Russians crowd polling stations in apparent protest as Vladimir Putin is set to extend his rule

Russians crowd polling stations in apparent protest as Vladimir Putin is set to extend his rule

Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday Sunday on the last day of a three-day presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin. Putin is poised to extend his nearly quarter century of rule for six more years after a relentless crackdown on dissent. The election was taking place amid … Read more

Free world united with Ukraine, says U.K. PM Sunak on Russian conflict anniversary

Free world united with Ukraine, says U.K. PM Sunak on Russian conflict anniversary

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, “The U.K. is going further in our support.“ | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marked the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Saturday with a pledge to renew the U.K.’s determination to support the Ukrainians and declared the free world united in its response to President … Read more

Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow

Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow

A Ukrainian soldier fires an RPG toward Russian positions at the frontline near Avdiivka, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian forces downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft on February 23, the air force chief said — … Read more

Death toll hits 28 in occupied east Ukraine strike: Russian rescuers

Death toll hits 28 in occupied east Ukraine strike: Russian rescuers

Emergency responders retrieve a body from the rubble of a devastated building following a Ukrainian attack in a location given as Lysychansk, in the occupied eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, in this screen grab obtained from a video released February 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from a strike on a bakery … Read more

At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?

At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP): Business and political elites descended on the Swiss Alpine snows of Davos to suss out “rebuilding trust” in a splintering world. If there’s any takeaway from the World Economic Forum‘s annual meeting — boldly touting that theme — it’s that we still have a long way to go. From full-blown wars in … Read more

‘You’ll die in this pit’: Takeaways from secret recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine

‘You’ll die in this pit’: Takeaways from secret recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine

Secretly recorded calls of Russian soldiers speaking from the front lines in Ukraine with loved ones back home offer a rare glimpse of the war through Russian eyes. As the war in Ukraine grinds into its second winter, a growing number of Russian soldiers want out, audio intercepts obtained and verified by The Associated Press … Read more

Putin’s former PM Kasyanov added to Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ list for opposing Ukraine war

Putin’s former PM Kasyanov added to Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ list for opposing Ukraine war

File picture of former Russian Prime Minister, and one of opposition leaders, Mikhail Kasyanov, center, attending a march in Moscow, Russia | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.” Russian … Read more

Russia attacking Avdiivka ‘from all directions,’ says Kyiv

Russia attacking Avdiivka ‘from all directions,’ says Kyiv

File picture of residential buildings heavily damaged by Russian military strikes in the front line town of Avdiivka, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on November 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A third wave of Russian forces is attacking the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka and systematically shelling the centre of the industrial hub, its Ukrainian … Read more

Russia dismisses new US sanctions: ‘You will never defeat Moscow’

Russia dismisses new US sanctions: ‘You will never defeat Moscow’

Russia on Friday dismissed new U.S. sanctions over the war in Ukraine, saying that the United States would never defeat Moscow, while the boss of Russia’s fastest growing natural gas company quipped the sanctions were a badge of success. The United States on Thursday targeted Russia’s future energy capabilities, sanctions evasion and a suicide drone … Read more

Ukraine says it downed 29 Russia-launched drones, one cruise missile

Ukraine says it downed 29 Russia-launched drones, one cruise missile

File picture of a Russian drone in Ukraine airspace | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine destroyed 29 of 31 drones launched by Russia and one cruise missile, its air force said on Tuesday, most of them targeting the regions of Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk. The waves of overnight attacks lasted more than three hours, the southern command … Read more