Ukraine’s detention of oligarch close to Putin angers Moscow
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine’s detention of oligarch close to Putin angers Moscow

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s detention of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party and a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been met with enthusiasm in Kyiv and irritation in Moscow. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council and the country’s former president, posted threats to Ukrainian authorities on the messaging app Telegram, referring to them as “freaks” and warning them to “carefully look around and firmly lock the doors at night.” Zelenskyy’s advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, in response, called Medvedev a “nobody,” and said his words were “nasty and, as usual, stupid.” “The friendly relations between Putin and Medvedchuk turn him into a valuable trophy for Kyiv, and in the Kremlin they spark fury and a dangerous desire for revenge,” Volodymyr Fesenko, an analyst at the Penta Center, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “The war automatically turned Medvedchuk into accomplice, since he personally advised Putin on Ukrainian affairs and directly or indirectly influenced many of the Kremlin’s decisions,” Fesenko said. “Zelenskyy no longer needs to be careful, and by arresting Medvedchuk, he wants to show that he is not afraid of the Kremlin and is ready to bargain, having different cards on the negotiating table.” Ivan Bakanov, the head of Ukraine’s national security agency, said Wednesday that the Russian security service, the FSB, had planned to evacuate Medvedchuk, disguised as a Ukrainian serviceman, to Moscow through the disputed territory of Transnistria in Moldova, where Russia has troops stationed.

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Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general
1 week ago

Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general

Associated Press  

Russia’s security service said Wednesday it detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his southeastern Moscow apartment — a bold assassination that was claimed by Ukraine’s security service. Investigators work near a scooter at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces …

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian man was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday after being found guilty of high treason for a video he sent to Ukraine’s security services, the latest in a series of espionage cases involving the conflict. The Volgograd District Court said Nikita Zhuravel had been “in disagreement with the political course of the Russian …

Police still hunting for killer of exiled Putin critic four years after he was strangled with a dog lead at his home in suburban west London in 'Kremlin-backed' hit
2 months ago

Police still hunting for killer of exiled Putin critic four years after he was strangled with a dog lead at his home in suburban west London in 'Kremlin-backed' hit

Daily Mail  

Detectives are still without a clear suspect for the murder of a Russian businessman strangled to death just weeks after the Salisbury poisonings. Nikolai Glushkov, 68, was living in exile in Britain having served time in Russia for blowing the whistle on corruption at state run airline Aeroflot, where he was deputy director He was given asylum here and feared …

Russia issues chilling warning to released US prisoners after historic swap: ‘Let the traitors now…’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia issues chilling warning to released US prisoners after historic swap: ‘Let the traitors now…’

Hindustan Times  

Russia issued a stern warning to the political dissidents and Western citizens the Kremlin released from jails after they were freed on Thursday in the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. Russia's Dmitry Medvedev threatened the freed prisoners, stating that they should hide under “new names” and “actively disguise themselves”. Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza released from …

Putin ally warns freed prisoners to take 'new names and disguises'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin ally warns freed prisoners to take 'new names and disguises'

Daily Mail  

Former Russian President and close Vladimir Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev has issued a chilling warning to political dissidents freed from jails in a huge prisoner exchange with Western countries. British journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and a host of Russian citizens were released from their prison cells yesterday in return for various Russian assets jailed …

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?

Al Jazeera  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Freed by Russia Lilia Chanysheva Chanysheva, who once headed late opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s offices in the central Bashkortostan republic, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in June 2023 for having …

'Loyalty to motherland': Putin welcomes prisoners freed after landmark deal with West, promises state awards
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Loyalty to motherland': Putin welcomes prisoners freed after landmark deal with West, promises state awards

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a hero's welcome to prisoners freed in a historic exchange with the West as they stepped off a plane in Moscow, promising them state awards and a conversation about their futures. Image Source : REUTERSRussia's President Vladimir Putin greets Russian national Vadim Krasikov, convicted by a German court of killing a Chechan militant. The …

This prisoner swap is a triumph – but it could be a sign of something even more profound
4 months, 3 weeks ago

This prisoner swap is a triumph – but it could be a sign of something even more profound

The Independent  

It is, by a long way, the most elaborate and comprehensive East-West prisoner exchange since the Cold War, involving 24 individuals from at least half a dozen countries. And it comes at a time when relations between Russia and the West could hardly be more frigid or present a greater risk to European – if not global – peace. Gershkovich …

Who has been freed in Russia-West prisoner deal?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who has been freed in Russia-West prisoner deal?

