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Berlusconi's Birthday Gift From Putin Breached Sanctions

20 bottles of vodka sent to ex-Italian PM by Russian president violated measures on Ukraine

(Newser) - What do you get a former Italian prime minister who has everything when his birthday rolls around? In Silvio Berlusconi's case, his old pal Vladimir Putin figured nearly two dozen bottles of hard liquor would do the trick. Unfortunately, the European Commission has determined that thoughtful gift breaches sanctions...

Putin's Latest Move: Declaring Martial Law

In the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave additional emergency powers to the heads of all regions of Russia. Putin didn't immediately spell out the steps that would be taken under martial law, but said his order was...

Fiona Hill: Putin May Be Playing Elon Musk
Fiona Hill:
Putin May Be
Playing
Elon Musk
interview
Oct 17, 2022 12:55 PM CDT

Fiona Hill: Putin May Be Playing Elon Musk

'It’s very clear that Elon Musk is transmitting a message' for the Russian leader

(Newser) - Fiona Hill has advised presidents of both parties and is, as Politico points out, renowned for her knowledge of Russia in general and Vladimir Putin in particular. In a lengthy interview with the outlet, Hill doesn't have much good news to impart about the Ukraine war. "There is...

Ukraine's Children of War Are Being Taken to Russia

Thousands are adopted by families and raised as Russians, officials say

(Newser) - Russia's open effort to adopt Ukrainian children and bring them up as Russian is well underway, in one of the most explosive issues of the war, an AP investigation shows. Thousands of children have been found in the basements of war-torn cities like Mariupol and at orphanages in the...

No Regrets, Putin Says of Invasion
No Regrets,
Putin Says
of Invasion
Oct 14, 2022 3:50 PM CDT

No Regrets, Putin Says of Invasion

Russian president calls attack on Ukraine 'correct and timely'

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he expects his mobilization of army reservists for combat in Ukraine to be completed in about two weeks, allowing him to end an unpopular and chaotic call-up meant to counter Ukrainian battlefield gains and solidify his illegal annexation of occupied territory. Putin—facing domestic...

Musk Denies Talking to Putin Before Posting Poll

He says he's only spoken to Russian president once, and it was about space

(Newser) - Elon Musk is denying a report that he spoke to Vladimir Putin before he tweeted his "Ukraine-Russia Peace" proposal last week. Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group political risk consultancy, said in a note to clients Monday that when he spoke to Musk two weeks ago, the Tesla...

Putin: We Can't 'Leave Such Crimes Unanswered'

Russian leader says new strikes on Kyiv are revenge for bridge attack

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is definitely not happy about this weekend's explosion on the bridge between Russia and Crimea, which he slammed as an act of Ukrainian terrorism despite no one yet claiming responsibility. Now, after months of relative calm, the heart of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was hit with...

Putin Calls Attack on Bridge an Act of Ukrainian Terrorism

Limited traffic begins moving across Russia-Crimea span

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukraine of being behind the explosion that damaged a strategically important bridge connecting Russia and Crimea. He called the attack the day before an act of terrorism, Reuters reports. "This was devised, carried out and ordered by the Ukrainian special services,"...

Russia's Struggling Military Turns to General With a Temper

Sergei Surovikin has a reputation, analysts say

(Newser) - With its failures in the Ukraine fight mounting, and public criticism along with them, Russia's military has selected a new commander. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, 55, who's been in charge of the operation in the southern district, will be in charge of all Russian forces in Ukraine, the Defense...

Wife: Griner Is at Her 'Absolute Weakest Moment'

Cherelle Griner hopes Vladimir Putin will have mercy

(Newser) - Brittney Griner is at her "absolute weakest moment in life," according to wife Cherelle Griner, who fears the woman she calls "BG" is losing hope of returning home. "She's very afraid about being left and forgotten in Russia, or just completely used to the point...

