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Kremlin rejects Biden's offer to talk with Putin if he intends to end war in Ukraine

# Ukraine War

Kremlin rejects Biden's offer to talk with Putin if he intends to end war in Ukraine

Updated Fri 2:51 PM 21,955 Views 39 Comments

The American leader made such talks conditional on support by Nato allies.

# vladimir-putin - This year 2022

Vladimir Putin says decade ahead is the 'most dangerous' since World War II

# Russia

Vladimir Putin says decade ahead is the 'most dangerous' since World War II

Oct 27th 2022, 6:07 PM 29,948 Views 39 Comments

The Ukraine offensive is only a part of the ‘tectonic shifts of the entire world order,’ Putin said.

Putin declares martial law in Ukrainian regions Russia claims to have annexed

# Ukraine War

Putin declares martial law in Ukrainian regions Russia claims to have annexed

Updated Oct 19th 2022, 3:07 PM 45,155 Views 32 Comments

The Kremlin has published a decree saying martial law will be introduced from early tomorrow.

# Ukraine

Ukraine claws back more territory in strategic southern Kherson region

Updated Oct 3rd 2022, 9:18 PM 28,229 Views 21 Comments

Ukrainian forces penetrated Moscow’s defences in the region, one of the four areas that Russia is trying to absorb.

Pro-Moscow officials say occupied area has voted to join Russia

# War In Ukraine

Pro-Moscow officials say occupied area has voted to join Russia

Updated Sep 27th 2022, 8:30 PM 34,493 Views 30 Comments

Neighbouring countries have seen Russians arriving en masse since the draft was announced last Wednesday.

Putin says military reserves to be conscripted in first TV address since February

# Vladimir Putin

Putin says military reserves to be conscripted in first TV address since February

Updated Sep 21st 2022, 3:50 PM 89,522 Views 104 Comments

Vladimir Putin was speaking on Russian television this morning.
In his address he said he was partially mobilising Russian reservists and former soldiers.

Russian President and Chinese leader hail 'great power' ties at talks defying West

# Defiance

Russian President and Chinese leader hail 'great power' ties at talks defying West

Sep 15th 2022, 3:03 PM 18,756 Views 16 Comments

It was their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine.

# Ukraine

Chance for peace in Ukraine is 'minimal' at present, UN chief says after call with Putin

Sep 14th 2022, 8:45 PM 14,665 Views 5 Comments

“I have the feeling we are still far away from peace,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

Russians bid farewell to Gorbachev, but without Putin

# Moscow

Russians bid farewell to Gorbachev, but without Putin

Updated Sep 3rd 2022, 2:40 PM 45,956 Views 12 Comments

Hundreds of mourners, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, lined up to file past Gorbachev’s open casket.

EU ready if Russia turns off gas supplies, Commissioner says

# Nord Stream

EU ready if Russia turns off gas supplies, Commissioner says

Sep 3rd 2022, 1:45 PM 29,454 Views 39 Comments

“We are not afraid of Putin’s decisions,” Paolo Gentiloni said.

# Putin

Putin signs decree making it easier for Ukrainians to live and work in Russia

Aug 27th 2022, 4:30 PM 36,350 Views 41 Comments

The decree allows Ukrainian passport holders who have entered Russia since Moscow’s invasion to live and work there indefinitely.

Ukraine plans international court to put Putin on trial

# Russia

Ukraine plans international court to put Putin on trial

Aug 25th 2022, 7:19 AM 12,440 Views 7 Comments

The plan is for a special international tribunal to investigate Russia’s alleged “crime of aggression”.

Six months on: How the war in Ukraine has developed over the last half year

# Russian Invasion

Six months on: How the war in Ukraine has developed over the last half year

Aug 24th 2022, 1:00 AM 16,909 Views 18 Comments

Vladimir Putin launched the war on 24 February with the anticipation of a quick victory, but Ukraine has held on.

Daughter of Kremlin hardline ideologue killed by car bomb

# Russia

Daughter of Kremlin hardline ideologue killed by car bomb

Updated Aug 21st 2022, 1:21 PM 44,275 Views 92 Comments

Russian media has reported that the family of Daria Dugina believe the blast was intended to target her father Alexander.

# Sabina Higgins

'Time to move on' from Sabina Higgins letter controversy, says Taoiseach

Aug 3rd 2022, 4:31 PM 23,462 Views 41 Comments

Taoiseach says the Irish Government position is that Russia should withdraw, but says ‘peace is something we all want’.

Fenerbahce refuse to apologise after fans' 'Vladimir Putin' chant

# Controversy

From The42

# Controversy

Fenerbahce refuse to apologise after fans' 'Vladimir Putin' chant

Jul 30th 2022, 5:49 PM 10,152 Views 4 Comments

On Thursday, Uefa announced it was opening an investigation into the supporters’ conduct.

Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'

# ISS

Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'

Jul 26th 2022, 2:17 PM 13,865 Views 32 Comments

Russia and the United States have worked side by side on the station, which has been in orbit since 1998.

Russia summons British ambassador over 'offensive' Putin comments by Boris Johnson

# Russian Invasion

Russia summons British ambassador over 'offensive' Putin comments by Boris Johnson

Jun 30th 2022, 6:15 PM 30,403 Views 26 Comments

The UK Prime Minister said that Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman.