Hindustan Times  

Russia and the West have released a total of 24 prisoners in the biggest exchange since the end of the Cold War, officials said on Thursday. Chanysheva, 42, who once headed late opposition leader Alexei Navalny's offices in the central Bashkortostan republic, was sentenced to seven and a half years' prison in June 2023 for having created an "extremist organisation", …

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

The Independent  

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Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — One spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him. The Prague-based editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service was accused of not self-reporting as a “foreign agent” and was convicted in July of spreading false information about the Russian military — charges rejected by …

Russia Frees Evan Gershkovich, Other Americans And Dissidents In Massive Prisoner Swap
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia Frees Evan Gershkovich, Other Americans And Dissidents In Massive Prisoner Swap

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three imprisoned American citizens and one American green-card holder have been released by Russia as part of a massive prisoner exchange deal involving multiple countries, President Joe Biden confirmed Thursday. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza are among those on their way home, Biden …

Ukraine-Russia war: Don't let Putin blackmail you, Zelensky warns allies in swipe at Orban
5 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Don't let Putin blackmail you, Zelensky warns allies in swipe at Orban

The Telegraph  

Mr Orban, who holds the EU’s rotating presidency, has infuriated Kyiv and the bloc’s leaders with solo trips to Russia, China and to Florida to meet Donald Trump. Shun talking to him Mr Orban’s actions left him isolated at the EPC gathering at Blenheim Palace, where his European counterparts appeared to shun talking to him in public parts of the …

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv

The Independent  

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, a statement …

Ukraine claims it foiled Russian plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine claims it foiled Russian plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy

Al Jazeera  

State security service says two colonels arrested after it thwarted alleged plan to kill Zelenskyy, other top officials. Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators claim to have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Security Service of Ukraine said. On Tuesday, the SBU said in a statement it had exposed a network of agents run by Russia’s Federal Security Service …

Russia puts President Zelenskyy on wanted list, opens criminal case; Ukraine calls it 'Moscow's desperation'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia puts President Zelenskyy on wanted list, opens criminal case; Ukraine calls it 'Moscow's desperation'

India TV News  

Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. Ukraine calls Russia's action a "propaganda" In an online statement published that same day, Ukraine’s foreign ministry dismissed the reports of Zelenskyy’s inclusion as evidence of “the desperation of the Russian state machine and propaganda.” Russia's wanted list also …

Russia adds Ukrainian President Zelensky to its list of 'wanted criminals'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia adds Ukrainian President Zelensky to its list of 'wanted criminals'

Hindustan Times  

Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, a move Kyiv dismissed as a sign of Moscow's "desperation". Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky Zelensky's name appeared on Saturday on the Russian interior ministry's "wanted" list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by the Russian authorities. The commander of Ukraine's Land Forces, Oleksandr Pavliuk, and former …

Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelensky on its wanted list
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelensky on its wanted list

LA Times  

Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on its wanted list, Russian state media reported, citing the interior ministry’s database. Ukraine’s foreign ministry dismissed the reports of Zelensky’s inclusion as evidence of “the desperation of the Russian state machine and propaganda.” Russia’s wanted list includes scores of officials from Ukraine and North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. Also on Russia’s list …

2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania
8 months ago

2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania

The Independent  

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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelensky assassination plot
8 months ago

Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelensky assassination plot

The Hindu  

A Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia’s military intelligence in an alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Polish prosecutors said Thursday. The office of Poland’s National Prosecutor said in a statement that the man, identified only as Pawel K., was accused of being prepared to pass airport security …

Court orders a detained Russia-US journalist to remain in custody for two more months
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Court orders a detained Russia-US journalist to remain in custody for two more months

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio …

A Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trials is jailed in Moscow on charges of extremism
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trials is jailed in Moscow on charges of extremism

Associated Press  

A Moscow court on Friday ordered a Russian journalist who covered the trials of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and other dissidents to remain in custody pending an investigation and trial on charges of extremism. She is accused of collecting material, producing and editing videos and publications for Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption, which had been outlawed as extremist …

Escaping Russian capture: An ex-British soldier’s account of fighting for Ukraine detailed in our event
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Escaping Russian capture: An ex-British soldier’s account of fighting for Ukraine detailed in our event

The Independent  

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A Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter accused of spying
10 months ago

A Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter accused of spying

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A court in the Russian capital ruled Tuesday to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies. U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Tuesday that “we’re disappointed but not surprised by the outcome of the hearing” that upheld Gershkovich’s detention. RFE/RL President Stephen Capus said in a …

Russian court extends detention of Russian-US journalist
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court extends detention of Russian-US journalist

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian court on Thursday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held in jail for two more months pending trial in a case widely seen as part of the Kremlin’s unrelenting crackdown on dissent and free speech. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was taken into custody on Oct. …

Russian opposition activist placed in custody on charges linked to online comment
11 months, 1 week ago

Russian opposition activist placed in custody on charges linked to online comment

Associated Press  

A Russian left-wing opposition activist who criticized the Kremlin but backed the war in Ukraine was ordered Friday to remain in custody pending his trial on charges linked to his online comment. Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ruled to keep Sergei Udaltsov in custody until Feb. 15 on charges of “justifying terrorism” as the probe is continuing. He participated in the …

