He said “hundreds” were killed and injured. “Ten months after the war, to consider the enemy a fool is dangerous and criminal,” said Andrei Medvedev, deputy speaker of the Moscow city legislature. Samara governor Dmitry Azarov said that among the victims were residents of his region, adding that a hotline had been set up for […]
The decree, which includes a clause that allows Putin to waive the ban in special cases, said: “It … comes into force on February 1, 2023 and remains in force until July 1, 2023.” Crude oil exports will be banned from February 1, but the date for the ban on oil products will be set […]
The coalition of countries opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – from NATO members to US allies such as Japan and Australia – has proved resilient, defying predictions that rising energy prices caused by the war could disintegrate the grouping. Huh. Like most senior Russian officials, Lavrov has taken an increasingly aggressive position over the past […]
boisterous christmas Church bells rang across Kyiv on Sunday as Orthodox Christians attended Christmas services, in a break with Russian spiritual leaders who will mark the holiday in two weeks. At a service in central Kyiv, worshiper Olga Stanko told AFP she supports any move to tear Ukraine away from Russia. “The war has brought […]
Putin said Russia was acting in the “right direction” in Ukraine as the West, led by the United States, was trying to isolate Russia. Washington denies that it is plotting Russia’s downfall. Putin said, “I believe that we are working in the right direction, we are protecting our national interests, the interests of our citizens, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he is “100 percent” sure his military will destroy the Pentagon’s most advanced air defense system that US President Joe Biden has promised to send to Ukraine. “Of course we’ll destroy it, 100 percent!” Putin said in part of an interview broadcast on Russian television, referring to the Patriot […]
Russia still controls a significant part of Ukraine, and Putin has said Moscow will prevail despite Ukraine’s fierce resistance and Kyiv receiving billions of dollars of Western arms along with military intelligence and other aid. He announced this week that the state would ensure the army’s needs were met with “no funding restrictions”, but said […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky said protecting Ukraine’s borders was a “constant priority” and that his country was prepared for all possible scenarios with Russia and its ally Belarus, which Kyiv warned could be drawn into a 10-month conflict Could Zelensky, in his nightly video address to Ukrainians, issued a fresh appeal to Western countries to provide […]
The Kremlin said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from the commanders of his armed forces on how they think Russia’s military operation in Ukraine should proceed. A series of defeats in 10 months of fighting, which resulted in Russian withdrawals from areas around the capital Kyiv and Ukraine’s second city […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Turkey and France on Sunday, an escalation of diplomatic activity around the Russia-initiated war that is dragging into a 10th month. “We continue to work with partners,” Zelensky said in his nightly video address. While Zelensky has held several talks […]
“New regions have appeared – well, this is still an important result for Russia,” Putin said, referring to the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. He also made special reference to Russia gaining control of all the land along the Sea of ​​Azov. “The Sea of ​​Azov has become an internal sea for the Russian […]
mobilization Of the 300,000 reservists called up in September and October, about 150,000 were deployed to Ukraine, in 77,000 combat units, Putin said. The remaining 150,000 were still in training centres. “Under these circumstances, it makes no sense to talk about any additional mobilization measures,” Putin said. Russia’s economy has overcome a short-term slump caused […]
