Russia-Ukraine war

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Xi to Zelensky: China Will Not 'Add Fuel to the Flames' in War

In first call between 2 men since Russian invasion, Xi seems to want to stay neutral, help with peace talks

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky hasn't had a phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but that changed Wednesday with a conversation that Zelensky describes as "long and meaningful." Per the Guardian , aides say the call on the...

Russian Jet Bombs Russian City
Russian Jet Bombs Russian City
Apr 21, 2023 5:45 AM CDT

Russian Jet Bombs Russian City

Authorities describe Belgorod incident as 'abnormal descent of aviation ammunition'

(Newser) - On Thursday night, the Russian city of Belgorod experienced something that generally happens to cities on the other side of the border—a Russian airstrike. Officials say the city 25 miles north of the Ukrainian border was accidentally bombed by an Su-34 fighter-bomber jet, the BBC reports. Russia's defense...

70-Year-Old Called Zelensky 'Handsome,' Then the Cops Came

Olga Slegina, 70, convicted of 'discrediting the Russian army'

(Newser) - A 70-year-old Russian woman accused of supporting Ukraine in part because she said its president was "handsome" has been sanctioned by a Moscow court for "discrediting the Russian army." Olga Slegina was fined about $490 for comments made in December, the Daily Beast reports. She was staying...

Putin Returns to Occupied Ukraine
Putin Returns to
Occupied Ukraine
Apr 18, 2023 6:19 AM CDT

Putin Returns to Occupied Ukraine

Russian president meets with military commanders, offers gifts to troops

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a rare trip into occupied Ukrainian territory for a meeting with his commanders. The Kremlin released footage showing Putin in Kherson. He told commanders at a military meeting that he did not want to be a distraction, but "it is important for me...

Russian Opposition Figure Unrepentant After Sentence

Vladimir Kara-Murza gets 25 years, longest term yet for speaking out against the war in Ukraine

(Newser) - One of Russia's most vocal opposition figures has just learned the price for criticizing the war in Ukraine: 25 years in a penal colony. Vladimir Kara-Murza received the sentence in a Moscow court on Monday—the longest one doled out to an opposition figure since the Russian invasion, reports...

Ukraine, Russia Make Easter Prisoner Swap

Adviser to Zelensky says more than 100 troops, others were headed home

(Newser) - More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday, as Orthodox Ukrainians marked the holiday for a second time since Moscow unleashed its full-scale war more than a year ago. While celebrations were subdued because...

Finland Starts Work on Russian Border Fence
Finland Begins
Fencing Off Russia
Apr 15, 2023 1:20 PM CDT

Finland Begins Fencing Off Russia

New NATO member says invasion of Ukraine was the main prompt

(Newser) - The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia—primarily meant to curb illegal migration—has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the 31st member of the military alliance. The Finnish Border Guard on...

China: No Weapons for Russia or Ukraine

Foreign minister says country is maintaining a 'prudent and responsible attitude'

(Newser) - China's foreign minister on Friday said the country would not sell weapons to parties involved in the conflict in Ukraine and would regulate the export of items with dual civilian and military use. Qin Gang was responding to concerns from the US and others that China was considering providing...

Zelensky on Gruesome Video: We Will Not Forgive or Forget

It appears to show Russians behead a Ukrainian captive

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky made clear he would neither forgive nor forget the Russian "beasts" who appear to have beheaded captive Ukrainian soldiers in two videos that have surfaced on social media in the last week, reports CNN . "This video, the execution of a Ukrainian captive, the world must see...

Leak Suggests US Ally Trying to Help Russia on the Sly

Egypt planned to ship rockets to Putin, reports the 'Washington Post'

(Newser) - Outlets continue to sift through leaked US intelligence documents that turned up online over the last few weeks, and the Washington Post appears to have found one of the more notable ones. It suggests that Egypt has plans to ship 40,000 rockets to Russia, and to do so quietly...

