Georgia’s president vetoes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill | Protests News

Georgia’s president vetoes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill | Protests News

President Salome Zourabichvili says the law is ‘Russian in its essence’, but parliament is expected to overturn veto. Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed the “foreign influence” bill that has sparked unprecedented protests in the country and warnings from Brussels that the measure would undermine Tbilisi’s European Union aspirations. But…

Zelenskyy warns Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be ‘first wave’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy warns Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be ‘first wave’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

President says Ukraine has a quarter of air defences required to hold front line as Russia advances along northeastern border. Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern border region of Kharkiv may just be the “first wave” in a wider assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned as he appealed to allies…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 813 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 813 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 813th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, May 17, 2024. Fighting Visiting Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the situation in the northeast was “extremely difficult” but “under control” after the military partially halted a Russian advance, most notably…

Russia to expel UK defence attache in a tit-for-tat move | News

Russia to expel UK defence attache in a tit-for-tat move | News

Moscow declares A. T. Coghill persona non grata in response to London expelling Russian defence attache over espionage allegations. Russia has declared The United Kingdom’s defence attache persona non grata and gave the diplomat a week to leave the country in response to London expelling the Russian defence attache earlier…

‘Old friend’ Putin arrives in China for state visit, summit with Xi Jinping | Politics News

‘Old friend’ Putin arrives in China for state visit, summit with Xi Jinping | Politics News

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for a two-day state visit, as the two countries look to further deepen a relationship that has grown closer since Moscow invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. The visit comes days after Russia launched a new offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 812 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 812 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 812th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Fighting Intense fighting raged in Vovchansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region about 5km (3 miles) from the border with Russia. Oleksiy Kharkivskyi, the town’s police chief, said the situation…

‘Genuine desire’: Putin backs China peace plan to end Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

‘Genuine desire’: Putin backs China peace plan to end Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Isolated Putin is to meet Xi to rally support for war, but cautious China is wary of punitive measures from the West. President Vladimir Putin has signalled approval of China’s plan as a “genuine desire” to end the war in Ukraine as he travels to Beijing to shore up support…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 811 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 811 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 811th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Fighting At least 20 people were injured in northeastern Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, after Russia struck residential areas, including a high-rise apartment block, with guided bombs and artillery shells….

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 810 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 810 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 810th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Fighting Russia has widened its ground assault on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, attacking new areas to try and expand the front and “stretch” Ukraine’s forces, according to regional governor…