Putin's invasion was a 'terrible mistake': Russian prisoners of war voice shame about conflict
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin's invasion was a 'terrible mistake': Russian prisoners of war voice shame about conflict

India Today  

Captured Russian soldiers have described hearing their own air force bombing schools, hospitals and kindergartens in Ukraine, as they admitted Vladimir Putin's barbaric invasion was a 'terrible mistake'. READ | Sanctions-savaged Russia teeters on brink of historic default YOU CANNOT FORGIVE SUCH THINGS Slamming the Russian govt, Maxim said, "It's not just about demilitarising Ukraine or the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but now cities of peaceful civilians are being destroyed. READ | US Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal EVERYONE WANTS PEACE A captured reconnaissance officer named Vladimir stated that he wishes to tell Putin that terrorist acts in Ukraine must cease. READ | Top UN court likely to deliver verdict on Russia's invasion of Ukraine today LAST MINUTE ORDERS Russian officers claimed they were given combat orders the day before Putin declared the invasion.

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‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks
4 days, 3 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 …

Watch live: Putin takes questions from Russian people in end-of-year phone-in
4 days, 17 hours ago

Watch live: Putin takes questions from Russian people in end-of-year phone-in

The Independent  

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Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed
6 days, 7 hours ago

Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed

Firstpost  

A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind. Image- AFP Russia on Tuesday criticised Ukraine’s allies over what it called insufficient reactions to the assassination in Moscow of the …

Ukraine’s scooter bomb assassination could change the war… but not for the reasons you might think
6 days, 11 hours ago

Ukraine’s scooter bomb assassination could change the war… but not for the reasons you might think

The Independent  

As Sarajevo in 1914 showed, assassinations can trigger wars. In the past week, Ukrainian agents have killed a key Russian missile designer, Mikhail Shatsky, as well as Vladimir Putin’s chemical weapons chief, lieutenant general Igor Kirillov. In 1942, British intelligence parachuted Czech and Slovak agents into their Nazi-occupied homeland to kill Reinhard Heydrich – a key architect of the “final …

Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home
6 days, 14 hours ago

Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home

Daily Mail  

This is the moment a bomb killed one of Vladimir Putin's top generals who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

The Independent  

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Putin praises ‘real man’ Donald Trump but warns ‘even now he’s not safe’: reports
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Putin praises ‘real man’ Donald Trump but warns ‘even now he’s not safe’: reports

Raw Story  

Russian President Vladimir Putin is praising Donald Trump as a "real man," and “clever and experienced,” while issuing what has been described as a "bizarre" warning that the American President-elect is "not safe." Putin said that what struck him "the most is not that Donald Trump was faced with uncivilized means—including assassination attempts—more than once," according to a translation from …

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit

NPR  

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit toggle caption Ramil Sitdikov/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin made a series of military threats towards Ukraine and reiterated earlier statements that the United States and other European allies now have "direct involvement" in Ukraine's conflict with Russia during a press conference in the Kazakhstan capital city, Astana. …

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report
1 month ago

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report

Firstpost  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-elect Donald Trump only if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abandons ambitions of his country joining Nato Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon …

Donald Trump calls Russia’s Vladimir Putin, urges him not to escalate war in Ukraine: report
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump calls Russia’s Vladimir Putin, urges him not to escalate war in Ukraine: report

The Hindu  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post reported Sunday. They said he also expressed an interest in further conversations to discuss “the resolution of Ukraine’s war soon.” Mr. Trump’s election is seen as carrying the potential to upend the almost three-year Ukraine conflict, …

Russia suffer highest daily frontline casualties since start of war, says UK army chief
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia suffer highest daily frontline casualties since start of war, says UK army chief

The Independent  

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Putin Warns West: 'I Hope They Heard Me'
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Putin Warns West: 'I Hope They Heard Me'

Firstpost  

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern that the West would not heed his warning about the dangers of allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russia. He specifically mentioned the need for space intelligence, which Ukraine does not possess, to operate these missiles effectively. Putin's warning comes as the West weighs its response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with …

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk
2 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

LA Times  

In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, a Russian sniper, in an undisclosed location, fires toward Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. DeepState, a …

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West

LA Times  

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including within the United Nations. Three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin aired a shift in his country’s nuclear doctrine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …

Deserting Russians are being killed by their own snipers and wounded troops are no longer being evacuated because so many are injuring themselves to avoid fighting, 'intercepted messages reveal'
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Deserting Russians are being killed by their own snipers and wounded troops are no longer being evacuated because so many are injuring themselves to avoid fighting, 'intercepted messages reveal'

Daily Mail  

Russian soldiers wearied by fighting for Vladimir Putin are being shot at by their own snipers, while others are deliberately injuring themselves to leave the battlefield, one disillusioned fighter has revealed. His thoughts were conveyed in an intercepted message provided to I Want To Live, a project set up in 2022 by Ukraine's military intelligence, which helps Russian soldiers safely …

Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace

The Independent  

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U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return
3 months ago

