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ICC warrants Russian army chief, ex-defense minister
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russia's former defence minister and military leader for allegedly striking civilian targets in Ukraine. The Hague-based court said in a statement on Tuesday that warrants were issued because judges believed there were reasonable grounds to believe the men were responsible for "missile strikes carried out by the Russian armed forces against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure" between October 10, 2022, and at least March 9, 2023.
US and Ukraine’s EU allies speed Russian asset deal before G7
To secure the support of European allies for a proposal that will be presented at the G7 leaders summit later this week, US officials are attempting to leverage the interest from Russian suspended assets to assist war-torn Ukraine. However, discussions are still in progress as the meeting in southern Italy commences on Thursday. Certain European countries are not yet entirely persuaded of the United States-led proposal.
Russia blames US for civilian deaths, Macron for increasing tensions
Russia has intensified its rhetoric against the West, alleging that the United States is responsible for the alleged use of US-supplied weapons against civilians on its soil in Ukraine, and accusing France of exacerbating tensions throughout Europe. On Friday, Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the United States' decision to authorize Ukraine's discharge of US-supplied weapons into Russia last week was "a confession… for the murder of children and women in the Belgorod region."
Putin confidently says Europe is ‘defenceless’
Moscow has been engaging in nuclear sabre-rattling since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, delivering a series of not-so-subtle hints that an attempt to defeat a nuclear power like Russia could have disastrous consequences for those who try. Today, President Putin asserted that Russia would not require the use of a nuclear weapon to secure victory in Ukraine. He was interviewed during a panel discussion at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is frequently referred to as "Russia's Davos."
Russian airstrikes kill six in Kharkiv’s crowded DIY store
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strikes as a "brutal attack" as video footage captured the site's immense clouds of dark smoke ascending into the sky. Russian assaults have resulted in the deaths of at least six individuals after a crowded DIY store in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv was targeted, according to regional officials.
Russia produces shells three times faster, cheaper
Russia is producing artillery shells at a rate that is approximately three times quicker than that of Ukraine's Western allies and at a cost that is approximately one-quarter of the cost. The Ukrainian armed forces are confronted with a significant challenge as they depend on ammunition from the United States and Europe to combat Russia's full-scale invasion, as evidenced by the figures generated by the management consulting firm Bain & Company.
Rosenberg: Putin’s military crackdown follows Prigozhin’s incitement
It is intriguing when a senior defence official is apprehended in Russia. Five senior defence figures were restrained in less than a month, which is considered a purge. Lt Gen Vadim Shamarin, the deputy chief of the army's general staff and director of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, is the most recent senior military official imprisoned.
Baltic fears on Russian maritime border relocation
After a draft Russian decree suggested revising Russia's borders in the Baltic Sea, Finland and the Baltic states have demanded calm. Lithuania cautioned that the Kremlin was engaging in a "deliberate, targeted escalatory provocation" to intimidate its neighbours, while Latvia claimed it was attempting to elucidate the situation.
Russian court seizes two European banks’ assets despite Western sanctions
According to court documents, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank's assets, accounts, properties, and shares in Russia have been seized at the behest of a Russian court in connection with a lawsuit involving the German banks. The banks are guarantor lenders under a contract with the German firm Linde to construct a gas processing facility in Russia. Western sanctions precipitated the project's termination.
US claims Russia suffocating Ukraine with chemicals
The United States has accused Russia of violating international laws prohibiting the use of chemical weapons by employing them as a "method of warfare" in Ukraine. According to State Department officials, Russia achieved "battlefield gains" over Ukraine by employing the choking agent chloropicrin. According to US officials, the allegations were not an "isolated" incident and would violate Russia's signature on the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).