The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukraine’s long arm disrupts Crimea, its patience breaches Russian defences

What happened in Ukraine this past fortnight?

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023

Exiled Russian journalist hacked using NSO Group spyware

Galina Timchenko, head of media outlet declared ‘undesirable’ by Moscow, targeted in February while living in Berlin

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Kim Jong Un vows full support for Russia as Putin pledges space tech for North Korea

In a summit in Russia, President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed how geopolitical tensions have brought the two neighbors isolated by the West into closer alignment.

WEKU · Sep 13, 2023

Ukraine war: why the G20 refused to condemn Russian aggression – and how that might change

The recent G20 summit in India concluded with a statement on Russia’s war in Ukraine that differs in a number of subtle but highly significant ways from the declaration made by world leaders at the end of the 2022 summit in Bali.

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023

Russian spaceport visited by Kim has troubled history blighted by corruption and construction delays

The Russian space launch facility where President Vladimir Putin has hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reflects an ambitious attempt by Moscow to burnish its scientific glory that faded after the Soviet collapse

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Talks between North Korea’s Kim and Putin end in Russia: What did they say?

The pair were expected to discuss arms deals as the Ukraine war rages. Their public comments signal deep ties.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023

Why is Kim Jong Un in Russia and why does he travel by bulletproof train?

Kim Jong Un’s train reportedly features pink leather armchairs and fresh lobster on demand

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Putin, Kim and the pursuit of human misery

Two pariahs, shaking hands and trading deadly technologies in the pursuit of human misery. It is a measure of how desperate Vladimir Putin has grown that he is today meeting Kim Jong-un in Russia’s far east, scrounging around for arms in return for which he could help to develop North…

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

OPINION - Putin now has two dangerous bedfellows supplying arms for his war in Ukraine

This is a marriage of necessity more than romance

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

Isolated Putin and Kim posture over ‘sacred fight’ with West as they talk arms for Moscow’s war machine

Between bombastic language and a long handshake, Putin offers support to North Korea to build military satellites

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023