DARK SECRETS: 19 - The Real Truth

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 559 of the invasion

Video footage appears to show British Challenger 2 tank being destroyed on battlefield

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2023

Russia won’t renew grain deal until demands met, Putin tells Erdogan

The Russian leader’s stance dashes hopes that Erdogan could help revive the vital grain deal amid soaring food prices.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2023

No new grain deal unless West meets Russia's demands, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea won’t be restored until the West meets its obligations to facilitate Russian agricultural exports.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 4, 2023

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says defense minister will be replaced this week

Defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. Umerov has served as head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine since September 2022.

WEKU · Sep 4, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy discusses grain corridor and security in Odesa with Macron – as it happened

Phone call between leaders of Ukraine and France comes on eve of summit between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Black Sea grain deal

The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2023

What’s at stake in the upcoming Erdogan-Putin meeting?

Monday’s meeting in Sochi comes amid international efforts to patch up the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2023

What's at stake when Turkey's leader meets Putin in a bid to reestablish the Black Sea grain deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Vladimir Putin in a bid to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow broke off from in July

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023

More cargo ships from Ukraine use a civilian corridor despite Russian threats

Two cargo vessels have left Ukraine despite Russian threats and are in the Black Sea, maritime officials said Saturday

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: critics of counteroffensive are ‘spitting in the faces of soldiers’, says Kyiv – as it happened

Ukraine’s foreign minister also says critics of the offensive’s slow progress should ‘shut up’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023

Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war

Beaches on the Black Sea that closed after Russia's invasion have reopened. People say swimming and sunbathing are ways to find a taste of normal life, even while under threat from Moscow.

WEKU · Aug 31, 2023