Biden is ready to fete India's leader, looking past Modi's human rights record and ties to Russia President Joe Biden is honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a state visit this week The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Mariupol’s exiled leaders look to the future with plans to rebuild Ukrainian mayor says there is no time to waste in drawing up vision for devastated city, which is now under Russian control The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023
West needs strategy to tie Ukraine aid to corruption progress, thinktank says German Marshall Fund says oligarchs biding their time until after war ends to reassert their influence The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023
Ukraine-Russia – live: RAF scrambles fighter jets to respond to Russian aircraft flying near Nato airspace London is hosting a major conference to drum up business investment for Ukraine today The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Putin tactical nuclear weapons threat is ‘real’: Biden United States President Joe Biden says the risk that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use nuclear tactical weapons deployed to Belarus is 'real'. The New Daily · Jun 20, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 482 As the war enters its 482nd day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2023
Ukraine claims gains, says ‘biggest blow’ still to come Ukraine is preparing its "biggest blow" as Kyiv claims to have recaptured eight villages from Russian forces. The New Daily · Jun 19, 2023
Russia plotted to kill defector in Florida: Report New York Times report details failed attempt to kill the CIA informant, resulting in ‘tit for tat’ diplomatic row. Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2023
US allies wary of a disruptive new Trump presidency In a March post on his website, Donald Trump pledges to end the war in Ukraine when reelected to a second term, halt confrontation with Russia and "finish the process we began under my administration fundamentally reevaluating Nato's purpose". Bangkok Post · Jun 19, 2023
Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image NASA's Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's P'yagina Peninsula. Space · Jun 19, 2023
Thieves targeting equipment on Irish farms to sell on Russian black market Irish gangs are targeting farming contractors with the use of drone equipment to survey yards before carrying out thefts Irish Mirror · Jun 19, 2023
Who are Anonymous Sudan? Hacker group behind behind Twitter outage mocks Elon Musk’s rebrand The cybercriminals claim to have carried out attacks on Microsoft, Reddit and fanfiction site Archive of Our Own Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2023
Russia tried to kill ‘CIA informant’ in Florida, report says Event was not confirmed publicly, but was reported to be cause for rapid escalation of tensions with Moscow The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023
Chinese premier in Germany as Western mistrust mounts BERLIN - Germany's president Monday urged Beijing and Washington to boost dialogue, as he hosted Premier Li Qiang at a time when China's policies on Russia, trade and human rights are receiving an increasingly hostile reception in the West. Bangkok Post · Jun 19, 2023
Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2023 Who is Russian dissident Alexei Navalny and why is he in jail? Alexei Navalny is already serving a nine-year sentence on charges Amnesty International says are fraudulent
The Conversation · Jun 19, 2023 Famine: the award-winning documentary banned by Russia for its reminder of a cruel past In October last year, Russia banned a documentary depicting the famine that hit parts of the Soviet Union including Ukraine between 1921 and 1923 and revoked the film’s screening licence. Now the film is to have its UK premiere (with English subtitles) on June 22 in east London.
Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2023 Does Prigozhin, Russia’s Wagner chief, have political ambitions? The Wagner leader is becoming a recognisable public figure in Russia and has staked out a niche among conservatives.
Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2023 Putin foe Navalny risks 30 more years in jail as new trial opens A Russian court opened a new trial of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Monday that he and his supporters say could add another 30 years to his prison sentence.
Irish Mirror · Jun 19, 2023 Man accused of sending messages about Russian embassy burning down walks free as case collapses Dublin District Court heard that the 'injured party is not engaging with us and has informed us he will not be attending today, so we are not in a position to proceed'
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023 UK to change sanctions rules in move towards seizing Russian assets Move changes purpose of sanctions so that they will be maintained until Russia agrees to pay compensation
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023 Jailed Putin critic Navalny launches anti-Kremlin campaign – as new trial could keep him in prison for decades ‘No one but us could enter this fight for our citizens’ hearts and minds, so we need to do it and win,’ opposition leader says on social media
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023 Another trial for Russian opposition leader Navalny – one that could keep him in jail for decades Mr Navalny’s supporters accuse the Kremlin of trying to break him to silence his criticism of Vladimir Putin
Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2023 Car 'full of explosives' seen parked on Ukraine dam shortly before collapse The image, taken by a Ukrainian drone, was taken on May 28, and could provide further evidence Russia was behind the collapse of Kakhovka dam
The Week · Jun 19, 2023 Active nonalignment: the Global South’s new foreign policy in face of Ukraine war Boston University’s Jorge Heine explains why the Global South is seeking to maintain good relations with both the United States and China.
The New Daily · Jun 19, 2023 Ukraine forces retake eight villages within two weeks Ukraine confirmed it had driven Russian forces from an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive nearAzov Sea coast.