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Ukraine on Tuesday claimed to have carried out one of the most destructive attacks on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the assault used longer-range ballistic missiles donated by the United States. CBC | World News
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Russian lawmakers unanimously vote to de-ratify the nuclear test treaty. Here’s what that means
Russia wants to revoke its ratification of a nuclear treaty that bans all nuclear explosions. It says it’s doing it to mirror the U.S. position. CBC | World News
Read More »Professor stands by attending controversial Russian conference
A University of Manitoba professor is under fire for attending an event organized by a Russian think-tank on Canada’s sanctions list for spreading disinformation — during which, critics say, she helped Moscow’s propaganda efforts against Ukraine. But Radhika Desai says she’s done nothing wrong. CBC | World News
Read More »IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions
The Russian Olympic Committee was suspended by the IOC on Thursday for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Putin’s army dealt huge blow as Ukraine blows up 34 Russian tanks in major battle
Russia has tried and failed to take a key town in the east of Ukraine and now finds itself short on tanks. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Figures showing Russian economy growing faster than UK blasted as ‘outdated’
Britain is forecast to record the weakest economic growth across the G7 group of advanced economies next year, according to the International Monetary Fund, but these figures have been blasted as already out of date. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed
Read More »Russian parliament begins paving way for Putin to run for president again
Russia’s ruling United Russia party said on Tuesday it would back a constitutional amendment that would allow President Vladimir Putin to run again, the RIA news agency reported, a prospect Putin has previously played down. CBC | World News
Read More »Families of those killed when Flight MH17 was shot down hope trial will expose Russian ‘lies’
As the criminal trial of four men charged with the destruction of Flight MH17 begins in the Netherlands, victims’ families demand the Kremlin’s highest representatives be held responsible. CBC | World News
Read More »Putin tests Boris: RAF jets scrambled as Russian bombers try to enter UK airspace
A RUSSIAN BOMBER tried to enter British airspace on Saturday, causing six RAF fighter jets to be scrambled to intercept, the Ministry of Defence has said. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Russian advocates against domestic violence branded ‘enemies of the family’
In December 2017, Margarita Gracheva’s husband took her to a wooded area near their home and chopped off both her hands in a jealous rage. She has since emerged as one of the most high-profile victims of Russia’s epidemic of domestic violence, Chris Brown writes. CBC | World News
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