Wagner mercenary group

‘Wagner fighters are receiving Belarusian passports’: Opposition leader

Pavel Latushko, deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus, has said that Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are being issued Belarusian
Putin and Modi

Putin and Modi discuss ties in phone call: Kremlin

Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have discussed ties, including trade, energy and space cooperation, during a phone call, the Kremlin says.
Wagner boss Yevgenyn Prigozhin

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in crash: DNA report

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, was declared dead by Russian officials, dispelling any lingering questions about whether the wily
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin body found

Prigozhin’s body provisionally identified: Russian TV station says

Pro-Kremlin television station Tsargrad TV has reported, citing its own sources, that Prigozhin’s body has been provisionally identified, but that DNA
Russia's aviation authorities' statement on Prigozhin plane crush

Russia’s aviation authorities say Prigozhin killed in plane crash

Russia’s aviation agency Rosaviatsia said Prigozhin was one of 10 people on board a plane that crashed while travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg.
Russian missile attack on Chernihiv city

UN condemns ‘heinous’ Russian missile attack on Chernihiv city centre

The UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine has condemned a Russian missile attack on Chernihiv’s city centre that killed at least seven and wounded
F-16 fighter jet for Ukraine - USA

US approves sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands as soon as pilot training is completed
weapons to Ukraine - cannot win peace

Arming Ukraine ‘cannot win peace’: China tells UN

Beijing’s deputy permanent representative at the UN, Ambassador Geng Shuang, told a UN Security Council briefing that arming Ukraine “cannot win peace.”
Russian rubles to USD

Russian ruble trades steady against the dollar

The Russian ruble traded steady against the dollar, recovering from the day before when the central bank hiked its key rate to 12 percent after an
US rock band The Killers

US rock band apologises for inviting Russian on stage in Georgia

US rock band The Killers has apologised after being booed for inviting a Russian fan on stage during a concert in Georgia.