Sep 01 Putin and Erdogan will meet for talks on Ukraine grain deal By Associated Press Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the talks Friday, ending weeks of speculation about when and where the two leaders might meet next as international efforts continue to patch up the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Continue reading
Aug 30 White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Japan are urging North Korea to halt arms negotiations with Russia following revelations Russian and North Korean talks on a weapons sale are advancing. Continue reading
Aug 30 Kremlin says ‘deliberate wrongdoing’ is a possible cause of the plane crash that killed Prigozhin By Associated Press Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that "different versions" of what happened exist and "are being considered" by Russian investigators, including, "let's put this way, deliberate wrongdoing."… Continue reading
Aug 29 Russian nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness and indecision By Associated Press Igor Strelkov is a retired security officer who led Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and who was convicted of murder in the Netherlands for his role in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet. Continue reading
Aug 29 Private memorial service has been held for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin By Associated Press The committee didn’t say what might have caused Prigozhin’s business jet to plummet from the sky minutes after taking off from Moscow for St. Petersburg. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 9:43 What’s next for Russia and Wagner Group in Africa following death of Prigozhin By Nick Schifrin For many, the fiery demise of Yevgeny Prigozhin was foretold two months ago after his failed mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Prigozhin and his mercenary Wagner Group were an important expeditionary force for the Kremlin in Africa. Nick… Continue watching
Aug 25 Kremlin denies involvement in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin By Associated Press Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the crash that many saw as an assassination. Continue reading
Aug 23 Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, Russian agency says By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, according to Russia’s civil aviation agency. Continue reading
Aug 22 Putin remotely attends BRICS summit in South Africa while facing war crimes warrant By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Russia, India, China and South Africa is holding its first in-person meeting since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Putin's travel to Johannesburg was complicated by an outstanding International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest over the abduction of children from Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 27 Russia’s claim of placing nuclear weapons in Belarus escalates regional tension By Associated Press The declared deployment of the Russian weapons on the territory of its neighbor and loyal ally marks a new stage in the Kremlin’s nuclear saber-rattling over its invasion of Ukraine and another bid to discourage the West from increasing military… Continue reading