Vladimir Putin snubbed the new British ambassador to Moscow as he kept his distance from a gathering of foreign diplomats “for sanitary reasons”. “Unfortunately, for sanitary reasons, we cannot talk more, socialise,” he told them on Monday night from 70ft away. “I hope that better times will come, not only in politics but also in … Read more
A Ukrainian drone targeted a military airfield in Russia’s Novgorod region, causing a fire and damaging one warplane, Russia’s Defence Ministry has said. The ministry said nobody was hurt and the fire was quickly extinguished. The Novgorod region lies northwest of Moscow, hundreds of miles from Russia’s border with Ukraine. ”As a result of the … Read more
Washington has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands, it has been reported. The White House has given the two European nations official assurances that it will expedite approval of transfer requests for the F-16s as soon as Ukrainian pilots have completed training programmes for the aircraft, an unnamed US official told Reuters. … Read more
A Russian warship opened fire on a cargo vessel travelling to the Ukrainian port of Izmail, the Kremlin has said. The Vasily Bykov, part of the Black Sea Fleet, detected a ship flying under the flag of Palau at around 6:40am Moscow time. Warning shots were fired on the Sukra Okan when it did not … Read more
Controversial cluster bombs supplied by the US are allowing Ukrainian forces to push forward on their counteroffensive, soldiers have said. One soldier said his platoon had been pinned down east of Robotyne, a key village on the southern front, before the munitions allowed them to capture the Russian position. He told the Wall Street Journal: … Read more
Russia expended half a million rounds of ammunition in eastern Ukraine last week as Moscow’s forces launched 9,000 attacks in the region, Kyiv said on Monday. Despite the pressure, Ukraine’s forces continued to claw back territory from Russian control around the city of Bakhmut, the country’s deputy defence minister said. “Almost half a million rounds … Read more