Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 664 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 664 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 664th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Fighting Ukraine’s Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the situation on the front line was not at a stalemate, after suggesting last month that it was a possibility. He…

‘Nonsense’: Putin rejects Biden claim that Russia plans to attack NATO | NATO News

‘Nonsense’: Putin rejects Biden claim that Russia plans to attack NATO | NATO News

The Russian president says Moscow has ‘no interest … to fight with NATO countries’. The Russian president has dismissed the United States’s claims that Moscow could attack a NATO country in the future as “complete nonsense”, saying such a conflict would run counter to his country’s interests. Vladimir Putin made…

Has the Ukraine war made Europe politically mature — or more transactional? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Has the Ukraine war made Europe politically mature — or more transactional? | Russia-Ukraine war News

The European Union hailed its next phase of expansion as a political victory this week when leaders invited Ukraine to open membership talks. That invitation, also issued to Moldova, delivered a message to Moscow that the EU would defend the right of former Soviet states to choose a Western orientation….

Kremlin has ‘no information’ on missing Putin critic Alexey Navalny | Prison News

Kremlin has ‘no information’ on missing Putin critic Alexey Navalny | Prison News

Russian opposition figure has been moved from penal colony and lawyers say they haven’t seen him since last week. The Kremlin has said it has “no information” about jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, whose lawyers have not seen him since December 6. Prison authorities moved him from the penal…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 660 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 660 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 660th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, December 15, 2023. Fighting Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 42 drones and six missiles, mostly targeting the southern Odesa region. Air defence systems destroyed most of the Iranian-made Shahed drones but…

IOC’s stance on Russia could ‘bury Olympic movement’, Putin says | Olympics News

IOC’s stance on Russia could ‘bury Olympic movement’, Putin says | Olympics News

Putin remains tight-lipped on Russian athletes’ participation in the 2024 Olympics under the conditions imposed by the IOC. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of trying to bury the Olympic movement by imposing rules on Russian athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Last…

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for agreement with US on prisoner swap but admits ‘it’s not simple’. An American reporter jailed in Russia must stay behind bars into the new year as he awaits trial on espionage charges, a Russian court has ruled. Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent for…

S Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian aircraft enter defence zone | Military News

S Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian aircraft enter defence zone | Military News

Four Russian, two Chinese aircraft crossed into Korea Air Defense Identification Zone over Sea of Japan, South Korea says. South Korea’s military says it has deployed fighter jets in response to Chinese and Russian military planes flying into its air defence zone unannounced. Four Russian and two Chinese aircraft crossed…