The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Two Vladimir Putin secret service agents seriously wounded by car bomb in Ukraine

The explosion took place in Russian-occupied Melitopol, close to the city’s Gorky Park earlier today - two of Putin's agents have been seriously wounded, with one losing his limbs

Daily Mirror · Dec 23, 2022

Canada condemns N.Korean arms sale to Russia's Wagner Group -statement

Canada on Friday condemned what it said were North Korean arms deliveries to Russia, saying Pyongyang's transaction with the private military company the Wagner Group "clearly violates international law and United Nations Security Council resolutions."

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

‘No one came out of there unchanged’: the Ukrainian soldiers who survived the siege of Azovstal

Thousands took shelter in the tunnels of the steelworks in Mariupol for more than two months as Russia bombarded it with missiles. It remains unclear how many are now in captivity

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2022

Fashion in 2022: War, recycling and virtual reality

2022 was a difficult year in many ways, but that didn't stop the biggest luxury labels securing impressive profits or coming up with exciting new collaborations, such as one between Jean Paul Gaultier and Olivier Rousteing. This past year was marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a lack of raw…

France 24 · Dec 23, 2022

Kremlin Says Russia Has Made Significant Progress Towards ‘Demilitarizing’ Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia had made significant progress towards "demilitarizing" Ukraine, one of the goals President Vladimir Putin declared when he launched his war against Kyiv 10 months ago. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov offered the assessment of Russia's military progress when asked during a briefing about comments…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 23, 2022

Kremlin says Russia has made significant progress towards 'demilitarising' Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia had made significant progress towards "demilitarising" Ukraine, one of the goals President Vladimir Putin declared when he launched his war against Kyiv 10 months ago.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

Russian politician files legal challenge over Putin's reference to Ukraine "war"

A St Petersburg politician has asked prosecutors to investigate Russian President Vladimir Putin for using the word "war" to describe the conflict in Ukraine, accusing the Kremlin chief of breaking his own law.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

‘High risk of clash’ between Russia and US, says ambassador – with diplomatic relations in ‘ice age’

However, the Russian ambassador to Washinton says that prisoner swaps between the two nations have been effective

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Russia denounces EU for granting Bosnia candidacy status

Russia criticised the European Union for granting Bosnia a candidate status, saying on Friday it was part of a Western push to impose its policies on the Western Balkan countries.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

Russian Ambassador to Washington Says US-Russia Relations in ‘Ice Age’

Russia's ambassador to the United States on Friday compared the state of US-Russia relations to an "ice age", and said that the risk of a clash between the two countries was "high", Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported. TASS cited Anatoly Antonov as saying that it was hard to say…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 23, 2022