Russia sentences former US consulate worker to nearly five years in prison | Courts News

Russia sentences former US consulate worker to nearly five years in prison | Courts News

US had condemned arrest of Robert Shonov, who worked for more than 25 years in the now-shuttered mission in Vladivostok. A court in Russia has sentenced a former United States consulate employee to four years and 10 months in prison for “secret collaboration with a foreign state”, state media reported….

Military interaction with N Korea doesn’t breach int’l law: Russia UN envoy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Military interaction with N Korea doesn’t breach int’l law: Russia UN envoy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia’s military interaction with North Korea does not violate international law, the country’s representative to the United Nations told the UN Security Council, calling reports that North Korean troops were present at the front lines in the war against Ukraine “barefaced lies”. “I would like to underscore that the Russian…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Russia war is being pushed ‘beyond borders’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Russia war is being pushed ‘beyond borders’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine are pushing the almost three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties. Western leaders say North Korea has sent some 10,000 soldiers to help Russia’s military…

Russia’s Putin launches drill of nuclear forces simulating strikes | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia’s Putin launches drill of nuclear forces simulating strikes | Russia-Ukraine war News

The exercise involved Russia’s full nuclear “triad” of ground-, sea- and air-launched missiles Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched an exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike amid soaring tensions with the West over Ukraine. “Given the growing geopolitical tensions and…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 977 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 977 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 977th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, October 29, 2024: Fighting At least four people were killed in Russia’s overnight bombing of Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on the Telegram messaging app. Kharkiv lies about…

Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to join Russian war in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to join Russian war in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

US increases estimated number of North Korean troops sent to Russia amid fears Moscow’s war on Ukraine could expand. An estimated 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to train and fight against Ukraine in “the next several weeks”, the Pentagon has announced, significantly increasing the estimated number…

EU urges probe into Georgia’s vote ‘irregularities’; PM rejects accusations | Elections News

EU urges probe into Georgia’s vote ‘irregularities’; PM rejects accusations | Elections News

The European Union has called for an investigation into election “irregularities” in Georgia’s disputed parliamentary elections, as Pro-Western President Salome Zourabichvili refused to recognise the result that saw the ruling Georgian Dream win the vote. The opposition groups, who have said the election has been stolen, fear the ruling party…