Iran summons Ukraine’s envoy over drone attack comments Move comes after Zelenskyy adviser appeared to directly link Ukraine with attack on military facility in central Iran. Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2023
Boris Johnson told ‘a lie’ over Putin missile attack claims, says Kremlin The former prime minister alleged that the Russian President appeared to threaten him in the days before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023
More Russian forces moved to Kursk region on Ukrainian border -governor Russia has moved additional forces and equipment to the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine to protect the frontier and ensure security, regional governor Roman Starovoit said on Monday, according to Interfax news agency. Reuters · Jan 30, 2023
Russian shelling kills 5 in tough eastern Ukraine combat The Ukrainian presidential office says Monday in a report covering the previous 24 hours that Russian shelling killed at least five people and wounded 13 others, as the Kremlin’s and Kyiv’s forces remained locked in combat in eastern Ukraine The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023
First Thing: Ron DeSantis prepares for 2024 White House run Florida governor’s moves spur Trump to lash out at him during low-key events over the weekend in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Plus, Sarah Michelle Gellar makes a comeback The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023
Global carbon emissions forecast cut due to Ukraine war and Biden, says BP Oil and gas group says countries are pursuing energy security by backing domestic, renewable supplies The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023
Irish soldier fighting in Ukraine named on Russian kill list that promises 'slow and brutal death' “If I get captured by the Russians, I am guaranteed a slow and brutal death, because I’m covered in anti-Russian tattoos" Irish Mirror · Jan 30, 2023
Exclusive-Pro-Kremlin activists in Germany gave money for Russian army gear A group of pro-Russian activists in Germany donated funds to a Russian army division fighting in Ukraine, and the money was used to purchase walkie-talkie radios, headphones and telephones, according to an officer in the division and messages from the group's organisers seen by Reuters. Reuters · Jan 30, 2023
Boris Johnson says Putin said he could hit him with missile Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that President Vladimir Putin didn’t seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023
'The best-kept secret in the State Department.' How sports help U.S. diplomats. When U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the Middle East last fall, he didn't go there just to talk about oil and natural gas, terrorism or the war in Ukraine. Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2023
Kremlin: More Western arms for Ukraine will only lead to escalation The Kremlin said on Monday that further supplies of Western weaponry to Ukraine would only lead to further escalation of the conflict there. Reuters · Jan 30, 2023
UK’s Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile attack Ex-PM says Russian leader warned him before the Ukraine war, but the Kremlin claims Johnson misunderstood the exchange. Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2023
The ‘punching fists of democracy’: How the West’s new tanks could give Ukraine a battlefield edge over Russia Further battalions of Leopard, Abrams and Challenger tanks could eventually be a game-changer, Andy Gregory reports The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskyy invites IOC President to Ukraine to see “neutrality does not exist” IOC President Thomas Bach is advancing controversial plans for Russian and Belarusian athletes to patricipater in the 2024 Paris Olympics under a neutral banner Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023 Iran Summons Senior Ukraine Diplomat over Comments on Drone Strike Iran summoned Ukraine's charge d'affaires in Tehran on Monday over his country's comments on a drone strike on a military factory in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. In Ukraine, which accuses Iran of supplying hundreds of drones to Russia to attack civilian…
Reuters · Jan 30, 2023 Iran summons senior Ukraine diplomat over comments on drone strike Iran summoned Ukraine's charge d'affaires in Tehran on Monday over his country's comments on a drone strike on a military factory in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Daily Record · Jan 30, 2023 Boris Johnson claims Vladimir Putin threatened to target him with missile attack in BBC documentary Boris Johnson said that Putin threatened to kill him with a rocket over the phone last year after the ex-UK PM paid a visit to Kyiv to show his support for Ukraine.
Reuters · Jan 30, 2023 Musicians fleeing Russia find a new audience in Georgia Until September, Aleksei Antropov was playing double bass for the Russian Philharmonic orchestra in Moscow.
Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023 Army 'no longer regarded as top-level force' with Rishi Sunak 'failing' as wartime PM A senior US general reportedly told Defence Secretary Ben Wallace that Rishi Sunak is failing in his role unless he takes action against the growing security threat from Vladimir Putin
The National (Scotland) · Jan 30, 2023 Vladimir Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson BORIS Johnson has claimed that Vladimir Putin told him “I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute”, in a call…
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023 Ukraine: Four killed in Russian strikes on hospital, school and apartment building An apartment block in Kharkiv and a hospital in Kherson were badly damaged
Reuters · Jan 30, 2023 Russian business offers cash bounties to destroy Western tanks in Ukraine A Russian company said it will offer five million roubles ($72,000) in cash to the first soldiers who destroy or capture western-made tanks in Ukraine, after the Kremlin vowed Russian forces would wipe out any Western tanks shipped to Ukraine.
Reuters · Jan 30, 2023 Britain's Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run up to the invasion of Ukraine, a charge denied by Moscow.
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023 Putin seeking ‘high number of personnel’ for new Ukraine offensive, says UK Vladimir Putin is seeking ways to find the “high number of personnel” needed for a new military offensive in Ukraine without risking a major domestic backlash, British defence chiefs said on Monday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023 NATO's Chief Urges South Korea to Step up Military Support for Ukraine NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea on Monday to increase military support to Ukraine, citing other countries that have changed their policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict after Russia's invasion. Stoltenberg is in Seoul, the first stop on a trip that will include Japan and is…