World
G7
G7 Finance Chiefs to Discuss Ukraine Aid, Debt and Tax
Any discussion on Ukraine is awkward for host India, which has not condemned Russia's invasion, but is also part of the Quad grouping alongside Australia, the United States and Japan.
July 16, 2023
Putin
Putin Says Grain Deal Goal 'Not Implemented' in Call with Ramaphosa
The deal that eased fears of a global food crisis sparked by the offensive in Ukraine is due to expire late Monday -- unless Russia agrees to renew it.
July 16, 2023
Ukraine
Assassination Attempt ‘Foiled’ – Russia Claims Kyiv ‘Plotted’ Hits on Top Kremlin Propagandist
The FSB claim “Ukrainian special services” hired members of a neo-Nazi group called Paragraph-88 to carry out the killings of two women. Kyiv has not commented.
July 15, 2023
Belarus
Large Convoy of Military Vehicles Arrives in Belarus – Assumed to Be Wagner
Belarusian activists reported in the early hours of July 15 that a large convoy of military vehicles bearing so-called “DPR/LPR” license plates crossed into Belarus from Russia.
July 15, 2023
S.Korea Will 'Expand Scale' of Aid to Ukraine, President Says
Humanitarian aid would be increased to $150 million in 2023, from $100 million last year.
July 15, 2023
Turkey
Survey: If Russia Pulls Out of the Black Sea Grain Corridor
There’s a good chance that Russia will pull out of the Black Sea Grain deal when it expires. If so, what will happen? What are Ukraine’s back-up plans? Kyiv Post asks shippers what they think.
July 15, 2023
S. Korea President in Ukraine to See Zelensky
Yoon Suk Yeol was in Ukraine Saturday on an unannounced visit, where he visited the town of Bucha ahead of a summit with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
July 15, 2023
Turkey
Erdogan Confident of Extension to Ukraine Grain Deal
Erdogan said he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the crucial deal, set to expire on Monday, though he did not say when the conversation had taken place.
July 15, 2023
Russia
Wagner Troops Training Belarus Forces
A video released by the Belarusian defence ministry showed masked fighters as instructors in the drills for soldiers living in a nearby tent camp.
July 15, 2023
Putin
South Africa Says Putin Will Come for BRICS Summit, Despite ICC Arrest Warrant
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the event would take place in person, including Putin, despite an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.
July 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
All the New Weapons Pledged to Ukraine During the NATO Summit
While the NATO summit in Vilnius did not give Ukraine a firm timeline or roadmap for joining the military alliance – there were plenty of other things on offer at the two-day meeting.
July 14, 2023
War in Ukraine
Lavrov Lashed Out at Ukraine War Criticism at Jakarta Talks: EU Top Diplomat
Lavrov vents Russia's anger and impotence concerning the West's intensified support for Ukraine.
July 14, 2023
Russia
Putin Agrees to Grain Deal Extension, Says Erdogan
Moscow has regularly threatened to quit the grain deal, complaining that secondary effects of Western restrictions on shipping and insurance as well as banks were blocking exports.
July 14, 2023
War in Ukraine
EXPLAINED: Why Being a Russian General Is Even Riskier Than Usual Right Now
Three top Russian generals have been taken out of action recently, but only one at the hands of Ukraine’s armed forces.
July 14, 2023
Russia
Russia Closes Polish Consular Agency in Smolensk, Complains About ‘Warsaw’s Aggression’
Poland’s foreign ministry in a statement published later on Friday said the Russian decision to close the agency was “another unfriendly and incomprehensible act”.
July 14, 2023
Ukraine
Ukrainian Parliament to Request Georgia to Pardon Saakashvili
A draft appeal to the President of Georgia has been registered in the Parliament of Ukraine, but is waiting for approval from the deputies in the hall of sessions.
July 14, 2023
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