Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,381
These are the key developments from day 1,381 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Russian internet regulator Roskomnadzor accused both platforms of being used ‘to organise and carry out terrorist acts’.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,380
These are the key developments from day 1,380 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Putin challenges US pressure on India over Russian oil during state visit
Putin questions US pressure on India’s Russian oil purchases as Modi gives the Russian president a warm welcome.
Russia’s Putin found ‘morally responsible’ for nerve agent death in UK
Dawn Sturgess, 44, was unwittingly caught up in an assassination attempt against the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.
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Stalled Moscow talks collide with Zelenskyy’s corruption crisis
Stalled Moscow talks with the US and Vladimir Putin offered little relief to Ukrainians reeling from years of war.
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Putin says Russia ready to take Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region ‘by force’
Comments to Indian media seem to contradict Trump report that negotiators got the impression he wanted to ‘make a deal’.
EU proposes using Russian assets, loans to fund $105bn package to Ukraine
But Belgium, a vocal critic of the plan to use Russian assets to back Ukraine, says its concerns have not been resolved.
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Putin visits India amid Ukraine peace push: What’s on the agenda?
President Putin visits India as Russia faces pressure to end war in Ukraine, looking to boost bilateral trade deals.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,379
These are the key developments from day 1,379 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
