As Moscow showcased its military strength during a massive parade commemorating the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945, President Vladimir Putin defended Russia’s war in Ukraine as vital to safeguard the “Motherland.” While Putin delivered his Victory Day speech, fierce conflicts raged in eastern Ukraine, and intercontinental ballistic missilesRead More →

After the Kremlin shut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, the European Union told Russia on Wednesday that it would not bow to “blackmail” over its backing for Kyiv. Following discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian PresidentRead More →

On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the Ukraine war’s biggest battle, declaring the port of Mariupol “liberated” after nearly two months of siege, despite hundreds of defenders still holding out inside a massive steel works. Putin said in a televised meeting with his defence minister inside the KremlinRead More →

Russia’s Black Sea flagship sank Thursday after being engulfed in an inferno sparked by a missile strike, according to Ukraine, as the Kremlin complained that Kyiv was targeting its citizens in cross-border sorties. The guided missile cruiser Moskva has led Russia’s naval effort against its neighbour in the seven-week conflict,Read More →