Putin accuses Poland of planning Belarus attack, warns Russia would respond
Warsaw decided this week to move military units to eastern Poland after members of the Russian Wagner mercenary force arrived in Belarus.
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Putin warns Poland against ‘unleashing aggression’ against Belarus
Russian president reacts angrily after Polish defence minister sends troops to guard eastern borderVladimir Putin has said Russia will use “all means at its disposal” to defend Belarus after Poland and other EU countries voiced concerns about the deplo…
Russia arrests pro-war Putin critic Igor Girkin, according to reports
FSB agents come to Girkin’s home and escort him away ‘in an unknown direction’, his wife saysRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has arrested Igor Girkin, a former battlefield commander of its proxy forces in east Ukraine who was convicted b…
Vladimir Putin to miss South Africa summit amid row over possible arrest
Cyril Ramaphosa faced demands for Russian president to be detained under ICC warrant if he attended Brics summit Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin will not attend a Brics summit in South Africa next month amid speculation that he c…
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.
Russia’s Black Sea grain deal exit is ‘de facto blockade,’ Canada says
On Monday, Russia withdrew from the grain deal, under which it allowed the passage of ships from Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea carrying food grain shipments.
US aid chief accuses Putin of making ‘reckless’ decision over grain deal
Russia’s justification for withdrawal from Ukraine export deal full of ‘falsehood and lies’, says USAid head during Odesa visitRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe head of the US agency for international development, Samantha Power, has accused …
Russia is letting the Black Sea grain deal die. Who will feel it most?
An Oxfam Canada spokesperson said they were concerned about the ripple effects the suspension of the deal could have on food prices, food donation drives and inequity in Canada.
Russia suspends Black Sea grain deal in blow to global food security
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced Russia would suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative until its demands to get its own agricultural shipments to the world are met.
Putin says Russia will study captured NATO military hardware
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian specialists will analyse the NATO weapons captured during the war against Ukraine and use them to improve Russia’s military systems. “If there is an opportunity to look inside to see if thereis something t…