カテゴリー: Russia
President Aliyev says Moscow must ‘admit its guilt’ after downing plane, albeit unintentionally, with loss of 38 livesAzerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev said the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentional…
Moscow has confirmed its air defences were repelling Ukrainian drones at the time of plane’s flight but has not admitted it shot it down. What we know on day 1,040Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has called on Russia to provide a clearer expla…
Kremlin says Russian president has spoken to Azerbaijan counterpart after crash in which 38 people diedRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has apologised for a “tragic incident” in which an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed on Christ…
Kyiv reports heavy casualties among Pyongyang’s soldiers in Russia while Washington accuses generals of seeing the troops as ‘expendable’. What we know on day 1,039Russia-Ukraine war live: latest news updates Continue reading…
Dictators in Russia and China should be denied further control of raw materials used in electronics, writes John E Havard. Plus a letter from Fawzi IbrahimA footnote to the excellent article by Timothy Garton Ash (What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can…
Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day The aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, experienced “external physical and technical interference”,…
As reports of battlefield casualties emerge, Russian locals say presence of soldiers sent by Pyongyang is barely noticedAt dusk one afternoon last week, two dozen wounded North Korean soldiers were brought to one of the main hospitals in the Russian ci…
First of Kim Jong-un’s soldiers to be taken was detained in Kursk region of Russia, according to Ukrainian reports‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in KurskSouth Korea’s intelligence agency has reported that a North Ko…
Ukraine official also says crash caused by Russian air defence fire, while Russia plays down involvementRussia and Kazakhstan have sought to play down speculation about the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, as a US official said there were early indicat…
The Finnish electricity grid’s head of operations says sabotage can’t be ruled outAn undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia broke down on Wednesday, Finland’s prime minister said, the latest in a series of incidents involving cables and energ…
Aircraft carrying 62 passengers and five crew was en route from Baku to Grozny in Chechnya Twenty-nine people have survived after a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines burst into flames as it crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan aft…
Treasury minister denies claims by Bangladesh that she helped broker corrupt deal with Russia to build nuclear plantThe Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been questioned by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team after Bangladesh’s anti-corrupt…
Claims underline risks posed to North’s untested armed forces amid reports regime could send reinforcementsMore than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded since they were sent to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, according to…
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage herePoland summoned the chargé d’affaires of Belarus (a diplomat of a lower rank acting in place of an ambassador), Alexei Ponkratiev, on Thursday to protest against what it ca…
‘All ranks’ among casualties in Kursk after Pyongyang sent thousands of soldiers to reinforce Russia’s war effortNorth Korean forces have suffered “several hundred” casualties fighting against Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, according to a s…