Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes as Ukrainian cities are shelled
2 years, 9 months ago

Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes as Ukrainian cities are shelled

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin was on Monday accused of war crimes after the indiscriminate shelling of Ukrainian cities killed potentially dozens of civilians including three children who were “incinerated alive”. The eyes of this child, and crying doctors.” Ukrainian officials said 16 children had been killed in the first four days of fighting, but that number is likely to have risen significantly on Monday after the deadliest attacks on civilians since the start of the invasion. Boris Johnson said the UK will “continue to bring maximum pressure to bear” on Russia as he pledged that Putin would “feel the consequences” of invading Ukraine. On the eve of a trip on Tuesday to Poland and Estonia to meet allies and British troops, Mr Johnson said the Russian president “must fail” after his decision to send troops into the neighbouring country.

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‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks
4 days, 17 hours ago

‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine has raised the stakes with its boldest wartime assassination, killing a high-profile general in Moscow. Kyiv, Ukraine – Igor Kirillov, the 54-year-old general who led Russia’s nuclear protection forces, was assassinated just one day after Ukrainian intelligence accused him of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian servicemen. “And there are many more Russian war criminals on …

What do we know about the bold bombing that killed a senior Russian general in Moscow?
5 days, 19 hours ago

What do we know about the bold bombing that killed a senior Russian general in Moscow?

Hindustan Times  

The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capital. Flowers are attached to the facade of an apartment block in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, where a bomb …

Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine sentenced to more than 5 years in prison
1 month, 1 week ago

Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine sentenced to more than 5 years in prison

CNN  

TALLINN, Estonia Associated Press — A doctor accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted Tuesday of spreading false information about the Russian military and sentenced to 5 and a half years in prison, part of an unrelenting Kremlin crackdown on dissent. A video of the outraged Akinshina complaining about Buyanova was widely publicized, …

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

Associated Press  

Russian authorities are seeking a six-year prison term for a pediatrician accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of one of her patients and his mother, Russian independent news site Mediazona reported on Friday. The case against Dr. Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, is one of hundreds launched against Russians after Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. …

Finland charges a combatant with war crimes allegedly committed in 2014 in Ukraine
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Finland charges a combatant with war crimes allegedly committed in 2014 in Ukraine

The Independent  

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Finnish Prosecutors File Charges Against Russian Combatant in 2014 War Crimes Case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Finnish Prosecutors File Charges Against Russian Combatant in 2014 War Crimes Case

Associated Press  

Finnish prosecutors have filed charges against a Russian combatant, Yan Petrovsky, for alleged war crimes in 2014 in Ukraine. The suspect, who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region, is accused of participating in acts that violate the laws of war, including the killing of 22 Ukrainian soldiers and seriously injuring four others.

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 …

Russian President Vladimir Putin likens Ukraine’s Kursk incursion to school massacre
4 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin likens Ukraine’s Kursk incursion to school massacre

The Hindu  

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday likened Ukraine’s incursion into Russia to the 2004 Beslan school massacre, in which some 330 people died in a hostage seige. “Just as we fought the terrorists, today we have to fight those who are carrying out crimes in the Kursk region,” Putin said, referring to Ukraine’s cross-border offensive that began two weeks ago. The …

Kursk’s damaged Lenin statue is a monument to Putin’s incompetence
4 months, 1 week ago

Kursk’s damaged Lenin statue is a monument to Putin’s incompetence

The Independent  

The statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is still standing in the town square of Sudzha in the Kursk region of Russia – but, rather like the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, the reputation of the Russian army and the political standing of Vladimir Putin, it has had chunks blown out of it by the audacious Ukrainian military incursion. That …

Putin vows ‘retribution’ against those trying to ‘divide’ Russia
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Putin vows ‘retribution’ against those trying to ‘divide’ Russia

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to crush anybody who tries to divide Russian society as he hailed the effectiveness and unwavering loyalty of his country's powerful law enforcement agencies. "Those who try to intimidate people, to split our society, to play on religious or national feelings will never succeed," Putin said in a video message posted by the Kremlin. …

'I'm a father, a President, its difficult to lose kids, so it's, you want to kill Putin': Zelenskyy | VIDEO
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'I'm a father, a President, its difficult to lose kids, so it's, you want to kill Putin': Zelenskyy | VIDEO

India TV News  

Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that children dying in Russian attacks on his country made him want to kill his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Speaking ahead of a NATO summit in Washington, Zelenskyy spoke of his own pain when children died in the Russian war on Ukraine, saying it made him "want to kill Putin at this …

