Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian politician who is close to the Russian president, was handed over to Moscow in September as part of a prisoner swap while awaiting trial on treason charges.
Tag: Moscow (Russia)
Xi and Putin Meet Again, Two Strongmen in a Weak Moment
Russia is isolated by its invasion of Ukraine and needs China more than ever. But China, facing a Covid crisis, is in no position to risk sanctions.
Putin Concedes Military Failings, but Insists Russia Will Fight On
Nodding to criticism that his army lacked the basic necessities to wage war, the Russian leader said his government was providing “everything that the army asks for.’’
Putin Will Not Hold His Annual Year-End Conference
It would be the first time in a decade that the Russian president has skipped the annual event, and follows a series of significant military losses for Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine.
Putin Will Not Hold His Annual Year-End Conference
Dmitri S. Peskov, the Russian president’s spokesman, said that the event would not take place, although he held out the possibility that it might be rescheduled for the new year.
Viktor Bout Tells Maria Butina the US Is Trying to ‘Destroy’ Russia
He made the comments in an interview with Maria Butina, the Russian member of Parliament who served a little over a year in U.S. prisons.
What to Know About the Two Americans Still Detained in Russia
The State Department has urged U.S. citizens not to travel to Russia and, if they are in the country, to ‘leave immediately.’
Despite Sanctions, Russian Cruise Missiles Were Made Recently
Weapons investigators in Kyiv found that at least one Russian Kh-101 cruise missile used in widespread attacks there on Nov. 23 had been made no earlier than October.
Kherson Evacuates Hospitals Under Relentless Russian Shelling
“This is the revenge of those who lost,” the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said of Russia’s attacks.
At G20 Summit, Xi and Biden Offer Rival Visions for Solving Global Issues
China and the United States showed how global summits are an arena for great powers to compete, with implications for the war in Ukraine and Asia’s future.