Russia's jailed opposition leader Navalny disappears mysteriously ahead of Presidential elections
1 year ago

Russia's jailed opposition leader Navalny disappears mysteriously ahead of Presidential elections

India TV News  

Barely four months before the Russian Presidential elections, allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny sounded the alarm on Monday, saying that neither they nor the politician’s lawyers had heard from him in six days. Navalny, who is serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court on Monday via video link but didn’t, spokeswoman …

Allies say Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny removed from prison
1 year ago

Allies say Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny removed from prison

Al Jazeera  

A spokesperson for the Russian opposition figure says that prison officials have refused to say where he was transferred. A spokesperson for Alexey Navalny has said that the Russian opposition leader has been removed from the prison where he was being held and that his whereabouts are unknown. “We’re deeply concerned by these reports that he’s now been gone for …

Russian convicted of Kremlin critic’s murder pardoned after fighting in Ukraine
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian convicted of Kremlin critic’s murder pardoned after fighting in Ukraine

The Independent  

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A man convicted in the 2006 killing of a Russian journalist wins a pardon after serving in Ukraine
1 year, 1 month ago

A man convicted in the 2006 killing of a Russian journalist wins a pardon after serving in Ukraine

Associated Press  

A man convicted in the 2006 killing of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya received a presidential pardon after he did a stint fighting in Ukraine, his lawyer said. Khadzhikurbanov, a former police detective, was released last year to fight in Ukraine and then signed a Defense Ministry contract to continue serving after his pardon, his lawyer Alexei Mikhalchik told The …

‘We want her back:' The husband of a US journalist detained in Russia appeals for her release
1 year, 1 month ago

‘We want her back:' The husband of a US journalist detained in Russia appeals for her release

Associated Press  

PRAGUE — This wasn’t how Pavel Butorin expected to celebrate the anniversary of 21 years together with his wife, with her in a Russian prison and barely any communication available. Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva — who works as an editor for Radio Free Europe, funded by the U.S. government — has been detained in Russia for almost a month, charged …

A teenager taken from occupied Mariupol to Russia will return to Ukraine, officials say
1 year, 1 month ago

A teenager taken from occupied Mariupol to Russia will return to Ukraine, officials say

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Ukrainian and Russian officials on Friday reported reaching an agreement to bring a Ukrainian teenager taken to Russia amid the war last year back to his home country, in accordance with his wishes. Bohdan Yermokhin, a 17-year-old whose parents passed away years ago, will be reunited with a cousin “in a third country” on his 18th birthday …

Russia says Kyiv behind shooting of Ukrainian pro-Moscow separatist leader
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia says Kyiv behind shooting of Ukrainian pro-Moscow separatist leader

Al Jazeera  

The FSB arrested a 46-year-old Russian man in Crimea for allegedly acting as an accomplice, Russian state media reports. The Russian state news agency TASS reported on Tuesday that the FSB, Russia’s federal security agency, had arrested a 46-year-old Russian man who resides in Crimea for allegedly acting as an accomplice. The FSB said that the suspect confessed to his …

Second US journalist detained in Russia on spying charges
1 year, 2 months ago

Second US journalist detained in Russia on spying charges

The Telegraph  

Ms Kurmasheva, who is a dual Russian-US citizen, was being held at a temporary detention centre overnight, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said in a statement. Ms Kurmasheva also works for Radio Liberty, RFE’s sister station, and has covered ethnic minorities in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan, RFE said, especially on efforts to preserve the Tatar language, even as Russian …

Russian held in Finland said to be key figure in far-right Wagner affiliate
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian held in Finland said to be key figure in far-right Wagner affiliate

Al Jazeera  

Suspect Yan Petrovsky is said to be a fighter in the Wagner-associated ‘Rusich’ – the Sabotage Assault Reconnaissance Group. An alleged member of an extreme right-wing military sub-unit of the Wagner mercenary force has been arrested in Finland on charges of participation in a “terrorist group”, following a request from Ukraine, according to reports. Social media channels linked to Russia’s …

Ukraine detains alleged Russian informant involved in possible assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine detains alleged Russian informant involved in possible assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

India TV News  

The Ukraine Security Service on Monday detained an alleged Russian informant for gathering information about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a suspected plan to assassinate him. In a statement, the security service said that the woman was "collecting information for an airstrike during Zelenskyy's visit" to the Mykolaiv region last month and attempted to establish his schedule, route and visits in …

Ukraine detains woman over alleged plot to attack Zelenskyy
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine detains woman over alleged plot to attack Zelenskyy

