Tag: Russia
Russian chess champ accused of poisoning competitor with mercury
Though Russian chess player Amina Abakarova has already been temporarily suspended from competing, she may also face a lifetime ban.
Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan among several prisoners freed in complex prisoner swap
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan were among two dozen prisoners freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia since the end of the Cold War. The complex exchange took place in Turkey and...
Ukrainian Olympic team hollowed out by war heads to Paris
CBS News' Leah Mishkin reports on a display in central London honoring the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who've died in the war with Russia, as their country sends its smallest team ever to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Russia’s economy is struggling from sanctions, western officials say. Here’s why
High inflation, rising interest rates and labour shortages are undermining Moscow's claims of a strong economy, western officials say.
NATO allies call China a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine
The sternly worded final communiqué, approved by the 32 NATO members at their summit in Washington, makes clear that China is becoming a focus of the military alliance.
Conservative supporters more susceptible to Russian false narratives: report
A report warns Russian disinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war is spreading in Canada, and that certain party supporters are more likely to fall victim to it.
Ukraine children’s hospital damaged as Russian missiles kill at least 29
A Russian airstrike against Ukraine on Monday morning killed dozens of people and left Kyiv's main children's hospital badly damaged.
U.S. set to provide Ukraine with US$2.3B more in military aid
Austin said the aid will come through presidential drawdown authority, which allows the Pentagon to take the weapons from its stocks and send them more quickly to Ukraine.
Wall Street Journal reporter goes on trial in Russia over espionage charges
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, 15 months after his arrest on espionage charges.
Mostly police officers killed in attacks in Russian region of Dagestan
Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following a rampage by Islamic militants who killed 19 people, most of them police.
Armed militants in Dagestan kill priest and police in attacks on churches, synagogue and police post
Armed militants attacked two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a traffic police post in Dagestan, killing a priest, a church security guard and six police officers.
Russia, North Korea sign ‘strongest ever treaty’. What’s in the deal?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is attacked.
NATO chief warns Russia may support North Korea’s weapons programs as Putin visits
Putin, on a state visit for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, vowed to deepen trade and security ties and to support the North against the U.S.
Russia ramps up deportations of Ukrainian children with ‘summer camps’: researchers
Russian authorities are sponsoring 'Useful Vacations' for thousands of youth in Russia and occupied territories of Ukraine, which researchers say are fronts for re-education.
Sending Canadian ship to Cuba near Russian fleet was ‘carefully’ planned: minister
A spokesman for National Defence Minister Bill Blair's office said the visit to Havana's port 'was carefully and fulsomely planned.'