U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the beginning of the active phase of the Ocean-2024 naval drills in the Kremlin in Moscow on Sept. 10. A U.N.-backed human rights expert monitoring President Vladimir Putin’s Russia decried increased violence in the country caused by former prisoners who have their sentences shortened or pardoned to fight in Ukraine and then return …

Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story contains images and descriptions of violence that are graphic. Video obtained exclusively by CNN, filmed during fighting late August near the embattled city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, shows an apparent execution by Russian troops of three surrendering Ukrainians, after their trench was overrun. Ukrainian prosecutors said Friday they were now investigating “the possible execution of …

Russian strike kills at least 51 in Poltava, Ukraine, in one of deadliest attacks of war
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian strike kills at least 51 in Poltava, Ukraine, in one of deadliest attacks of war

The Independent  

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After Ukraine's incursion into Russia, the world gets a glimpse of life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain
3 months, 2 weeks ago

After Ukraine's incursion into Russia, the world gets a glimpse of life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain

ABC  

In the back of an armoured combat truck, the drive towards the border is rough, hot and noisy. But after Ukraine's audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region, its military leads us into the enemy territory it holds, at least for now. "When we talk to them, they say that they do not know what has been happening in Ukraine for …

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 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 …

Ukraine's lightning offensive into Russia has left Putin's forces in 'disarray', says the Ministry of Defence
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine's lightning offensive into Russia has left Putin's forces in 'disarray', says the Ministry of Defence

Daily Mail  

Ukraine's advance into Russia has left Vladimir Putin's border defences in 'disarray', the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. Pictured: Ukrainian snipers and infantry from the 22nd Brigade intensify training near the Northern border with Russia in Ukraine on August 10 A Russian soldier fires a Rapira anti-tank gun, in the border area of Kursk region British Challenger 2 tanks are …

The Ukraine incursion has called Putin’s bluff – and rightly damaged his reputation
4 months, 1 week ago

The Ukraine incursion has called Putin’s bluff – and rightly damaged his reputation

The Independent  

Even in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, there is only so much that can be done to suppress bad news. The surprise Ukrainian incursion into Russian sovereign territory has proved far more significant and sustainable than any previous opportunistic minor raids, and has humiliated the Kremlin and President Putin personally. As Volodymyr Zelensky puts it, “Russia brought war to others, and now …

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack
4 months, 1 week ago

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack

ABC  

Standing in a car park after escaping with their lives, a group of stunned villagers delivered their message to Vladimir Putin. In a report that aired on Channel One Russia this week, military correspondent Semyon Pegov gave viewers the thumbs-up and said the mood among troops was "positive". On Monday, Putin said Zelenskyy's military, "with the help of its Western …

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated

Live Mint  

Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, Russian President Vladimir Putin was told. Putin said the Defense Ministry’s main task was to “drive out the enemy from our territories and, together with the Border Service, ensure reliable protection of the state border.” …

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has broken the government’s silence on it by indirectly acknowledging the ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.” Zelenskyy’s comment came in his nightly address late Saturday. But Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday …

Ukraine’s president indirectly acknowledges daring military incursion onto Russian soil
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s president indirectly acknowledges daring military incursion onto Russian soil

LA Times  

Residents of an apartment building damaged after shelling from the Ukrainian side leave the area Sunday in Kursk, Russia. Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has broken the government’s silence on it by indirectly acknowledging the ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.” Zelensky’s comment …

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called
4 months, 1 week ago

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called

The Independent  

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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. …

‘It’s a mistake’: Zelenskyy says he can ‘forget’ Biden’s Putin mix-up
5 months, 1 week ago

‘It’s a mistake’: Zelenskyy says he can ‘forget’ Biden’s Putin mix-up

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian leader brushes off US president’s mistaken reference to him as ‘President Putin’ as he meets Ireland’s Harris. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has played down US President Joe Biden’s recent gaffe at a NATO summit where he introduced the Ukrainian leader as Russian “President Putin”, saying it was a “mistake” that could now be forgotten. Though Biden quickly corrected himself, exclaiming that …

Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began 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 Seven leading industrialized nations in Italy and after the U.S. and Ukraine …

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 …

Ukraine-Russia war: Putin promises 'immediate' ceasefire if Ukraine drops Nato bid
6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Putin promises 'immediate' ceasefire if Ukraine drops Nato bid

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire offer cannot be trusted, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, has said. The Russian president said in a speech earlier on Friday that Russia would end the war in Ukraine if Kyiv agreed to drop its Nato ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow. “He will not stop,” Mr Zelensky said, likening Putin’s …

Russia troops accused of ‘executing’ surrendering Ukraine soldiers: Report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia troops accused of ‘executing’ surrendering Ukraine soldiers: Report

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch investigates ‘apparent summary executions’ and says actions could amount to war crimes. Russian forces appear to have executed Ukrainian soldiers as they attempted to surrender or had already surrendered since December 2023, an international rights group has said in a new report. “The summary execution – or murder – of surrendering and injured Ukrainian soldiers, gunned down …

