The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Netherlands to send Patriot missile system to Ukraine; six children among dead in Dnipro strike – as it happened

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte in Washington; death toll from Saturday’s Russian missile attack on a residential building rises to 45

The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2023

Ukraine blames Russia for most of over 2,000 cyberattacks in 2022

A senior Ukrainian official blamed Russia on Tuesday for carrying out the bulk of more than 2,000 cyberattacks on Ukraine in 2022, speaking at a news conference that he said was itself delayed because of a cyberattack.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2023

Vladimir Putin’s plans to freeze Europe melt away with warm weather, as his economy withstands bracing winds

The exodus of brands like McDonald's from Russia was once described as "the end of an era". But experts say the withdrawal and sanctions are not shifting public opinion as much as some in the West might have hoped.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

US, Ukraine top military chiefs meet in person for 1st time

The top U.S. military officer has traveled to a site near the Ukraine-Poland border and talked with his Ukrainian counterpart face to face for the first time

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Davos 2023: Ukraine's first lady to deliver letter from Zelenskiy for China

Ukraine's first lady told the World Economic Forum on Tuesday she would deliver a letter to China's delegation setting out President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's proposals for ending Russia's war against his country.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2023

Calls for special tribunal for Russia’s ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine

European Commission chief von der Leyen says the war in Ukraine is ‘a fight of democracy against autocracy’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 17, 2023

Ukraine urges world leaders to intensify war efforts on first day at Davos

At World Economic Forum, country’s officials ask allies to step up military supplies to defeat Russia

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023

Davos 2023: Finland's Marin vows years of Ukraine support

Finland is prepared to support Ukraine in its war with Russia for as long as necessary, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Tuesday while speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2023

‘Bring my mom back’: Ukrainian civilians vanish into Russian jails

Alina Kapatsyna often dreams about getting a phone call from her mother. In those visions, her mother tells her that she’s coming home. Men in military uniforms took 45-year-old Vita Hannych away from her house in eastern Ukraine in April. She never returned.

France 24 · Jan 17, 2023

Jailed Navalny vows to keep resisting the Kremlin, Russia dismisses health concerns

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday used the second anniversary of his incarceration to reinforce his promise to keep up his opposition, as his family and allies started a campaign to free him.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2023