The accord with Russia and Ukraine was struck by the United Nations and Turkey in July — and was renewed for another 120 days in November — to deal with a global food crisis that could lead to Russia’s February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine. And it was partly fuel. Black Sea blockade. Russia had […]
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call over an invasion of Ukraine, an allegation denied by Moscow. Johnson, speaking to the BBC for a documentary, said that the Russian leader had asked him about the prospects of Ukraine joining […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, the Kremlin said on Thursday. The Kremlin said that Russian troops would have to cease fire for 36 hours from 12 noon on 6 January. Many Orthodox Christians, including those living in Russia and Ukraine, celebrate Christmas on January 6–7. Moscow’s Patriarch […]
“They are more difficult to disperse due to their lack of small unit leadership, and they will do worse than trained soldiers in the cold,” he tweeted. But keeping them with ammunition is “just a failure of leadership”, he said. Ukraine initially said hundreds of Russians were killed in Makiivka, and that a similar attack […]
