Jul 19 South Africa says Putin will skip a Johannesburg summit next month because of his ICC arrest warrant By Gerald Imray, Associated Press The decision means South Africa will not have to face the dilemma of whether it should act on an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Russian leader. Continue reading
Jul 16 Putin warns Ukraine against using U.S.-supplied cluster bombs, saying Russia has its own ‘sufficient stockpile’ By Elise Morton, Felipe Dana, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday that Moscow has a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster munitions, and warned that Russia “reserves the right to take reciprocal action” if Ukraine uses the controversial weapons. Continue reading
Jul 14 South Africa urges Putin to not attend August summit due to international arrest warrant By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South Africa's deputy president says Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to attend an economic summit in South Africa next month but the country is trying to persuade him to stay away to avoid the legal and diplomatic fallout over his… Continue reading
Jul 14 Putin reveals he offered Wagner mercenaries the option to stay as a single unit after uprising By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin says he offered mercenaries from the Wagner private military company the chance to keep serving as a single unit under the same commander. The comments come amid new cracks appearing in the Russian military as the… Continue reading
Jul 04 Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’ during Shanghai multilateral summit By Ashok Sharma, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin says that the Russian people were "united as never before" as he sought to project confidence in the wake of a short-lived revolt at a meeting of a rare international organization where he can find a sympathetic… Continue reading
Jun 30 A week after an armed rebellion rattled Russia, key details still shrouded in mystery By Associated Press A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin's rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising remain shrouded in mystery. Continue reading
Jun 29 Analysis: What changes can be expected in Russia in response to the Wagner rebellion? By Thomas Graham, Council on Foreign Relations The challenge to Russia’s military and leadership from the mercenary Wagner Group marks a setback to Putin’s stature and possibly the Ukraine war effort. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Russia drops charges against mercenary leader Prigozhin By Associated Press Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the aborted armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and are pressing no charges against him or his troops. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: White House touts ‘Bidenomics’ in news briefing By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press In a Chicago speech on Wednesday, Biden will begin a new effort to actively convince a worried public that the U.S. economy is not heading for recession but actually thriving because of his leadership. Continue reading
Jun 27 Russia drops charges against Prigozhin and others who took part in aborted armed rebellion By Associated Press Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the aborted armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and are pressing no charges against him or his troops. Continue reading