The G7 group of rich democracies has warned Russia of “massive consequences” if it invades Ukraine. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, speaking after a summit in Liverpool, said the group wanted Russia to stop its aggression towards Ukraine However President Putin told President Biden during their video call last week that Russian troops did not […]
The US has condemned Russia for conducting a “dangerous and irresponsible” missile test that it says endangered the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The test blew up one of Russia’s own satellites, creating debris that forced the ISS crew to shelter in capsules. The station currently has seven crew members on board – […]
Nobel Peace Prize ‘for Russian journalists who lost their lives’ Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov has told the BBC he is dedicating the Nobel Peace Prize, which he was awarded jointly with Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, to Russian journalists who have been killed in the line of duty. In an interview with the BBC’s Richard Galpin, […]
Nobel Prize Hours after independent editor Dmitry Muratov was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Russian authorities have designated several publications and journalists as foreign agents. Investigative group Bellingcat and BBC Russian journalist Andrei Zakharov are among those listed. The term “foreign agent” was used by the Soviets for political dissidents. It has since […]
More than 1,000 Afghan soldiers have fled to neighbouring Tajikistan after clashing with Taliban militants, officials have said. The troops retreated over the border to “save their own lives”, according to a statement by Tajikistan’s border guard. Violence has risen in Afghanistan and the Taliban have been making significant gains, particularly in the north of […]
Crimea crisis Russia’s Vladimir Putin has accused the UK and US military of staging a “complex provocation,” after British warship HMS Defender sailed near the coast of Russian-annexed Crimea. While there was no risk of starting World War Three, he said, he believed it was part of an attempt to set up military bases […]
A Russian cyber-criminal group was behind a ransomware attack that has targeted the world’s largest meat processing company, the FBI has said. The FBI said it would was working to bring the REvil group to justice for the hack on JBS. The cyber-breach over the weekend shut some JBS operations in the US, Canada and […]
The health of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is deteriorating and he is beginning to lose sensation in his legs and hands, his lawyer says. Vadim Kobzev said Navalny, who has been sent to a penal colony for two and a half years, had been diagnosed with two spinal hernias. Last week, Navalny started a […]
Ukraine conflict Russia has warned Nato against sending any troops to help Ukraine, amid reports of a large Russian military build-up on its borders. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would take “additional measures” if Nato were to make such a move. Sporadic, low-level clashes continue in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists. […]
By Reuters Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday that recent Russian troop and military hardware movements near Russia’s borders with Ukraine were aimed at ensuring Moscow’s own security and were not a threat to anyone. Ukraine’s commander-in-chief this week accused Moscow of building up forces near their shared border and said that […]
