Litvinenko: The true story behind David Tennant's new ITVX drama Tennant, 51, will be portraying ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who was fatally poisoned in London in 2006 in the four-part mini-series. Daily Record · Dec 15, 2022
Putin preparing major offensive in new year, Ukraine defence minister warns Defence minister suggests attack could happen by February, but other officials indicate it could come in January The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Red Bull Under Pressure To Break Russia Ties In New Campaign Red Bull faced the ire of protesters this month, as a massive banner in support of Ukraine was unfurled outside of their HQ. Zenger · Dec 15, 2022
Ukraine cherry picks targets as Russia hammers the east In the 42nd week of the war, Kyiv targets Russian ammunition and command centres, while Moscow insists on a land grab. Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2022
How did Alexander Litvinenko die? The shocking true story behind the ITV drama Who Alexander 'Sacha' Litvinenko was and when he died as ITV series airs starring David Tennant Manchester Evening News · Dec 15, 2022
Pro-Vladimir Putin MP calls for direct attack on London as Russia prepares another nuke Vladimir Putin has warned the West by readying a monster missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon for combat - as a military expert brazenly called for a direct attack on the UK Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022
It’s been a tumultuous 12 months - we look back on 2022’s major moments From bidding farewell to our beloved Queen to the Ukraine war, the revolving door at Number 10 and all kinds of coming-together events that once seemed obsolete... Richard Godwin reviews 2022 Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2022
We must prepare for Vladimir Putin widening his cruel war Vladimir Putin has cancelled his traditional marathon press conference for the first time in 10 years as he secretively plans the next moves in the war that he knows could end his 20-year rule. Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2022
The Russian Army Is Preparing for a Fresh Attack Many of the problems from the initial draft have been solved. Foreign Policy · Dec 15, 2022
Litvinenko review – this woeful David Tennant drama is nigh-on pointless This dramatisation of the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy takes a murder and turns it into a plodding police procedural that’s far less interesting than the truth. Why bother? The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Turkey seeks a trilateral mechanism with Russia, Syria -Erdogan Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Thursday as saying he proposed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin forming a trilateral mechanism with Russia and Syria to accelerate diplomacy between Ankara and Damascus. Reuters · Dec 15, 2022
Litvinenko review: David Tennant takes a back seat in surprisingly low-stake assassination drama Armed with a distracting accent and bald cap, David Tennant plays poisoned former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Ukraine army chief warns Moscow preparing for new Kyiv attack as Putin seeks new economic ties – as it happened Valeriy Zaluzhny warns Putin’s forces regrouping before renewed attack in 2023; Russia looking to overcome impact of sanctions The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2022
Vladimir Putin withdraws from ice hockey game stint as rumours around his health grow Vladimir Putin established an exhibition ice hockey match where he plays alongside former NHL stars in 2011, which has become an annual fixture in the Russian calendar until this year Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022 Why Crimea is Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s greatest bargaining chip As Boris Johnson makes an intervention on the status of the peninsula, will Ukraine really insist on Russia giving it back?
ABC News · Dec 15, 2022 Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing children in Kharkiv region as missile attack thwarted Ukrainian authorities claim they have discovered evidence of children being tortured in territories formerly occupied by the Russian army.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022 Russia faces ‘critical shortage’ of artillery shells, says UK defence chief Tony Radakin said Moscow’s ability to conduct ground operations in Ukraine is ‘rapidly diminishing’ as a result
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022 ‘Extraordinarily dangerous time’ for world, warns armed forces chief We are facing a ‘generational struggle for the future of the global order’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022 The Guardian view on Ukraine’s bitter winter: keeping the lights on Editorial: As temperatures plummet, Vladimir Putin is trying to freeze the country into submission
The New Daily · Dec 14, 2022 Alan Kohler: Three broken promises define 2022 Thanks to our unaffordable housing, Philip Lowe might not end up with a recession on his conscious, only the legacy of broken promises.
Axios · Dec 14, 2022 How the UAE helped the U.S. with Brittney Griner's release UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed brought up Griner during his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia in October.
Reuters · Dec 14, 2022 American released in transfer between Ukraine, Russians -White House A U.S. citizen has been released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, where the war is not likely to wind down before year's end, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.
Fortune · Dec 14, 2022 George Orwell’s dystopian novel ‘1984,’ about an autocratic regime that oppresses its citizens, is now a bestseller in Russia George Orwell’s book about a totalitarian ruler who clamps down on citizens’ freedoms and keeps them under constant surveillance is a big hit in Russia.
Reuters · Dec 14, 2022 Ukraine to increase bonuses for staff at nuclear plant who remain loyal Ukrainian atomic energy agency Energoatom said on Wednesday it would offer higher bonuses to staff at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station who remain loyal to Kyiv.
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022 Ukraine’s allies exploring how to give it ‘decisive edge’ against Putin’s army, say western officials Ukraine’s allies in the West are exploring how to give it a “decisive edge” against Vladimir Putin’s army to stop his war “grinding” on claiming more and more casualties, western officials said on Wednesday.