The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Ukraine says troops still engaging Russian forces in Bakhmut after Moscow announces victory in city

Ukrainian military officials say that soldiers are still engaging Russian forces in fierce battles in and around Bakhmut

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

At G7, Japanese PM pledges ‘unwavering solidarity’ with Ukraine

Prime Minister Kishida says Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine struck at the ‘very foundation of the international order’.

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2023

Russian parliament chief proposes Polish truck ban, says Warsaw owes Moscow billions

Russia's top lawmaker on Sunday called for a ban on Polish trucks transiting Russian territory and for Poland to compensate Moscow financially for what he said was the Soviet rebuilding of the east European country after World War Two.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

UK to build ‘international coalition’ for F-16 fighter jets; life in Mariupol a year since Russian occupation

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

UN envoy reportedly meeting Russian official accused of war crimes for deporting Ukrainian children

The U.N. envoy charged with trying to protect children caught in conflicts is in Moscow, where she is reported to be meeting Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, who is charged with war crimes for deporting children from Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

'Fundamental principles' must be respected to mediate Ukraine conflict, says Kuleba

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday that every country could act as a mediator in the war between Moscow and Kyiv, but would have to follow what he called "fundamental principles".

Reuters · May 19, 2023

The Guardian view on Zelenskiy’s shuttle diplomacy: the west must convince the rest

Editorial: Ukraine will be on the right side of history – but winning over neutral nations will take a G7 agenda they can follow

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Diplomatic tour by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy highlights Putin’s stark isolation

While the world awaits Ukraine’s spring offensive, its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already launched a diplomatic one

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

How Russia might rethink its alliance with China after Putin

For more than three decades, Moscow and Beijing have been incrementally strengthening their partnership. The growing number of potentially conflicting interests, for instance over investment and exploration in the Arctic, have not slowed down cooperation.

The Conversation · May 19, 2023

Main focus of G7 sanctions to prevent Russia from bypassing existing curbs, Germany says

The main focus of sanctions the Group of Seven rich nations plan to apply on Russia is to prevent Moscow from bypassing those already in place, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told reporters on Friday.

Reuters · May 19, 2023