The Latest Breaking News from Russia

South Africa grants Putin and Brics leaders diplomatic immunity for summit

ICC warrant for Russian president’s arrest issued in March over alleged war crimes in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023

After drone attack, fears, anger and a sense of calm in Moscow

Russians reel from a rare drone attack which Putin says was aimed at civilian targets.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2023

Kyiv seeks guarantees Black Sea grain deal will work if it allows Russian ammonia transit

Ukraine is seeking guarantees from Moscow and the U.N. that a deal on the safe export of Black Sea grain will work normally if Kyiv allows Russian ammonia to transit Ukrainian territory, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Ukrainian minister urges Britain, Germany to send Eurofighter jets

Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov wants Germany and Britain to send his country Eurofighter Typhoon jets to combat Russian air attacks, he said in an interview published on Tuesday by the Funke media group.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Wealthy Moscow suburb where Putin has a home targeted in drone attack

One Russian politician says residents should prepare for the ‘new reality’ of attacks on the capital

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

Rishi Sunak to visit Washington next week for talks with Biden

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden next week when they will discuss improving economic ties and how to sustain military support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

How new EU sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards could backfire

The European Union levied new sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards last week over a brutal crackdown on protesters. But some experts question the effectiveness of sanctions, saying they risk pushing Tehran closer to other sanctioned states, namely Russia and China. Instead, they advocate the creation of a special task force…

France 24 · May 30, 2023

City of Melbourne council severs ties with Russian sister city of St Petersburg

The City of Melbourne has severed ties with its sister city St Petersburg in protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The council unanimously moved

The New Daily · May 30, 2023

Russia's Lavrov accuses West of 'supporting genocide' in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the West was "supporting genocide" in Ukraine through its backing for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's peace plan, which he claimed would "destroy everything Russian" in east Ukraine and Crimea.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

US says Ukraine differences won't hurt robust relations with India

The friendship between the United States and India has never been stronger and disagreements over Russia's invasion of Ukraine won't hinder ties between the two, Washington's new ambassador to New Delhi said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 30, 2023