Wagner boss still faces criminal charges over rebellion - Russian state media As part of a deal the Kremlin said the criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin would be dropped Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2023
Timeline: How Wagner Group’s revolt against Russia unfolded Feud with Wagner Group is the biggest threat Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced to his rule. Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2023
Russia fears mutiny; Accuses mercenary force 'Wagner Group' of armed uprising In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin was taking the threat, riot police and the National Guard have been scrambled to tighten security at key facilities in Moscow. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 24, 2023
🔴 Live: Wagner chief to leave Russia, charges against his mercenaries will be dropped Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Saturday that a contingent of his fighters who advanced towards Moscow in what he described as a rebellion against Russian military leaders would turn back to avoid bloodshed, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power. In a deal brokered by… France 24 · Jun 24, 2023
Mercenary troops withdraw from Rostov as Prigozhin calls off rebellion – as it happened The mercenaries’ chief said he had halted his troops to avoid ‘Russian bloodshed’, and he is not facing charges The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023
Russia opens criminal case against Wagner chief over ‘call for armed mutiny’ Wagner leader vows to ‘stop evil’ of top brass for ‘destroying’ his forces The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023
Russia’s Wagner mercenary chief says Moscow ‘misleading Russians’ over Ukraine offensive Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday contradicted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that that there was a “lull” in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, saying in an audio message that “huge chunks” of Ukrainian territory have been regained by its army. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.… France 24 · Jun 21, 2023
EU agrees new package of sanctions against Russia; Putin says Sarmat nuclear missiles ready soon – as it happened EU members agree new sanctions against Russia; Russian president says warheads can soon be deployed for duty The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2023
Russia’s fury at ‘hysteria’ over Canberra embassy plan Russia has reacted with fury to Australia's decision to ban it from a plum Canberra site where it had planned a new embassy. The New Daily · Jun 16, 2023
Bean counters: how Russia’s wealthy profited from exit of western brands Buyers of Starbucks operations say they paid £4.7m for assets, despite 2021 revenues ten times that figure The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says flood evacuees killed by Russian attack – as it happened Three people killed and 10 wounded after a boat heading to Kherson is shelled; about 100 captured soldiers from each side are returned The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2023
France to send aid to Ukraine for dam disaster, says Macron France will send aid to Ukraine “within the next few hours”, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday following a phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. A day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, rescue teams rushed to evacuate people as floodwaters peaked. Read our live blog to see… France 24 · Jun 7, 2023
Factbox-What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine - and what happened? A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone. Reuters · Jun 7, 2023
Evacuations ordered as massive Ukraine dam is destroyed Ukraine says it is evacuating hundreds of people after part of the massive Nova Kakhovka dam was blown up by Russian forces. The New Daily · Jun 6, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023 Zelenskiy says dam attack an ‘environmental bomb of mass destruction’ – as it happened Andriy Yermak tells Guardian dam could not have been destroyed by shelling; US spokesman questioned on dam destruction in White House briefing
France 24 · Jun 6, 2023 Ukraine evacuates 17,000 people from flooded areas after dam destroyed Kyiv on Tuesday said it is evacuating over 17,000 people from flooded areas following the partial destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the major hydroelectric dam, which represents a significant resource for the wider region by supplying water to a…
Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023 Ukraine, Russia trade blame for destruction of Nova Kakhovka dam Authorities are evacuating residents in several areas following the destruction of large Soviet-era dam.
Reuters · Jun 4, 2023 Armenia says peace deal with Azerbaijan possible by year end -TASS A senior Armenian official on Sunday said there was a chance that a peace deal could be signed with neighbouring Azerbaijan by the end of 2023, ending a decades-old conflict, Russia's TASS news agency said.
Reuters · Jun 1, 2023 EU hopes for signs of Azeri-Armenian goodwill, more talks planned European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday he hoped a broad European summit in Moldova would offer the opportunity for Azerbaijan and Armenia to show their willingness to find a solution for their conflict.
Reuters · May 30, 2023 Russia may ban surgery to change gender under draft bill: TASS Russia may ban doctors from performing surgery to change people's gender under a proposed new bill, the TASS news agency said on Tuesday, citing a copy of the legislation.
The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war live: two dead and 30 injured in Russian attack on Dnipro clinic – as it happened Zelenskiy says rocket attack on Friday morning hit medical facility after night of heavy bombardment across country
Reuters · May 25, 2023 Russia moves ahead with deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, whose leader said the warheads were already on the move, in the Kremlin's first deployment of such bombs outside Russia since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union.
The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Belarus says transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia has begun – as it happened Comments from Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian president, come as Russia and Belarus sign new deal for storage of nuclear weapons
Reuters · May 24, 2023 Exclusive-Russian hypersonic scientist accused of betraying secrets to China - sources The director of a top Russian science institute, arrested on suspicion of treason along with two other hypersonic missile technology experts, stands accused of betraying secrets to China, two people familiar with the case told Reuters.
France 24 · May 24, 2023 Russian border region Belgorod targeted by overnight drone attacks, says official A Russian official in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine said Wednesday that the territory was targeted by numerous drones overnight, following an armed incursion into the territory from Ukraine. The news comes after the state TASS news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that Russia would achieve…