Billionaire lost his sight for several hours, according a source with direct knowledge of the incident; Ukraine president saying his people are ‘paying with their lives’ if sanctions don’t work Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 34 of the Russian invasion Russia and Ukraine likely to start face-to-face talks […]
Month: March 2022
Russian billionaire and Rustem Umerov had symptoms consistent with poisoning earlier in March, says source Analysis: a familiar story, but truth may never be known about latest ‘Russian poisoning’ The latest round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, set to begin in Istanbul on Tuesday, have been overshadowed by claims […]
Analysis: There is a murky history behind the apparent targeting of Roman Abramovich and two Ukrainian negotiators An alleged poisoning targeting, apparently, one of the country’s best known international figures. Such a story could only really involve Russia, the state accused of being behind dozens of poisonings over the past […]
Ukrainian president criticises Russian authorities for not agreeing on scheme to have remains sent home Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates What we know on day 33 of Russia’s invasion The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has accused Russian authorities of disrespect towards the families of their own dead soldiers, criticising Moscow for […]
Peace talks set to start on Tuesday, overshadowed by reports that Roman Abramovich was possibly poisoned during informal negotiations in Kyiv Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Continue reading…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says new round of negotiations ahead but that deal would have to be subject to referendum; Joe Biden rejects suggestion he was calling for regime change in Moscow. Follow live updates Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 33 of the Russian invasion Ukrainian president tells Europe its […]
Ukrainian general says Moscow unable to ‘swallow’ country but faces guerrilla warfare if it tries to divide it Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Vladimir Putin is seeking to split Ukraine into two, emulating the postwar division between North and South Korea, the invaded country’s military intelligence chief has said. In comments […]
Positive Action in Housing says visas not being granted and refugees seeking sponsors are putting themselves in danger A charity that is helping Ukrainian refugees trying to come to the UK has said no visas have been granted to those it is supporting, nearly a fortnight after a government scheme […]
French president cautions against verbal escalations after US is forced to deny it is seeking regime change Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The US has been forced to clarify that it is not seeking regime change in Russia after president Joe Biden’s suggestion that Vladimir Putin is a “butcher” who “cannot […]
Thousands of people have left the country but a small group are determined to keep challenging Vladimir Putin despite the risks Despite reaching one of the darkest moments in more than 40 years as a dissident and human rights activist, Oleg Orlov says that he has no plans to flee […]