By confirming the test now, Putin has sent a message to both domestic and foreign audiences that Russia’s nuclear deterrent is evolving, and that the Kremlin will continue to expand its strategic capabilities despite global pressure.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday during a regional summit in China
Putin suggests Moscow for Zelensky summit, AFP reports
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited Austria for a day addressed the Indian diaspora there. Post the address, PM Modi bid farewell to them on July 10. The crowd was elated to meet him, and as he shook hands with everyone and greeted them with smile. Later in the day, PM Modi departed for India too.
Russian mercenary group Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was presumed dead after a private jet crashed north of Moscow, leaving no survivors. Flight tracking data showed the plane taking off from Moscow to St Petersburg on the August 23 evening and its transponder signal disappeared minutes later. So, who was Yevgeny Prigozhin and how did he become one of Putin's biggest enemies?
In a major boost to Ukraine’s air defense against Russia, the United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands. The Dutch air force will hand over 42 F-16A/B Mid-Life Update jets to the Ukrainian air force. The Danish air force will transfer an additional 19 F-16A/B MLUs. All 61 F-16s are expected to arrive in Ukraine by early 2024. But how will these F-16s impact the Russia-Ukraine war? Watch to find out.
On 13 August, a Russian warship, Vasily Bykov, fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the Black Sea as it failed to respond to demands to stop for an inspection, claimed Moscow. Moscow also claimed that the ship was headed to the Ukrainian port of Izmail &. it deemed all ships heading to Ukrainian waters to be potentially carrying weapons. This is the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain deal. This move comes after Russia pulled out of a Black Sea grain deal in July 2023 that enabled Ukraine to export agricultural products via the Black Sea. Watch for more
Russia Ukraine News Highlights | The United States and its allies will announce a sweeping new round of Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, a source familiar with the planned announcement told Reuters. The sanctions will ban on all new investments in Russia, increase curbs on financial institutions and state-owned enterprises in Russia, and target Russian government officials and their families, the source said on Tuesday.
The grisly images of battered bodies left out in the open or hastily buried led to calls for tougher sanctions against the Kremlin, namely a cutoff of fuel imports from Russia.
Russia Ukraine News Highlights | US President Joe Biden on Monday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes and called for a trial, adding to the global outcry over civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha as more graphic images of their deaths emerged.