Al Jazeera  

Security service says suspect was gathering intelligence to try to find out president’s itinerary on his visit to the southern region of Mykolaiv. The Security Service of Ukraine says it has detained a woman accused of helping Russia plot an attack on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to a flood-hit region. The SBU on Monday said the arrested woman …

Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian prosecutors have asked a court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 20 years in prison on extremism charges, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said Thursday. According to Zhdanov, the trial against Navalny, which has been held behind closed doors in the prison where the politician is serving another lengthy sentence, is scheduled to conclude with …

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal

Live Mint  

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy brought back five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol from Turkey, violating a prisoner exchange deal with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The five commanders have …

Russian general is believed detained in aftermath of Wagner mercenary revolt
1 year, 5 months ago

Russian general is believed detained in aftermath of Wagner mercenary revolt

LA Times  

Russian Gen. Sergei Surovikin, left, appears with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a December 2017 awards ceremony for troops who fought in Syria. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has spoken positively of Surovikin while criticizing the country’s military brass and suggested that he should be appointed the General Staff chief to replace Gen. Valery Gerasimov. There has been intense speculation that …

Detained by Russian occupiers: ‘They jail you and forget’
1 year, 7 months ago

Detained by Russian occupiers: ‘They jail you and forget’

Al Jazeera  

Liliya Pshenichnaya says Russian forces held her for 60 days in a process that was arbitrary, frightful, and confused. A Russian investigator told Liliya Pshenichnaya, a single mother to a teenage girl, to sign a protocol stating that she was charged with “espionage”. “They can jail you and forget,” Pshenichnaya said in Odesa, where she relocated after Kherson’s liberation last …

This woman could have stopped Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine. Now she's in exile and a jail sentence awaits her in Belarus
1 year, 8 months ago

This woman could have stopped Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine. Now she's in exile and a jail sentence awaits her in Belarus

ABC  

It's the European country that jails journalists, presidential candidates and human rights activists, including last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski. "In 2020, Lukashenko managed to stay in power only thanks to violence and thanks to the support of Putin and he had to show his loyalty," Ms Tsikhanouskaya says. Exiled Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya holds a picture of her husband …

Fugitive Russian father convicted of insulting army detained in Belarus
1 year, 8 months ago

Fugitive Russian father convicted of insulting army detained in Belarus

Firstpost  

Minsk: Alexei Moskalyov, a Russian who has been sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting the army and seen his daughter taken into care, has been detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov told Reuters on Thursday. Zakhvatov said Moskalyov, 54, had been arrested in Minsk, most likely as a result of turning on his mobile …

Belarus arrests Russian separated from daughter over sketch
1 year, 8 months ago

Belarus arrests Russian separated from daughter over sketch

Al Jazeera  

Moskalyov, whose child drew an anti-war picture, was sentenced to jail for discrediting the Russia army but had fled. A Russian father, who was separated from his daughter over a Ukraine-themed school drawing, has been detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest in Russia, Belarusian authorities said. Alexei Moskalyov, a 54-year-old single father from the town of Yefremov south of …

March 28, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news
1 year, 8 months ago

March 28, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

A screengrab of Maria Moskalyov, 12, describing the police search of her home in Russia's Tula region to Activatica, an online portal supporting grassroots activism in the country. A Russian man whose 12-year-old daughter drew an anti-war picture at school has been sentenced to two years in prison by a court in the Tula region for his own anti-war online …

Kidnapped Ukrainian children held for months in brutal camps are freed
1 year, 9 months ago

Kidnapped Ukrainian children held for months in brutal camps are freed

Daily Mail  

A group of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian authorities and held in Kremlin-backed camps for months have been freed and returned home to emotional reunions. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11897141/Freed-Ukrainian-children-kidnapped-Russia-tell-year-long-ordeal.html?ito=msngallery Yesterday's release was praised by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen who announced she would help organize a conference on securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during …

Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol, Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol, Ukraine

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin at what looked like a newly built residential complex during their visit to Mariupol in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine in an image taken from video. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally …

Russia, Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prisoner swap
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia, Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prisoner swap

Firstpost  

Kyiv: Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange on Sunday with a total of 100 soldiers returning to their home countries, CNN reported citing authorities from both nations. In a statement, Yermak said that Ukraine returned the people who were captured in Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Mariupol, Kherson, Kyiv, and other regions, according to CNN. “We returned the people who …

'Putin will be toppled before sentence ends' Russian opposition politician declares as he is jailed
2 years ago

'Putin will be toppled before sentence ends' Russian opposition politician declares as he is jailed

Daily Mail  

A Russian opposition politician today jailed for eight-and-a-half years for criticising the brutal war in Ukraine declared from the court dock that Vladimir Putin would be toppled long before his sentence was completed. Ilya Yashin, 39, who is an ex-boyfriend of Putin's 'goddaughter', was sentenced for spreading 'false information' about Russia's horrific war crimes in Bucha in the highest-profile conviction …

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