Putin issues his truce demands. Ukraine calls them ‘absurd’
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin issues his truce demands. Ukraine calls them ‘absurd’

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. They also coincided with a meeting of leaders of the Group of 7 leading industrialized nations in Italy, where the U.S. and Ukraine signed …

Putin rains down death on Odessa the same day that brave Sophie makes surprise visit to Ukraine's capital Kyiv 295 miles away
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin rains down death on Odessa the same day that brave Sophie makes surprise visit to Ukraine's capital Kyiv 295 miles away

Daily Mail  

A Russian missile attack on an educational institution in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa on Monday killed four people and injured 28, Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said on the Telegram messaging app. A turreted Gothic-style building known locally as the ' Harry Potter Castle', part of the Odessa Law Academy, was seen in flames after the strike A Russian …

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people
8 months ago

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people

Live Mint  

Two years after he launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, things are going Vladimir Putin’s way. “Putin’s choice reflects a view that Russia can only address its non-competitiveness by changing the world around Russia, and most critically, by changing the European security system,” Mr Covington wrote in 2015. “The true elite,” Mr Putin said, “should be formed …

Russian massacre suspects’ homeland is plagued by poverty and religious strife
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Russian massacre suspects’ homeland is plagued by poverty and religious strife

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by authorities as citizens of Tajikistan, some of the thousands who migrate to Russia each year from the poorest of the former Soviet republics to scrape out marginal existences. The militants claiming responsibility for the Moscow massacre that killed 139 people — a …

Putin vows retribution on concert hall attacks, as death toll climbs to 133
9 months ago

Putin vows retribution on concert hall attacks, as death toll climbs to 133

New Indian Express  

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish those behind a "barbaric terrorist attack" on a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133, saying Russia had arrested four gunmen who were trying to flee to Ukraine. Kyiv has strongly denied any connection, and Putin made no reference to claims of responsibility by the Islamic State in his …

Russian President Vladimir Putin breaks silence on rival Navalny's death in prison: ‘It happens…’
9 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin breaks silence on rival Navalny's death in prison: ‘It happens…’

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday that he supported an idea to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died. Russian President Vladimir Putin In his first comments to address Navalny’s death, Putin said of the dissident’s demise: “It happens. Putin said Monday, also without offering any …

Vladimir Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order
9 months, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order

New Indian Express  

WARSAW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West that is almost certain to guarantee a fifth term in office on Sunday. Ever since the previously little-known KGB agent became president on New Year's Eve 1999, he has consolidated power by bringing oligarchs to heel, banning …

International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure
9 months, 2 weeks ago

International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine that judges said happened “pursuant to a state policy.” It’s only the second time the global court has publicly announced arrest warrants linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine. “During this time frame, …

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Mr. Putin noted that while accusing Russia of plans to attack NATO allies in Europe, Western allies were “selecting targets for striking …

Vladimir Putin could target UK again with novichok-style attack, warns Grant Shapps
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin could target UK again with novichok-style attack, warns Grant Shapps

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. Read our privacy policy Vladimir Putin could target the …

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people
10 months ago

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people

Hindustan Times  

TWO YEARS after he launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, things are going Vladimir Putin’s way. In December an “almost naked” party of Russian celebrities and socialites in a private nightclub drew Mr Putin’s outrage and turned into a public shaming. “The true elite”, Mr Putin said, “should be formed from participants in the special military operation, …

‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin
10 months ago

‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin says widow Yulia’s accusations that Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent are ‘unfounded and vulgar’. Let me finally see my son,” said Lyudmila Navalnaya in a video message on Tuesday, making her plea as the Kremlin denied any involvement in the death of Navalny on February 16 while serving a sentence at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony above …

Putin snarls that Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia - as his forces rain down death on cities in east of the country
10 months ago

Putin snarls that Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia - as his forces rain down death on cities in east of the country

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin has snarled that the Ukraine war is a 'matter of life and death' for Russia that could determine its fate as his forces rain down death on cities in the east of the country. This comes as Russian forces shelled and fired missiles at a series of cities in eastern Ukraine yesterday, killing at least three people and …

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
10 months ago

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

Associated Press  

Over 300 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Sunday that he wouldn’t “jump to conclusions” over Navalny’s death. Many lit candles and placed flowers next to a memorial portrait of Navalny, …

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison
10 months, 1 week ago

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison

New Indian Express  

TALLINN: World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the reported death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government. U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington does not know exactly what happened, “but there is no doubt that the death of Navalny was a consequence of something Putin and his thugs …