Ranting Putin propagandist urges Russia to 'wipe out' the UK on TV
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ranting Putin propagandist urges Russia to 'wipe out' the UK on TV

Daily Mail  

A Putin propagandist has told Russia to 'wipe out' the UK in a TV rant taking aim at Grant Shapps and Rishi Sunak over their support for Ukraine. Hardliner Buzhinsky, a former Russian defence ministry senior official, declared on a mainstream TV show: 'To say that they are not at war until they kill our soldiers directly - they do.' …

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister reveals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister reveals

Daily Mail  

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine just over two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister has revealed. Tory minister Leo Docherty added in response to a question posed by Labour MP John Healey that 'tens of thousand more have already deserted since the start of the conflict', though …

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 …

‘I want to make up for mistakes’: The Russian POWs fighting for Ukraine
8 months ago

‘I want to make up for mistakes’: The Russian POWs fighting for Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russian prisoners of war have been recruited to fight for anti-Kremlin militias that say they are aiding Ukraine’s war effort. “At some point, I understood that what they were telling us in Russia was a complete lie.” Vlad said he initially had no plans to join the Russian army. At the time, Yulia Gorbunova, a researcher on Ukraine at Human …

Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing Putin’s war in Ukraine but have nowhere to go
8 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing Putin’s war in Ukraine but have nowhere to go

The Independent  

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Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge
8 months, 1 week ago

Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge

Associated Press  

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — If the choice was death or a bullet to the leg, Yevgeny would take the bullet. “We don’t know what tomorrow will bring,” said his lawyer, Artur Alkhastov, who works with the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law in Astana. “In Kazakhstan, politics is higher than the law... Everything can change.” In July, …

‘Will Take No Prisoners…’: Putin Aide Warns Against NATO Fighters’ Involvement In Ukraine War
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Will Take No Prisoners…’: Putin Aide Warns Against NATO Fighters’ Involvement In Ukraine War

Hindustan Times  

‘Will Take No Prisoners…’: Putin Aide Warns Against NATO Fighters’ Involvement In Ukraine War The Russian Security Council's deputy chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, issued a chilling threat to the US-led NATO bloc if they deploy troops in Ukraine. Watch INTERNATIONAL NEWS #dmitrymedvedev #putin #nato #ukraine #natotroops #natosoldiers #usledbloc #westernmilitarybloc #medvedev #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelensky #zelensky #russiaukrainewar #natotroopsinukraine #prisoners #bounty #kill #highestreward #macron #italy …

Putin calls for improved approach to migration
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin calls for improved approach to migration

China Daily  

By REN QI in Moscow | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-04-04 08:56 FILE PHOTO: Ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in Russia attend a flowers laying ceremony at the memorial for the victims of the attack at Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, Russia, March 30, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a new approach …

Putin hints at Ukrainian involvement in Moscow concert hall attack as Russia arrests alleged gunmen
9 months ago

Putin hints at Ukrainian involvement in Moscow concert hall attack as Russia arrests alleged gunmen

ABC  

In short: The Kremlin says Russia has arrested four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting at a concert hall that killed at least 133 people. Russia has arrested 11 people, including four suspected gunmen, in connection with a shooting rampage that killed at least 133 people in a concert hall near Moscow, according to the Kremlin. "All four direct …

Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin
9 months, 1 week ago

Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin

Associated Press  

Ukraine fired at least eight missiles at Russia’s Belgorod border region, killing two people and wounding 12, local officials said Thursday, as Kyiv’s forces apparently kept up efforts to rattle the Kremlin on the eve of Russia’s presidential election that is taking place amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent. “To say nothing of being able to control every aspect of …

Anti-Putin paramilitaries claim incursion into Russia from Ukraine
9 months, 1 week ago

Anti-Putin paramilitaries claim incursion into Russia from Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s military intelligence says anti-Putin Russian volunteer militias are not acting under orders from Kyiv. The cross-border raids, which Russia’s defence ministry said were thwarted, took place as Kyiv launched dozens of drones and rockets in Russia in its largest attack since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Ilya Ponomarev, a former member of the Russian …

How Putin’s crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Putin’s crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power

LA Times  

Police detain a man trying to lay flowers to honor the late activist Alexei Navalny at a monument in St. Petersburg, Russia. “Russia is no longer an authoritarian state — it is a totalitarian state,” said Oleg Orlov, co-chair of Memorial, the Russian human rights group focused on political repression. “All these repressions are aimed at suppressing any independent expression …

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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Putin says West risks nuclear war if NATO sends troops to Ukraine
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin says West risks nuclear war if NATO sends troops to Ukraine

Raw Story  

President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. Putin, who was speaking ahead of a March 15-17 presidential election when he is certain to be re-elected for another …

Vladimir Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets

ABC  

President Vladimir Putin has told Western countries they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. He prefaced his nuclear warning with a specific reference to an idea, floated by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, of European NATO members sending ground troops …

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