Zelensky says ICC warrants show justice for Russia ‘inevitable’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday welcomed a decision from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Russia's chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov, and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. "This decision is a clear indication that justice for Russian crimes against Ukrainians is inevitable," Zelensky said

Russia destroyed half of Ukraine’s power generation: Zelensky

Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities have destroyed half of its electricity generation capacity since winter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. Months of Russian strikes have caused severe energy shortages in Ukraine, leading to scheduled power outages and blackouts. "As a result of the strikes of Russian missiles and drones,

Kremlin says Russia seeks for North Korea partnership

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea and Vietnam in the coming weeks, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Monday, citing a diplomatic source. Russian ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora confirmed to Vedomosti that the president's visit to Pyongyang will happen and is being "actively prepared". The newspaper said Putin could

Russia says Western actions compel it to boost its nuclear deterrent

Russia is warning its Western adversaries that it feels obliged to boost its nuclear deterrent due to what it sees as their "escalatory" course, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Thursday. Ryabkov was cited by state news agency RIA as saying that Russia was not however changing

Russia casts doubt on Islamic State responsibility

Russia on Monday cast doubt on assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group was responsible for a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow which killed 137 people and injured 182 more. In Russia for two decades, four men burst into the Crocus City Hall on

2-day ATOMEXPO 2024 begins in Russia

The 13th edition of one of the two-day international atomic forum ATOMEXPO 2024 has begun at the Sirius Science and Art Park, Sochi, Russia today March 25, 2024. Considered one of the major annual events in the global atomic industry is organized with the support of Rosatom, the state atomic

Why would ISIS attack Russia?

It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist terrorist attack. At least 133 people were left dead and scores more were injured after gunmen with automatic weapons stormed the Crocus City Hall in

Ukraine drops Russia business blacklist after backlash

Ukraine has scrapped its "sponsors of war" blacklist, the centrepiece of its campaign to pressure companies doing business in Russia, the agency in charge said on Friday after a backlash from countries from Austria to China. The end of the blacklist, which has embarrassed around 50 major companies identified as operating