Vladimir Putin says Russia invading Poland or Latvia is 'out of the question' as World War III would 'bring all humanity to brink of destruction' - but insists military defeat for his troops in Ukrain
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin says Russia invading Poland or Latvia is 'out of the question' as World War III would 'bring all humanity to brink of destruction' - but insists military defeat for his troops in Ukrain

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin played down fears of World War Three last night by claiming the prospect of Russia invading Poland or Latvia was 'out of the question'. Putin made the comments in an interview with controversial American talk show host Tucker Carlson, his first with a Western journalist since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago on February 24, …

Putin vows to make military gains in Ukraine as he meets with his campaign staff
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin vows to make military gains in Ukraine as he meets with his campaign staff

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin vowed Wednesday to push back Ukrainian forces to reduce the threat of attacks on Russian territory as he met with activists running his campaign ahead of the March presidential election that he’s all but certain to win. Asked about plans for the military campaign in Ukraine, Putin said the line of contact needs to be …

Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW’s plane and pledges to make investigation public
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW’s plane and pledges to make investigation public

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Friday to make public the findings of Moscow’s investigation into the crash of a transport plane that he alleged Kyiv’s forces shot down despite having been informed that Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board. In his first public remarks on Wednesday’s crash, Putin repeated previous comments by Russian officials that “everything was planned” for …

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 27 years in prison for a cafe blast that killed a prominent pro-war blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded. In a separate proceeding, a Moscow court convicted a former leader of separatist rebels in Ukraine who called President Vladimir Putin a coward …

Two killed as Russia pounds Ukrainian cities with missiles following Putin's pledge for revenge
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Two killed as Russia pounds Ukrainian cities with missiles following Putin's pledge for revenge

India TV News  

Russia pounded Ukraine's capital Kyiv and Kharkiv areas with heavy missile attacks on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to avenge a suspected Ukrainian attack in Belgorod that killed 24, as claimed by Moscow. "Explosions in the capital," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram app, after Ukraine's air force said that it …

'Crime will not go unpunished...': Putin as Ukraine unleashes 'biggest' attack on Russia since war I VIDEO
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Crime will not go unpunished...': Putin as Ukraine unleashes 'biggest' attack on Russia since war I VIDEO

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: A day after Russian forces killed at least 41 civilians in Ukraine, 21 people were killed reportedly in a retaliatory step by Kyiv on Saturday. A further 110 people were wounded in the strike, said regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, making it one of the deadliest attacks on Russian soil since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine 22 …

Putin propagandist who called for Ukrainian children to be drowned is 'seriously ill' in hospital 'after being poisoned'
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Putin propagandist who called for Ukrainian children to be drowned is 'seriously ill' in hospital 'after being poisoned'

Daily Mail  

A leading Putin propagandist who called for Ukrainian children to be drowned is 'seriously ill' after being poisoned, according to Ukrainian military intelligence. Krasovsky caused revulsion in October 2022 with his genocidal diatribe, saying Ukrainian children who saw Russians as occupiers under the Soviet Union should have been 'thrown in the Tysyna River with a strong current'. The star TV …

The truth about Putin’s shootdown
1 year ago

The truth about Putin’s shootdown

The Economist  

Christmas Specials | Missiles and lies The truth about Putin’s shootdown Investigating MH17, the crime that presaged the war in Ukraine This article includes audio interviews, T he fields of Hrabove bloom yellow in the summertime. The path of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 Moscow Amsterdam POLAND BELARUS RUSSIA GERMANY Kyiv UKRAINE Donetsk HUNGARY ITALY ROMANIA Crimea SERBIA BULGARIA TURKEY Source: …

Russia Ukraine War: Ex-Russian soldiers to testify against Russia on war crimes
1 year ago

Russia Ukraine War: Ex-Russian soldiers to testify against Russia on war crimes

Firstpost  

Salikov told Dutch television program EenVandaag in an interview broadcast on Monday that he was ready to fully cooperate with the ICC and had personally witnessed “cruelties against civilians” A legal source Netherlands told Reuters on Tuesday that a former Russian soldier has applied for asylum in the country and plans to testify before the International Criminal Court regarding war …

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Monday launched a criminal investigation into military officers who organized a troop-honoring ceremony that was hit by a Russian missile strike, killing 19 soldiers in one of the deadliest single attacks reported by Ukrainian forces. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lamented the deaths of the men of the 128th Separate Mountain-Assault Brigade of Zakarpattia as a “tragedy …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 3 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 3 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

