South Africa seeks ICC exemption from Putin arrest to avoid war with Russia
The Kremlin has yet to say publicly if the Russian president intends to go to the summit, and Ramaphosa said no final decision had been taken.
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Wagner Group ‘simply doesn’t exist’ as a legal entity, Vladimir Putin says
Russia’s disarming of Wagner reflects efforts by Moscow to defuse the threat they pose, and also appears to herald an end to the mercenary group’s Ukraine operations.
Russian general fired, says top military brass betrayed soldiers in Ukraine
It was unclear when the message was recorded and Popov’s current whereabouts were not known. The defence ministry has not said anything about his dismissal.
Putin held talks with Wagner leader Prigozhin after aborted mutiny: Kremlin
Peskov told reporters that Putin had invited 35 people to the meeting, including Prigozhin and Wagner unit commanders, and that the meeting had lasted three hours.
Ukrainian troops advancing near eastern city of Bakhmut, Kyiv says
Moscow, which began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, sees Bakhmut as a stepping stone to attacking other cities.
U.S. was hesitant to give Ukraine cluster munitions. Why that’s changing
The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its military push back Russian forces entrenched along the front lines. The Biden administration is expected to announce on Friday that it will send thousands of them as part of…
3 killed, 17 wounded in Ukraine after Russian shelling
Ukrainian officials reported more civilian casualties from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south, as a visit by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez began.
Ukrainian troops advancing in all directions of counteroffensive, Kyiv says
President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy has described the counteroffensive as proceeding more slowly than desired, but that Kyiv would not be pressured into speeding it up.
Russian hockey player arrested in Poland on spying charges
A key hub for western military supplies to Ukraine, Poland says it has become a major target for Russian spies and it accuses Moscow of trying to destabilize the country.
Putin wanted to ‘wipe out’ Prigozhin during Wagner revolt, Lukashenko says
Vladimir Putin initially vowed to crush the mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered in the revolution of 1917 and then a civil war.