Russia

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know this weekend

Here are some of the latest developments on Russia's war against Ukraine this weekend.

24 September 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today

Ukraine war: Russian coercion in ‘sham’ referenda, Berlusconi defends Putin, Moscow accused of war crimes in investigation

23 September 2022

Europe News

5 EU countries call for sanctions on Gazprombank and Russian diamonds

In a joint paper, Poland, Ireland and the three Baltic countries propose a ban on Kaspersky software and the sale of real estate.

23 September 2022

Europe News

Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, say UN investigators

A group of UN experts investigating human rights violations in Ukraine said on Friday that they had turned up evidence of war crimes.

23 September 2022

Russia

Kremlin spokesman's son refuses to join Russian army in prank call

Nikolai Peskov told the pranksters that "it is not quite right" for him to be enlisted.

23 September 2022

Europe News

Hungarian minister defies EU 'understanding' and meets Russia's Lavrov

Peter Szijjártó said there cannot be peace without negotiations and dialogue but Brussels had earlier said it "doesn't make much sense" to meet Russian officials following Vladimir Putin's latest announcements.

23 September 2022

Russia

'War has entered every Russian home,' claims Ukraine's president

"Now, due to mobilisation, for most Russian citizens, Russia's war against Ukraine is not something on TV or the internet but something that has entered every Russian home."

23 September 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today

Here's our latest round-up of what's happening in Ukraine.

22 September 2022

Europe News

EU to prepare new sanctions against Russia following Putin's speech

The European Commission president said the penalties will focus on "civilian technology as Russia moves to a full war economy."

22 September 2022

North Korea

North Korea denies exporting arms to Russia amid Ukraine war

The North Korean statement came weeks after the Kremlin described the US intelligence finding of Pyongyang arranging to sell domestically produced weapons such as small arms and artillery shells to Moscow as “fake”.

22 September 2022

Russia

Hundreds arrested after Putin's troops call-up order sparks protests

More than 1,200 people have been arrested by riot police as they demonstrated against a new call to mobilise 300,000 troops for the Ukraine war.

21 September 2022

USA

Ukraine war: Russia has violated 1945 UN charter, says Joe Biden

The US President stopped short of saying that Russia should be ousted as a member of the UN Security Council.

21 September 2022

Europe News

EU agency & ICC issue advice on collecting evidence of war atrocities

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor and European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust have launched a set of guidelines for nongovernmental organisations collecting evidence of atrocities in Ukraine and elsewhere around the world.

21 September 2022

Travel News

Flights from Moscow sell out as Russians try to escape conscription

On Wednesday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country’s military would ‘partially mobilise’ military reservists in Ukraine. Flights out of Moscow have nearly sold out.

21 September 2022

Germany

German government nationalises Uniper to secure energy supply

Berlin has announced a deal to inject 8 billion euros into the country's biggest importer of Russian gas, nationalising Uniper in a move to control its energy supply.

21 September 2022

Russia

Serbia flights 'cost €9k on black market' after reservists call-up

That's according to Serbia president Aleksandar Vucic.

21 September 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today

Here's our latest round-up of what's happening in Ukraine.

21 September 2022

Russia

Putin declares partial mobilisation to bolster Ukraine war effort

In a speech expected to be aired the night before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday morning the mobilisation will affect reserves and those who have served in the Russian forces in the past.

21 September 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Putin praises separatist Bosnian Serb leader during his Kremlin visit

In a rare trip by a representative of a European country to Moscow, Milorad Dodik supported the Kremlin's war in Ukraine on Monday, telling Russian state-owned agency TASS that Russia "was forced to retaliate".

20 September 2022

Ukraine

World leaders slam Moscow-controlled areas' plans to join Russia

Leaders of France, Germany and the US criticised Kremlin's hastily-made plans to hold "referendums", thought to be a response to the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive to liberate its eastern and southern parts, currently under Russian control.

20 September 2022