The Independent  

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Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lawyers for Ukraine told the United Nations’ top court Tuesday that Russia bankrolled a “campaign of intimidation and terror” by rebels in eastern Ukraine starting in 2014 and sought to replace Crimea’s multiethnic community with “discriminatory Russian nationalism” after its occupation and annexation of the region. The claims came at hearings at the International Court of …

Russian forces say they thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops
1 year, 6 months ago

Russian forces say they thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops

India Today  

Russia said on Monday that its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops. Russia's defence ministry said Ukraine had attacked with six mechanised and two tank battalions in southern Donetsk, where Moscow has long suspected Ukraine would seek to drive a …

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian court gave a two-year suspended sentence Thursday to …

Russian President Vladimir Putin operating from bunker after 'attack on Kremlin', here's what we know so far
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin operating from bunker after 'attack on Kremlin', here's what we know so far

India TV News  

Assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin: Hours after Russia accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been shifted to a bunker at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo near Moscow, Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told news agency RIA Novosti. What we know so far: The Kremlin claimed that it had shot down two Ukrainian drones and accused Kyiv of …

Russia claims Ukraine attempted Vladimir Putin's assassination, Kyiv denies
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia claims Ukraine attempted Vladimir Putin's assassination, Kyiv denies

India TV News  

The Kremlin claimed that it had shot down two Ukrainian drones and accused Kyiv of attempting to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, reported news agency AP. the devices were put out of action," the Kremlin said in a statement, calling the operation "a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian …

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempt to kill Putin with drones
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempt to kill Putin with drones

Al Jazeera  

Officials in Moscow rage after alleged Ukrainian attack on the Kremlin, but Kyiv denies responsibility. “The Kremlin has assessed these actions as a planned terrorist act and an assassination attempt on the president on the eve of Victory Day, the May 9 Parade,” state news outlet RIA reported, adding that Putin had not changed his schedule and was working at …

Moscow ‘deliberately’ repopulating Ukraine with Russians? Vladimir Putin's plan
1 year, 7 months ago

Moscow ‘deliberately’ repopulating Ukraine with Russians? Vladimir Putin's plan

Hindustan Times  

Russia continues a "deliberate depopulation campaign" in occupied areas of Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War reported. The American thinktank noted Ukraine's deputy defence minister Hanna Malyar said that Russia was "trying to change the ethnic composition of Ukraine" by conducting a large-scale resettlement. "Russia may hope to import Russians to fill depopulated areas of Ukraine in order …

Kremlin dismisses Putin body double rumours as ‘lies’
1 year, 7 months ago

Kremlin dismisses Putin body double rumours as ‘lies’

Al Jazeera  

The Kremlin has rejected rumours that President Vladimir Putin has lookalike body doubles who stand in for the 70-year-old leader and that he spends much of his time shielding in a nuclear bunker. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov listed what he said were fabrications about Russia in a speech that touched on the country’s history since the 1991 fall of the …

Ukraine’s top prosecutor speaks of ‘evil’ Russian atrocities
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine’s top prosecutor speaks of ‘evil’ Russian atrocities

LA Times  

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin listens before testifying Wednesday at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. Russia’s invading forces are deliberately using rape, torture and kidnapping to try to sow terror among civilians in Ukraine, the top prosecutor in Ukraine told U.S. lawmakers in graphic testimony Wednesday. Prosecutor General Andriy …

'Ukraine, allies brainwashing young Russians to become terrorists'
1 year, 8 months ago

'Ukraine, allies brainwashing young Russians to become terrorists'

Firstpost  

Bortnikov claims Russia has stopped 118 terrorist attacks from being planned by young people and kids since February 2022, when Moscow began its offensive against Ukraine Moscow: The chief of Russia’s Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, claimed on Tuesday that Western and Ukrainian intelligence agencies are attempting to brainwash the minds of young Russians to turn them into terrorist against …

Column: Putin’s war on Ukraine is in the sinister tradition of the Russian war machine
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Putin’s war on Ukraine is in the sinister tradition of the Russian war machine

LA Times  

Ukrainian servicemen try to find undamaged shells in a burned-out ammunition depot that was destroyed after a Russian attack near Kostiantynivka, Ukraine. But if you listen to a lot of the debate over Ukraine, you might be forgiven for thinking Putin’s invasion was just a bad mistake, badly implemented by an otherwise serious country. Putin has built on the Soviet …

Russian charged with war crimes: Ukrainian children can go home
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian charged with war crimes: Ukrainian children can go home

LA Times  

Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, in February. Russia, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council this month, called Wednesday’s meeting to counter what it claims is disinformation about the Ukrainian children. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia opened the meeting saying its aim was “to …

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