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Putin visits two regions in Ukraine, Russia presses assault on Bakhmut

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed, while Russian forces stepped up heavy artillery bombardments and air strikes on Tuesday on the devastated Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Reuters · Apr 18, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin and Zelenskiy visit troops near frontline

Russian president in southern Kherson region while Ukrainian counterpart seen in Avdiivka

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2023

Ship inspections restart under Ukraine grain deal - RIA

Inspections of ships moving grains from Ukraine have restarted after a pause which threatened to shut down the Black Sea shipping corridor, the RIA news agency cited the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 18, 2023

Ukraine battles on in Bakhmut as Finland joins NATO

Fighting raged in and around Bakhmut as Ukraine mocked Russian claims to have captured the administrative centre of the eastern Ukrainian city, saying Russian forces had raised a victory flag over "some kind of toilet".

Reuters · Apr 4, 2023

Russia says it will beef up military in northwest as Finland joins NATO - RIA

Russia will strengthen its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions in response to Finland's expected accession to NATO on Tuesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said, state-owned news agency RIA reported.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

St Petersburg bomb: Suspect ARRESTED after handling statue which killed blogger in blast

Daria Trepova was detained by the FSB and Investigative Committee in St Petersburg, Russia, according to a statement on the departments Telegram messaging app

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

Bomb that killed Russian war blogger wounded 32 - RIA

The number of people wounded in the bomb blast that killed a prominent Russian military blogger in St Petersburg on Sunday has risen to 32 from 25 reported earlier, Russia's RIA sate news agency reported.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

Russia: U.S. threats over reporter's arrest will 'reap whirlwind'

Russia said on Friday that if the United States threatened Moscow over its arrest of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich, it would reap a "whirlwind", the state-owned news agency RIA reported.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Russian minister says it's too early to talk of prisoner swap for U.S. reporter - RIA

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday it was too early to talk of a possible prisoner swap involving detained U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich who has been held on suspicion of spying, the state RIA news agency reported.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2023

Moscow to Host Syria, Türkiye, Iran, Russia Meeting

The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Türkiye, Iran and Russia will meet in April in Moscow, Turkish and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, building on contacts between Ankara and Damascus after years of hostilities during the Syrian war. Encouraged by President Bashar al-Assad's ally Russia, Syrian and Turkish officials held…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2023