Ukraine
Kremlin infighting 'destroying the Russian state', says Wagner chief
Prigozhin said a dispute between him and Chechen forces, who are also fighting alongside the Russian army in Ukraine, has been resolved, The Guardian reported. But the Wagner chief blamed the discord on unidentified Kremlin factions - which he calls "Kremlin towers", the report said.
Russia blames Ukraine for drone attacks on Moscow
"The Kiev regime launched a terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles on targets in the city of Moscow," Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. The raid involved eight aircraft-type UAVs, all of which were hit; three drones that were suppressed by electronic warfare measures went out of control and deviated from their intended targets, the statement added, RT reported.
Kiev struck by Russian airstrikes for 3rd straight night
According to the Ukrainian capital's military administration, three buildings were on fire as a result of the latest air assault on Monday night, reports the BBC. In the city's southern Holosiivskyi district, one person was killed and three injured as a fire started in a multi-storey building, the administration said in a statement.
Ukrainian Parliament backs 50-year sanctions on Iran
The sanction bill, which was submitted to the Parliament by President Volodymyr Zelensky, was on Monday supported by 328 votes in favour, with the required minimum of 226, Xinhua news agency reported. On May 27, the NSDC approved a decision, envisaging the introduction of restrictive measures against Iran, which include a.
Russian missiles hit Ukraine's capital Kiev: Report
They were all reportedly shot down and there are no reports of casualties, the BBC reported. Flaming debris from the intercepted missiles landed in residential areas in central Kiev. Russia has launched 16 air attacks on the Ukrainian capital this month. The latest, however, was unusual because it took place during the day -- and seemed to be targeted at the city centre, the BBC reported.
Ukraine seeks to fix perspective of NATO membership during July summit
"Our expectations from the summit in Vilnius boil down to two key priorities: fixing in one form or another the absence of alternatives to the fact that we are on the path to NATO membership, and before joining the alliance, obtaining security guarantees," Yermak was quoted as saying by the presidential press service.
Former Malaysian PM says war not solution to conflicts
The world now faces similar common problems which cannot be dealt with by individual countries as "we are basically one world," the 97-year-old former Prime Minister said on Wednesday during his speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. Regarding the Ukraine crisis, Mahathir calls for negotiations.
Russia's border region under drone attacks
According to preliminary data, there are no victims and the consequences on the ground are being clarified, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Tuesday in a Telegram post, without disclosing if the drones were launched by Ukraine. He added that the Grayvoron district and the Borisov district of the Belgorod region.
Ukraine's security is our security: Rishi Sunak at G7
Hailing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's presence at the summit, Prime Minister Sunak said: "To see President Zelensky standing shoulder to shoulder with his G7 allies, I think, sends a message to Russia and the world that we are united behind him and his people and will continue to support him for as long as it takes."
Russia claims full control of Bakhmut while Ukraine says situation 'critical'
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia's Wagner private military group, said in a video message posted on his Telegram channel that Wagner will begin to withdraw its units on May 25 for rest and retraining, and its fighters will create "the necessary lines of defence," Xinhua news agency reported. As a result of the offensive.
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