during a fiery speech.