'I'd take a bullet for first-class person Putin' - former Formula One boss Ecclestone

# Russia

From The42

# Russia

'I'd take a bullet for first-class person Putin' - former Formula One boss Ecclestone

Jun 30th 2022, 11:36 AM 13,481 Views 17 Comments

The 91-year-old made the comments during an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Great Britain.

Putin and Macron discuss Ukraine arms, grain supplies

# Russia

Putin and Macron discuss Ukraine arms, grain supplies

May 28th 2022, 4:23 PM 26,280 Views 36 Comments

The talks lasted for 80 minutes.

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses appeal against nine-year prison sentence

# Russia

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses appeal against nine-year prison sentence

May 24th 2022, 11:47 AM 11,597 Views 8 Comments

The new sentence will replace the one he was handed in February 2021, meaning he will remain behind bars for another eight years.

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny set to appeal nine-year prison sentence

# Russia

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny set to appeal nine-year prison sentence

May 17th 2022, 8:00 AM 10,918 Views 6 Comments

The opposition leader had his two-and-a-half year sentence extended after he was found guilty of fraud and contempt of court in March.

Sweden confirms decision to apply for Nato membership

# Stockholm

Sweden confirms decision to apply for Nato membership

May 16th 2022, 2:54 PM 18,773 Views 27 Comments

Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson called it “a historic change in our country’s security policy” as she addressed legislators.

# NATO

NATO assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia

Updated May 15th 2022, 3:25 PM 30,226 Views 31 Comments

NATO Jens Stoltenberg has said Ukraine can win the war against Russia.

Ukraine 'could win war by end of year', as Putin warns Finland that joining Nato is a 'mistake'

# Kharkiv

Ukraine 'could win war by end of year', as Putin warns Finland that joining Nato is a 'mistake'

Updated May 14th 2022, 3:20 PM 55,802 Views 53 Comments

"The breaking point will be in the second part of August," Major General Kyrylo Budanov said
The intelligence chief also made unverified claims that a coup is under way in Moscow to depose Putin
Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto that Finland scrapping its military neutrality would be a "mistake"

# NATO

Russia continues assault on east Ukraine as Finland moves towards joining Nato

Updated May 12th 2022, 10:42 PM 46,592 Views 34 Comments

Kyiv is preparing for its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier.
Gazprom announced it would stop supplying gas via the Polish part of the Yamal-Europe pipeline.
Finland's president and prime minister have said they are in favour of applying for Nato membership.

Israeli PM Bennet ‘accepts apology from Putin over Hitler remarks’

# Sergei Lavrov

Israeli PM Bennet ‘accepts apology from Putin over Hitler remarks’

May 5th 2022, 7:55 PM 22,426 Views 11 Comments

Russia’s foreign minister made comments about the Holocaust that were deeply offensive to Jews.

Two British aid workers 'captured' by Russian forces in Ukraine

# Zaporizhzhia

Two British aid workers 'captured' by Russian forces in Ukraine

Updated Apr 29th 2022, 1:50 PM 37,145 Views 33 Comments

Paul Urey and Dylan Healy were "captured" by Russian soldiers at a checkpoint near Zaporizhzhia.
One person has been killed in a Russian strike on Kyiv during UN Secretary General's visit to the capital.
Zelenskyy said the strikes were an attempt by Russia to "humiliate" the UN and everything it represents.

Kyiv hit by Russian air strikes as UN Secretary General visits

# Ukraine

Kyiv hit by Russian air strikes as UN Secretary General visits

Updated Apr 28th 2022, 8:00 PM 60,388 Views 46 Comments

Antonio Guterres urged Russia to cooperate with the International Criminal Court investigations into possible war crimes.

West vows more Russian sanctions as Ukraine war enters new phase

# Donbas

West vows more Russian sanctions as Ukraine war enters new phase

Apr 19th 2022, 11:05 PM 15,431 Views 13 Comments

Russia’s defence ministry said that “high-precision air-based missiles” had hit 13 Ukrainian positions in parts of Donbas.

# New Sanctions

European Union backs new sanctions against Russia, including on coal imports

Apr 7th 2022, 8:41 PM 9,583 Views 4 Comments

The deal was given the final political go-ahead in a meeting of EU ambassadors and will be enacted once published in the EU’s official journal.

Superyacht worth over €100 million and owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin seized by US

# Oligarchs

Superyacht worth over €100 million and owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin seized by US

Apr 4th 2022, 8:34 PM 34,865 Views 26 Comments

The Tango is a 254-foot vessel carrying a Cook Islands flag, a Civil Guard source said.

Russia 'regrouping for powerful strikes' as Putin threatens to turn off European gas supplies

# Ukraine

Russia 'regrouping for powerful strikes' as Putin threatens to turn off European gas supplies

Apr 1st 2022, 7:02 AM 25,793 Views 29 Comments

The Russian leader has demanded payments for gas in rubles.

# Russia

Putin is being misinformed by advisers on Russia's performance in Ukraine - US intelligence

Mar 30th 2022, 4:58 PM 26,761 Views 19 Comments

Reports concluded Putin was unaware the military had been using and losing conscripts in Ukraine.

Scepticism over Russian pledge to de-escalate campaign around Kyiv after 'positive' peace talks

# Ukraine

Scepticism over Russian pledge to de-escalate campaign around Kyiv after 'positive' peace talks

Mar 30th 2022, 7:19 AM 8,339 Views 8 Comments

Russia’s deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin said the country would “radically, by several times reduce the military activity” around Kyiv and Chernigiv.