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An African delegation of leaders heading to Ukraine and Russia this week to propose “confidence-building measures” to facilitate peace between the two countries, will make some proposals to Russian president Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. On May 22, the Associated Press reported that a delegation including presidents …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet with leaders of African countries on Saturday, June 17 in St Petersburg, according to presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. The grain deal will be one of the key issues the leaders will discuss, he said.   Ukraine is a major exporter of sunflower, …

  Russia has placed International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan on its wanted list after the court indicted President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes, according to reports on Friday, May 19. Khan’s photo and personal information are visible on the Interior Ministry’s search database, according to reports but …

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has denied Moscow’s claim that his country attempted to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin after Russia said two drones were shot down over the Kremlin. Russia said Wednesday, May 3 it had shot down two drones targeting Putin’s Kremlin residence in what it called a Ukrainian …

A Moscow court on Monday sentenced an outspoken critic of the Kremlin to 25 years in prison, an unusually harsh punishment that underscores President Vladimir V. Putin’s increasing determination to equate dissent with treason. The sentence given to Vladimir Kara-Murza, an opposition activist and journalist who had urged the American …

Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, has asked Russian president Vladimir Putin to give security guarantees to his nation.   Speaking to Russia’s defence minister on Monday, April 10 that he wanted guarantees that Moscow would defend his country if it was attacked, the state-owned BelTA news agency reported.   …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is paranoid and obsessed with his own personal safety, a Russian intelligence officer who fled the country over the war in Ukraine has said.   Gleb Karakulov, a captain with Russia’s Federal Guard Service (FSO), which is responsible for Putin’s security, has come out to reveal …

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has stated that Russia could place powerful strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, on top of the tactical nuclear warheads Moscow is already planning to deploy there.   Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that Moscow would complete the construction of a storage facility for tactical …

NATO has criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric after the Russian president announced his country would station tactical nuclear arms in Belarus. Putin said on Saturday that the deployment was similar to moves from the United States, which stores such weapons in bases …

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said he would be able to position tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by the summer, a move that threatened to increase tensions with the United States and Europe while his forces wage war in Ukraine. The Russian leader has repeatedly raised the specter of …