&#39;Here, Have Some Leaked Documents&#39;
'Here, Have Some
Leaked Documents'
the rundown
Apr 10, 2023 9:01 AM CDT

'Here, Have Some Leaked Documents'

Latest intelligence leak first surfaced on a gaming forum

(Newser) - Two things to know about the latest leak of US intelligence reports in the news over the last few days: It appears to be both serious and bizarre. The Justice Department is still trying to figure out what happened and assess the damage, reports the Washington Post . Many of the...

US Leak Reveals More Than War Secrets

Justice Department investigates while Pentagon assesses the damage

(Newser) - The leak of US classified documents concerning Ukraine's defense against the Russian invasion has done more than reveal information that could help opposing nations on the battlefield. The files also provide a detailed look at US intelligence operations, including whom the US is spying on and how, the Washington ...

Macron Urges Xi to Talk Sense Into Russia

Russia expresses no hope for peace negotiations

(Newser) - On a state visit to Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pressured Chinese President Xi Jinping to help persuade Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine. "I know I can count on you to bring Russia to its senses, and bring everyone back to the negotiating table,"...

Intel Report: Russian Troops Are Falling to Booze

Putin's soldiers also succumbing to hypothermia and mishandling weapons, says UK analysis

(Newser) - Intel from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense suggests Russian soldiers in Ukraine aren't just falling prey to bullets and bombs. They are also dying from too much alcohol, extreme cold, and mishandling their own weapons, reports Business Insider . The MOD tweeted an intelligence update on Ukraine early...

Russia Releases Video of Suspect in Deadly Cafe Bombing

Darya Trepova accused of delivering booby-trapped statuette that killed pro-Russian blogger

(Newser) - Russian authorities have arrested a 26-year-old woman in a cafe bombing that killed a pro-Russian blogger. In video released by Russian authorities, Darya Trepova admits she delivered a statuette in the likeness of popular blogger Vladlen Tatarsky to a St. Petersburg cafe at which he was speaking. The booby-trapped object...

Russian Military Blogger Dies in Cafe Explosion

Woman reportedly handed a box to Vladlen Tatarsky, a Ukraine invasion supporter, that blew up

(Newser) - An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia's second-largest city Sunday, killing a prominent military blogger who had supported the fighting in Ukraine. Russia's Interior Ministry said more than a dozen people were wounded. Russian news reports said blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed and 16 people were hurt...

Ukraine Puts Priest Under House Arrest

Security agency accuses Orthodox leader of justifying Russian aggression

(Newser) - A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine's top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense. It was the latest move in a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery. Metropolitan Pavel, the abbot of...

Russia to Lead UN Security Council. Ukraine's Not Happy

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Russia shouldn't get to hold monthlong seat

(Newser) - More than a year after it started, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, leaving a murky but significant death toll and prompting the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. It's business as usual, however, at the United Nations Security Council, where Russia...

Anti-War Dad Separated From Child Is On the Run in Russia
Anti-War Russian Dad
Arrested in Belarus
UPDATED
Mar 30, 2023 7:18 AM CDT

Anti-War Russian Dad Arrested in Belarus

Aleksei Moskalyov fled house arrest hours before he was sentenced to penal colony

(Newser) - Aleksei Moskalyov, an anti-war Russian father who fled house arrest hours before he was sentenced to two years in a penal colony Tuesday, has been arrested in Belarus, his lawyer says. Dmitry Zakhvatov tells Reuters that Moskalyov's arrest in Minsk, more than 400 miles away from his hometown south...

Banksy Competes for Wall Space With 'Ukrainian Banksy'

As actual artist makes his mark in war-torn nation, local Gamlet Zinkivskyi also inspires

(Newser) - Banksy has made his mark in Ukraine during the yearlong Russian invasion, but the UK artist has some current competition in the war-torn nation. Gamlet Zinkivskyi , a 36-year-old known as the "Ukrainian Banksy" for his black-and-white contemporary artwork, has put his burgeoning international career on hold to instead paint...

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