The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Fears of mass rabies outbreak in Europe thanks to Ukraine war

A million cats and dogs have been left stray in the war-torn region

Wales Online · Mar 1, 2023

China, Belarus presidents call for Ukraine cease-fire, talks

The presidents of China and Belarus have joined in urging a cease-fire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Kremlin Says It Doesn’t Believe Ukrainian Denial of Attacks on Russia

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it did not believe a statement by Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak that Ukraine does not launch attacks against targets on Russian territory. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking a day after Russian officials blamed Ukraine for several attempted drone strikes, the latest of many…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023

They’re lobbying for Ukraine pro bono – and making millions from arms firms

Some of Washington’s most powerful lobbyists are providing their services to Ukraine for free, but they also have financial incentives for aiding the country

The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2023

Gleb Pavlovsky obituary: the man who turned Vladimir Putin into Russia's action man

Vladimir Putin’s former adviser and spin doctor Gleb Pavlovsky, who has died aged 71, was once described as “Putin’s Karl Rove”. He was the man who got things done in the Kremlin, like Rove did for his political master, George W. Bush.

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023

Republicans' pro-Putin plan: racism

The GOP's "welfare queen" attack on Zelenskyy makes clear a much larger dynamic at play in Ukraine war

Salon · Mar 1, 2023

Poland says Russian hackers attacked tax website

A Polish government official said on Wednesday that Russia was behind a hacking attack that blocked users' access to the online tax filing system, amid persistent high tensions between Warsaw and Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2023

East-West showdown looms at G-20 FMs meeting in India

Fractured East-West relations over Russia’s war in Ukraine and increasing concerns about China’s global aspirations are set to dominate what is expected to be a highly contentious meeting of foreign ministers from the world’s largest industrialized and developing nations this week in India

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Russia has run down its supply of drones used in Ukraine invasion, say UK defence chiefs

Ministry of Defence suggests reduction in number of strikes indicates Russia has likely run down its stock

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2023

Russia Tries to Close Ring on Bakhmut as Ukrainians Mount ‘Furious Resistance’

Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle and storm the small eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year after some of the bloodiest fighting of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Moscow of throwing waves…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023