The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Brothers found guilty of spying for Russia in Sweden

A Swedish court on Thursday found a former security services and armed forces employee and his younger brother guilty of spying for Russia' foreign military intelligence agency over the past decade.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Kremlin: The sooner Ukraine accepts our demands, sooner conflict can end

The Kremlin said on Thursday that the sooner Ukraine accepted Russia's demands, the sooner the conflict there could end.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Zelenskyy ramps up pressure on Western allies to send tanks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has bared his frustration about not obtaining enough tanks from some Western countries to help Ukraine’s defend against Russian forces

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Boris Johnson compares Vladimir Putin to 'the fat boy in Dickens' in bizarre speech

The former prime minister also urged his audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos to "stop worrying about Kremlinology" insisting Russia will "never" use nuclear weapons

Daily Mirror · Jan 19, 2023

Boris Johnson compares Vladimir Putin to the 'fat boy in Dickens' and says he won't use nuclear weapons

Boris Johnson was speaking about the Russian president

Manchester Evening News · Jan 19, 2023

Ukrainians learn mine clearing skills from Cambodian experts

Cambodian experts, whose country has the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most contaminated by landmines, walked a group of Ukrainian soldiers through a minefield being actively cleared, hoping their decades of experience would help the Europeans in their own efforts to remove Russian mines at home

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Kazakh MP loses seat after speaking in support of Russia

A Kazakh political party kicked out one of its parliament deputies on Thursday after he supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine in an interview.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Putin ally warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine

An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned NATO on Thursday that a defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war, while the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said the world would end if the West tried to destroy Russia.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Putin ‘wants to make our flesh creep’ but will not use nuclear weapons – Johnson - OLD

The ex-PM compared the Russian president to ‘the fat boy in Dickens’ during an event on Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

EU lawmakers push to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as 'terrorist' organisation

Iran warned the European Union on Thursday against listing the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, a day after EU lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to blacklist the powerful force over its role in the repression of protesters and the supply of drones to Russia.

France 24 · Jan 19, 2023