Browsing: Russia

The Independent says Vladimir Putin is resorting to extreme tactics because his “back is against the wall”, according to Joe Biden, including using hypersonic missiles in Ukraine.

The Metro says a 95-year-old survivor of four Nazi concentration camps has been killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine, according to a Holocaust memorial body.

Euronews says an alleged fatal attack on a Russian teenager in Germany by a group of Ukrainians is “fake,” police have said.

The Guardian says Ukraine has defied an ultimatum by the Russian military for its forces to surrender the city of Mariupol.

VOA says Ukraine rejected a Russian ultimatum to surrender the besieged city of Mariupol Monday, as President Zelenskyy said he is ready for peace negotiations with Putin.

The Independent says Brittney Griner’s family say the basketball star is “OK” but not “good” as Russia extended her detention by at least several more months.

The Independent says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky invoked the fall of the Berlin Wall in an emotional address before the German parliament on Thursday.

The Guardian says Arnold Schwarzenegger told the Russian people that they are being fed misinformation about their country’s assault on Ukraine and appealed to stop the attack.

France24 says a Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars has been suspended due to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent says Vladimir Putin has accused the west of trying to “violate” and “dismember” Russia and sent a warning to those within his country he labelled as traitors.