SHOCKING: 15 - What They Never Told You

Factbox-Has Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons?

The West says Russia has made repeated threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, but what has President Vladimir Putin actually said on the possible use of nuclear weapons?

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

Russian soldier moans about being used as 'canon fodder' sent to the slaughter

The captured Russian convict-turned soldier claims a Wagner Group commander sent the former inmates to "scout" ahead as the main battalion waited in the wings

Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 237

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 237th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2022

‘We warned you’: Russian hawks gleeful over attacks on Ukraine

Pro-Kremlin hardliners hail Russia’s barrage of attacks across Ukraine and call for more.

Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2022

Russian ex-president Medvedev on Kyiv wanted list

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been on a list of wanted persons compiled by Ukrainian security officials for more than half a year, Ukraine's SBU security service said on Monday.

Reuters · Oct 10, 2022

Putin should ‘completely dismantle’ Ukraine’s political regime, says former Russian PM Medvedev

Hawkish ex-PM gloats that ‘the first episode has been played’ as strikes land across Ukraine

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

If Vladimir Putin goes, who's next? Come inside the Kremlin, where the Russian leader's successor could be lurking

As Vladimir Putin's disastrous war in Ukraine stretches into an eighth month, observers are openly speculating about who could replace him if his position becomes untenable.

ABC News · Oct 7, 2022

Could weakened Russian influence in Central Asia be an opportunity for China?

Ukraine's lightning offensive in Kharkiv may have damaged more than just Russia's depleted army — it's also tarnished Russia's status as a regional power in Central Asia.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022

Putin's annexation of Ukraine provinces 'totally unacceptable': Czech Europe minister

As Vladimir Putin annexes four Ukrainian provinces, representing 15 percent of Ukraine's territory, the Czech Republic's Minister for European Affairs Mikulas Bek told FRANCE 24 that this is "totally unacceptable… the EU cannot step down from our support for Ukraine". After former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared earlier this week…

France 24 · Sep 30, 2022

EXPLAINER: How real are Putin's nuclear threats in Ukraine?

Russian President Vladimir Putin warns that he won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to ward off Ukraine’s attempt to reclaim control of Moscow-occupied areas that the Kremlin is about to annex

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022