Wagner mutiny exposes risks for China’s deep Russian ties
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – As news broke on Saturday that mercenary Wagner troops were careering towards Moscow in a short-lived rebellion, several businessmen from southern China began frantically calling factories to halt shipments of goods destined for Russia. While the mutiny – the biggest test of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s […]
Read MoreWagner halts revolt but Putin seen as weakened; Moscow maintains security measures
By AFP and published by CNA Moscow – Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday (June 25) after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus. The agreement ended an extraordinary crisis – the threat that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army would […]
Read MorePutin ponders a question: Should Russia try to take Kyiv again?
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Moscow – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (June 13) that any further mobilisation would depend on what Russia wanted to achieve in the war in Ukraine, adding that he faced a question only he could answer – should Russia try to take Kyiv […]
Read MoreWheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
By AP and published US News & World Report Washington – The collapse of a major dam in southern Ukraine sent global prices of wheat and corn higher early on Tuesday (June 6). Wheat prices gained 2.4% in early trading on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, to $6.39 a bushel. The cost of […]
Read MoreUkraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals
By Reuters and published by Euractiv.com Moscow/Kyiv – Ukrainian drones struck Moscow on Tuesday (May 30) but were neutralised, Russia said in what one politician called the worst attack on the capital since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the third time in 24 hours. Since Russia sent troops […]
Read MoreRussia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut, Wagner boss calls it a ‘rout’
By Reuters and published by Cyprus Mail Kyiv/Kostiantynivka, Ukraine – Moscow acknowledged on Friday (May 12) that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine’s battlefield city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of Russia’s Wagner private army called a rout. The setback for Russia, which follows […]
Read MoreBinance faces US probe of possible Russian sanctions violations – Bloomberg News
By Reuters – published by US News & World Report and NBC News THE US Justice Department is investigating whether Binance Holdings was illegally used to let Russians skirt US sanctions and move money through the cryptocurrency exchange, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Meanwhile the head of the […]
Read MoreChina’s Xi has first talks with Ukraine’s Zelensky since Russia’s invasion
By Agencies and published by CNA Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky on the phone on Wednesday (Apr. 26), the first call between the two leaders since the start of Russia’s invasion. Beijing says it is neutral in the Ukraine conflict and Xi has never condemned the Russian […]
Read MoreUkrainian forces cling onto besieged city, China pressed to help end war
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Near Bakhmut, Ukraine – Ukrainian and Russian forces battled in Bakhmut, the devastated eastern city which has become a symbol of Kyiv’s defiance, while seven civilians were reported killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes in Russian-controlled areas. Ukrainian soldiers in trenches just outside Bakhmut said […]
Read MoreUS: North Korea engaged in arms-for-food deal with Russia
By AP and published by Toronto Star Washington – The White House on Thursday (Mar. 31) said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return. […]
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