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Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on
Read full article: Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still onRussia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey.
Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders
Read full article: Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leadersRussian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov is in North Korea for talks with its military and political leaders.
Another top Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up
Read full article: Another top Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-upRussian authorities have arrested a second senior Defense Ministry official on bribery charges days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister in a Cabinet shake-up.
A Kremlin shake-up of Russia's Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war
Read full article: A Kremlin shake-up of Russia's Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine warOver the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — the longest serving member of his Cabinet at 11 1/2 years — in a rare Kremlin shake-up that came even as a Russian offensive in Ukraine is making gains.
Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defense minister as he starts his 5th term
Read full article: Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defense minister as he starts his 5th termRussian President Vladimir Putin has replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office.