Putin urges Ukraine military to overthrow country’s leaders
Vladimir Putin has appealed directly to Ukrainian troops and told them “it will be easier for us to agree if you take power in your own hands”. During the address, the Russian president said it was “easier to negotiate with you” than the “gang of Nazis that has captured Kyiv” – an apparent reference to […]
Russia reacts angrily after Biden calls Putin a ‘killer’
Putin himself responded later on Thursday, wishing Biden “good health” at a news conference.
Russia opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok – Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Alexei Navalny was a victim of attempted murder but Russia denies involvement.
Russia adds record 10,000 coronavirus cases in dramatic turnaround
Anger is rising among the country’s health workers after two dozen hospitals had to shut down for quarantines, with many doctors falling sick.
NDEGWA: We need to take stand in US-China trade row
Stephen Ndegwa The escalating trade spat between the two largest economies in the world—the United States and China, —is emerging as a serious threat to the global economy. China must have seen it coming, after claims by the US for over a decade that Chinese tech giant Huawei was engaged in unfair trade practices and […]