Ukraine: Putin preparing major offensive in eastern region of Luhansk to mark anniversary of Russia’s war, officials say February 1, 2023 Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, local officials said, in what Kyiv suspects is preparation for an offensive in the eastern area as the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches. The Kremlin’s forces are expelling local residents from their homes near the Russian-held parts of the front line so [...]
‘A different stage’: EU says Russia escalating Ukraine war with attacks on civilians to pile pressure on Nato, Germany, US and UK January 27, 2023 A senior EU official said Russia has taken its war against Ukraine to “a different stage” by making indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets. The official also accused Moscow of triggering recent moves by Germany and the United States to send advanced tanks to Ukraine. Stefano Sannino, secretary general of the European Union’s European [...]
Hackers from Iran and Russia have ‘ruthlessly’ hit British journalists and politicians, GCHQ’s cyber centre warns January 26, 2023 Officials warn Iranian and Russian hackers have been “ruthlessly” trying to steal sensitive information from British journalists and politicians. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, issued a fresh alert on increased hacking attempts directed at individuals and groups, though not at members of the public. “The Russia-based SEABORGIUM (Callisto Group/TA446/COLDRIVER/TAG-53) and Iran-based [...]
Polymetal shares plummet 30 per cent as miner weighs up London exit to ‘Russian-friendly’ Kazakhstan January 25, 2023 Shares in Polymetal International have nosedived 29.2 per cent on the London Stock Exchange this afternoon.
Tanks, but no tanks! Biden likely to approve Abrams batch for Ukraine – but it could take months or even years for delivery January 25, 2023 The Biden administration is poised to approve sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, US officials said Tuesday, as international reluctance to send tanks to the battlefront against the Russians begins to erode. The decision could be announced as soon as Wednesday, though it could take months or years for the tanks to be delivered. US [...]
Ukraine’s other war: Deputy head of Zelensky’s office QUITS as Kyiv roots out corruption while army fights Putin January 25, 2023 A high-level shake-up in the Ukrainian government has cost nearly a dozen senior officials their jobs as the president sought to root out entrenched corruption while conducting the fight against Russia’s invasion. The deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office quit after President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to address high-level corruption allegations, including some related to specific [...]
Briton arrested and facing extradition to US for allegedly helping Russian oligarch with ties to Putin evade sanctions January 25, 2023 A British man has been arrested in Spain for extradition to the US for allegedly helping an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin evade sanctions. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement that Richard Masters, 52, was arrested by the Spanish Guardia Civil last Friday, though his Russian-Swiss co-accused [...]
Speaker of Russia’s state Duma threatens West saying supplying Ukraine with more powerful arms risks ‘global catastrophe’ January 23, 2023 The speaker of Russia’s parliament warned that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction. The message followed Ukraine’s supporters pledging billions of pounds in military aid to the country on Friday, including armoured vehicles, air defence systems and other equipment, but not including the battle tanks Kyiv had requested. State Duma [...]
BP, Siemens and PepsiCo branded ‘hypocrites’ for donating to Ukraine while failing to fully exit Russia January 22, 2023 BP, Siemens and PepsiCo have all donated millions to Ukraine while at the same time failing to fully exit Russia, new research shows. The three multinationals have been branded “hypocrites” and sit alongside 13 other top firms that have both given aid to Ukraine while also retaining their links to the Russian Federation. The research [...]
UK ponders more tanks as Putin’s war enters 11th month and Russia claims victories in eastern Ukraine January 20, 2023 Russia claims to have captured a village in its intense, months-long push toward the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut. It comes as military analysts said tanks, which could be sent by Kyiv’s western allies, would not be a magic wand in the 11-month war. Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a regular media briefing [...]