Tag: moscow
G7 incubator for anti-Russian, anti-Chinese ‘hysteria’: Russia
MOSCOW: Russia‘s foreign ministry on Sunday dismissed the G7 summit in Japan’s Hiroshima as a “politicised” event that it said had pumped out anti-Russian and…
WHO to shut specalised Moscow office over Ukraine
COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization’s European office decided to close a specialised WHO office in Moscow and move its functions to Denmark, the health body…
Bakhmut: Ukraine says Russia still pounding Bakhmut, has failed to capture it
KYIV: The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday Russian forces were still attacking the eastern city of Bakhmut, missing a deadline to capture it before the…
Russian forces evacuating town near occupied nuclear plant: Kyiv
KYIV: Russian forces are evacuating residents from the town that serves the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, the Ukrainanian military said on…
Car blast wounds pro-Kremlin writer
MOSCOW: A car explosion wounded pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin on Saturday and killed one other person, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks…
Russia’s Medvedev calls for ‘elimination’ of Zelenskyy after drone attack
Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday in a post on social media that an alleged overnight drone attack on the Kremlin left Moscow with…
Kremlin drone attack: What we know
MOSCOW: Russia said Wednesday it had shot down two drones aimed at Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Kremlin in what it called a Ukrainian assassination…
Russian army replaces logistics commander
MOSCOW: The Russian army on Sunday replaced its highest ranking general in charge of logistics ahead of an expected counter-offensive by Kyiv. The announcement followed…
Russia denies US consular visit to jailed journalist
MOSCOW: Moscow said Thursday it had denied an upcoming consular visit to detained US reporter Evan Gershkovich in retaliation for Washington not issuing visas to…
Analysis: China’s Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end the 14-month-old war. The biggest: Neither Ukraine nor…