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Ukraine recaptures village as Russian forces fire on fleeing civilians

Ukraine's military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy confirms counteroffensive actions taking place in Ukraine

Ukrainian President says mood is positive but doesn't give details on military operations

Ukraine

Vladimir Putin confirms Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun

Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted Friday that Ukrainian troops have started a long-expected counteroffensive and were suffering “significant” losses. His comments came just hours after a string of drone strikes inside Russian territory.

Belarus

Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month

Putin announced the planned deployment of short-range nuclear weapons in Belarus earlier this year in a move widely seen as a warning to the West as it stepped up military support for Ukraine.

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Russia

Euroviews. Why aren’t there any mass protests against Putin in Russia?

The answer is obvious: maybe Putin’s machinery isn’t that good at breaking Ukraine’s defences, but it is incredibly competent at cracking the skulls of Russian opposition activists, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

Culture news

'White Lotus' actor fears for cast safety over new play about Putin

'Patriots' has opened in the London West End to tell the tale of Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch who helped put Vladimir Putin in power.

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Motorway billboards in South Africa urge Ramaphosa to arrest Putin

Motorist along CENTURION, GAUTENG Centurion, Gauteng in South Africa were in for a shock when they drove by billboards in urging Ramaphosa to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia

Russian opposition figure calls on electorate to replace Putin

Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of Putin and a representative in the Moscow municipal assembly, made the remarks on state-backed TV.

South Africa

South Africa grants Putin immunity despite international warrant

Russia's president was granted diplomatic immunity to attend a BRICS summit in August, despite being wanted for his involvement in alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Europe News

A ceasefire in Ukraine would lead to 'frozen conflict': von der Leyen

The European Commission president suggested a group of "like-minded states" provide security guarantees to Ukraine.

Russia

Wagner boss denies coup accusations - ISW

Yevgeny Prigozhin argued his mercenary force does not have the personnel needed to topple the Kremlin.

Ukraine

Kremlin blames Kyiv for Moscow drone strike and other news

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

World News

Fate of Belarus and Ukraine intertwined, says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

The Belarussian opposition leader will take part in a conference on Central and Eastern Europe's security in Bratislava. She is calling on the EU to maintain sanctions on Belarus and has said the course of the war in Ukraine and her country's fate were linked.

Ukraine

Russian strike on Ukrainian clinic leaves one dead and 23 injured

Children are among the wounded after a Russian missile hit a clinic in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, authorities report.

Russia

Support for Russia plummets in post-Soviet states

Approval of Russia has plunged in neighbouring countries, who are wary of a bullish Moscow which has lost its traditional role as a regional power broker.

France

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen denies ties with Russia

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has called a parliamentary inquiry looking into possible links between her National Rally party and Russia a 'witch hunt.'

Ukraine

Russia proceeds with moving nukes to Belarus and other news

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Russia

Wagner group chief acknowledges skills of Ukrainian army

Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted in an interview that Ukrainian forces "have high levels of organisation, training and intelligence," and that Wagner had lost 20,000 men in Bakhmut.

Russia

Why are disgraced Americans spouting pro-Putin propaganda in Russia?

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter is touring Russian cities and claiming Ukraine will lose the war. Why do he and other disgraced Americans insist on defending Putin's rhetoric?

Russia

Euroviews. Wagner's Prigozhin is the inevitable product of Putin's Russia

It is clear that Prigozhin’s ambitions cannot be curtailed, as he is the type of character who lives for times like these — bloody and chaotic, Aleksandar Đokić writes.