Indonesia leader to meet Putin in Moscow Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Moscow for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on June 30, according to a Russian news agency. Bangkok Post · Jun 15, 2022
Russia Considers Turkey’s Possible Military Operation in Syria Unwise Russia considers Turkey's possible military operation in Syria unwise as it could escalate and destabilize the situation, the RIA news agency cited Russia's Syria envoy Alexander Lavrentyev as saying on Wednesday. Lavrentyev also said Moscow no longer considered Geneva a suitable venue for talks between Syrians, according to the TASS… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022
Brittney Griner's Russian Detention Extended Yet Again Through July 2, Reports TASS In a disappointing turn of events, WNBA all-star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody at least through July 2 after a court extended her detention, according to TASS, the Russian state news agency. Benzinga · Jun 14, 2022
Russia extends Brittney Griner's detention until at least July 2 WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state media reported. The U.S. says she is being wrongfully detained. WEKU · Jun 14, 2022
WNBA star Griner's Russia detention extended for third time U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2 after her detention was extended for a third time, Russian state-run media has reported The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia extended to July It is the second time in a month that Griner’s custody has been extended. On May 13, a judge denied a request for her to be placed in home detention. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 14, 2022
Russia’s Wildberries Selling Zara Clothes Online despite Inditex Halting Operations Russian e-commerce leader Wildberries is still selling clothes from Inditex brands that have suspended operations in the country, including the Spanish group's main Zara label. The TASS news agency reported on Tuesday that Zara items were being sold on Wildberries, which the Russian company confirmed. Inditex is one of many… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022
Russia’s new McDonald’s reveals logo before relaunch Former McDonald’s restaurants set to reopen under new branding and ownership in Russia. Al Jazeera · Jun 10, 2022
Goodbye Golden Arches: Rebranded McDonald’s to Reopen in Russia Sunday marks a new dawn for Russia's fast-food lovers as former McDonald's Corp restaurants reopen under new branding and ownership, more than three decades after the arrival of the hugely popular Western fast food chain. The relaunch will begin on Russia Day, a patriotic holiday celebrating the country's independence, at… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 10, 2022
Rebranded McDonald's to reopen in Russia Sunday marks a new dawn for Russia's fast-food lovers as former McDonald's Corp restaurants reopen under new branding and ownership, more than three decades after the arrival of the hugely popular Western fast food chain. Reuters · Jun 10, 2022
Russia-Ukraine latest: Moscow able to fight war for another year At its current pace, Moscow has the resources to battle Ukraine forces for another year, intelligence director estimates Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2022
Moscow-backed Luhansk region in Ukraine to send 'liberated' grain to Russia -Tass One of two breakaway eastern Ukrainian regions backed by Moscow on Thursday said it would soon start rail shipments to Russia of grain that its troops had "liberated", Tass news agency reported. Reuters · Jun 9, 2022
Vladimir Putin begins terrifying war games with amphibious soldiers firing underwater The rival war games come amid the hot conflict in Ukraine, where tens of thousands of lives have been lost on both sides following Putin’s invasion of his neighbouring state Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022
Ukrainian troops plead for more artillery to offset Russia’s firepower in Sievierodonetsk – as it happened This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 106 of the invasion Two Britons and a Moroccan national sentenced to death in Russian-occupied territory as Zelenskiy describes Sievierodonetsk fighting as probably most difficult of war so far
Reuters · Jun 8, 2022 Russian proxies plan vote in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on joining Russia The Russian-installed administration in the occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region plans to stage a referendum later this year on joining Russia, Russian news agencies quoted one of its members as saying.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022 Russian bombardment of Sievierodonetsk ‘pushes Ukrainian troops back to city’s outskirts’ – as it happened This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here
Reuters · Jun 8, 2022 Russia's sole aircraft carrier suffers another repair delay - Tass Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has suffered another repair delay and will not reenter service until 2024 at the earliest, Tass quoted a defence source as saying on Tuesday.
Reuters · Jun 7, 2022 More than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners sent to Russia for investigation - Tass More than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered in the city of Mariupol have been transferred to Russia for investigation, Tass news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a Russian law enforcement source.
Reuters · Jun 6, 2022 Putin orders $81,500 payment to families of National Guard who died in Ukraine - TASS President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the payment of 5 million roubles ($81,500) to the families of each member of Russia's National Guard who died in Ukraine and Syria, state news agency TASS reported on Monday.
Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2022 Ukraine war: US ambassador urges Russia not to close embassy John Sullivan says the United States and Russia ‘must preserve the ability to speak to each other’, state media reports.
Reuters · Jun 6, 2022 Don't close the embassy, U.S. ambassador tells Russia Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the world's two biggest nuclear powers must continue to talk, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 5, 2022 Putin: Russia Will Strike Harder if Longer-range Missiles Supplied President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, the TASS news agency reported on Sunday. If such missiles are supplied, "we will strike at those targets which we have not yet been hitting," Putin was quoted…
Reuters · Jun 5, 2022 Putin warns United States against supplying Ukraine longer range missiles President Vladimir Putin warned the United States in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Russia would strike new targets if the West supplied longer-range missiles to Ukraine for use in high-precision mobile rocket systems.
Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2022 Kremlin assassin who killed ex-spy at London hotel dies from Covid in Russia Dmitri Kovtun was accused of poisoning former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London with a rare radioactive substance stashed in his tea in 2006