Putin Finalizes Annexations, Defying International Law

The West has rejected referendums in Ukrainian regions as a sham

(Newser) - This story has been updated with the latest developments. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalizes the annexation carried out in defiance of international law , the AP reports. The documents were published on a Russian government website on Wednesday morning....

Pope Calls Out Putin, Demands He End an 'Error and a Horror'

Francis told crowd his subject this week would not be religious

(Newser) - Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a cease-fire, imploring him to "stop this spiral of violence and death" in Ukraine and denouncing the “absurd” risk of a nuclear attack as tensions sharply escalate over the war. Francis uttered his strongest plea yet about...

After Key Battlefield Loss, a Big Worry Emerges on Putin

Chechen leader urges him to use nuclear weapons, and the West is concerned

(Newser) - Russia suffered another humiliating defeat this weekend when it lost the key city of Lyman —which belongs to a region that Vladimir Putin just claimed to annex . A growing worry in the West is that Putin warned last week that any attack on annexed regions would be considered an...

Putin: 'Will of Millions' That We Annex a 5th of Ukraine

Ukraine, West don't recognize 'sham' referendums on Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin's announcement on Friday wasn't an unexpected one, but it's one that is already receiving international pushback. The Russian president informed the world that his country would be annexing four regions of Ukraine—Luhansk and Donetsk in the east, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south—after...

US Has Been Quietly Warning Russia Not to Go Nuclear

Putin's veiled threat came after months of backchannel warnings: reports

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin's veiled warning about the use of nuclear weapons to defend Russia came after months of backchannel warnings from the US about exactly such behavior. Officials tell the Washington Post and CNN that the US has consistently warned Russia for months in private communications about the grave consequences...

Putin Reminds Us How Easily War Could Spread
Putin Reminds Us
How Easily War
Could Spread
OPINION
Sep 21, 2022 4:45 PM CDT

Putin Reminds Us How Easily War Could Spread

Still, 'mobilization of reservists risks provoking widespread anger' at home

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is "not out of tricks," writes the Globe and Mail editorial board, and he proved as much Wednesday by backing sham referendums on Russian accession in four occupied territories of Ukraine, calling up 300,000 reservists, and threatening every possible defense of Russian territory. Here are...

Putin Announces Major War Escalation

Some flights out of Russia sell out after it's announced 300K reservists will be called up

(Newser) - Following a retreat in Ukraine's northeast , Russia on Wednesday signaled the "biggest escalation" of its war in the country since the Feb. 24 invasion, per Reuters . President Vladimir Putin approved a plan to annex 15% of Ukraine's territory, called up 300,000 reservists, and toyed with the...

Putin: &#39;We Aren&#39;t in a Rush&#39; in Ukraine
Putin Says
Russia Will
Fight On
Sep 16, 2022 5:05 PM CDT

Putin Says Russia Will Fight On

'We aren't in a rush' in Ukraine, Russian president says

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despite Ukraine's latest counteroffensive and warned that Moscow could ramp up its strikes on the country's vital infrastructure if facilities in Russia are targeted. Speaking to reporters Friday after attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation...

Xi Meeting Comes at a Bad Time for Putin

Analysts say setbacks for Russia in Ukraine war are making China nervous

(Newser) - China's President Xi Jinping has left China for the first time since before the pandemic for a trip that included a meeting with his Russian counterpart—and analysts say the timing is very unfortunate for Vladimir Putin. Russian forces have been retreating in Ukraine and "even the prospect...

Russian Bigwig Found Dead After Boat Fall
Another Russian
Exec Takes a Fall
Sep 14, 2022 11:05 AM CDT

Another Russian Exec Takes a Fall

Ivan Pechorin, described as a Putin ally, may have been drunk when he fell into Sea of Japan

(Newser) - An executive helping to oversee development in Russia's Far East has become at least the ninth Russian businessman to be found dead since the start of this year. Ivan Pechorin, an aviation director with the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic (KRDV), fell from...

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