The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Blurred lines: On the U.S.’s new move in the Ukraine war

The U.S.’s moral and ethical line, by saying it was helping Ukraine defend itself, gets blurred with its decision to send civilian killer munitions to the battlefield

The Hindu · Jul 9, 2023

Russia says missiles shot down over Crimea; Zelenskiy meets Polish president – as it happened

Russian officials say cruise missile shot down near city of Kerch without inflicting damage; Zelenskiy and Andrzej Duda pledge to ‘work together’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2023

Ukraine pessimistic about joining Nato ahead of Vilnius summit

The US and Germany are unwilling to support Ukraine’s membership while the conflict with Russia is ongoing

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal plant defenders from Turkey

President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year.

Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2023

‘It’s simple and cheap’: the volunteers making Ukraine’s Trembita bomb

Known as the ‘people’s missile’, the bomb costs about £2,300 to build and can be transported in a car boot

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin scrambles to control narrative as Wagner falls silent after mutiny

State eager to ‘tarnish’ Prigozhin’s national image after shocking attempted coup

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023

NATO's unity will be tested at summit in Vilnius

NATO leaders have celebrated their unity in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023

Vital aid access for Syria to be voted on again at the UNSC

Aid for opposition-held areas is divisive in UN Security Council, with the ever-present threat of a Russian veto.

Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2023

Russia oil discount to India shrinks to $4, delivery charges remain opaque

The steep discounts on Russia crude oil that India gorged on since the Ukraine war, have plunged but the shipping rates charged by Russia-arranged entities continues to remain ‘opaque’ and higher than normal

The Hindu · Jul 9, 2023

War and Punishment: The Story of Russian Oppression and Ukrainian Resistance by Mikhail Zygar – review

This haunting history explores 350 years of ‘Russocentric exceptionalism’, debunking the myths fuelling Putin’s imperialism

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023