The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina reaches maiden WTA 1000 final in Rome

The 30th seed snubbed her Russian opponent at the net because of the ongoing conflict between the countries.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Azerbaijan, Armenia close to deal on ending transport blockade - Russia

Armenia and Azerbaijan are close to agreeing an end to a blockade of transport links but more work is needed to seal a peace deal between the warring neighbours, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Sunak to urge G7 support for collective action against ‘economic coercion’

Leaders expected to form council that will discuss response if states such as Russia and China boycott trade for political reasons

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Vladimir Putin has branded the West as 'halfwits' who will fail to defeat Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a deranged speech at the Council for Interethnic Relations during which he contradicted himself and his "halfwits" joke fell flat

Daily Mirror · 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

Hiroshima attack's last survivors watch as Biden pays tribute, but makes no apologies

HIROSHIMA, Japan — The patter of rain had subsided on a gray Friday morning as President Joe Biden and other Group of 7 leaders arrived at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the first of two sites where American planes dropped atomic bombs in August 1945, laying waste to two Japanese…

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2023

Crude Prices Fall Back as They Follow Stock Prices Lower

June WTI crude oil (CLM23 ) on Friday closed down -0.31 (-0.43%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM23 ) closed up +0.78 (+0.30%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Friday gave up an early advance and settled mixed. A risk-off sentiment weighed on crude prices Friday after stocks retreated from an early...

Barchart · May 19, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy welcomes ‘historic’ Biden decision to back fighter pilot training; US issues more Russian sanctions – as it happened

Ukraine president on way to G7 summit in Japan; US measures aimed at firms involved in Russian energy production

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

Here come more sanctions: How effective are they are stopping Russia's invasion of Ukraine?

The U.S. and other Group of Seven nations are rolling out a new wave of global sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Among the elite: On India at the G-7 summit

With the G-7 still seen as a small and “elitist” grouping, India’s heft as a developing power as well as its G-20 presidency can help make it a significant “other”

The Hindu · May 19, 2023