Kremlin’s ties with Pyongyang attracts scrutiny
January 22, 2024
Dmitry Peskov in asian news
Moscow says it backs China's refusal to take part in Ukraine peace summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow supported China's refusal to take part in a peace summit on Ukraine next month in Switzerland because it was futile to hold such an event without Russia's participation.
Putin replaces Russia's defense minister with civilian economist in unexpected move
Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defense minister on Sunday in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilize the defense budget and harness greater innovation to win in Ukraine.
U.S. accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine, in breach of global ban
The U.S. has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops and announced late Wednesday that it is imposing more sanctions on Russian individuals and entities.
Russian peacekeepers start withdrawal from Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh
Soldiers begin to leave region in South Caucasus long fought over by Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Mass evacuations as floods in Russia’s Kurgan region set to peak
Kurgan and Tyumen regions of Russia, and parts of Kazakhstan, are threatened by some of the worst flooding in history.
Ukraine war updates: Russia claims to have inflicted massive losses on Ukraine as defense ministry hails gains in east
This was CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for updates.
NATO countries scramble to deny ground troops will go into Ukraine after Moscow warns of 'inevitable' conflict
France's suggestion that Ukraine's allies could potentially send ground troops into Ukraine has caused indignation and outrage in Russia, with officials warning it could provoke a direct conflict between Russia and NATO member states.
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