Lawmakers in the Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, on Monday voted unanimously in favour of legislation to annex four regions of Ukraine, rubber-stamping a takeover following discredited referendums. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog to see how the day’s events unfold.
BEIRUT (AP) — When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats said the vessel was carrying grain stolen by Russia and urged Lebanese officials to impound the ship. Moscow called the allegation “false and baseless,”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday sanctioned more than 1,000 people and firms connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including its Central Bank governor and families of Security Council members, after President Vladimir Putin signed treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine
“There are four new regions of Russia,” Putin said in a televised ceremony from the Kremlin in Moscow, according to a translation. The territory being seized consists of two pro-Russian “republics” in Luhansk and Donetsk in the east, and in
Workers on September 29, 2022 prepare for a concert at Moscow’s Red Square, with constructions reading the words ”Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Russia”. © Alexander Zemlianichenko, AP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed decrees paving the way for the occupied
Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine reported huge majorities on Tuesday in favour of becoming part of Russia after five days of voting in so-called referendums that Kyiv and the West have denounced as a sham. Follow our live
This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates. Tuesday is the final day of voting in a series of referendums on joining Russia. The votes, widely seen as rigged and
Sept 27 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to announce the accession of occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation during his address to parliament on Sept. 30, the British Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2022. © Yuki Iwamura, AFP At the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia vote Areas represent about 15% of Ukraine territory Votes seen as paving the way for Russian escalation Referendums face widespread international criticism KYIV, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Four areas of Ukraine controlled by Russia and