News from Russia

Japan-Russia ties erode as journalist sits in Moscow jail

Japan is demanding access to a journalist who was arrested by Russian security services. Moscow claims Tokyo is using journalists as spies.

Read at Deutsche Welle · 23 October 2026 at 14:31

Ukraine: Life near the front line in Sloviansk

As Russian continues to attack Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine, thousands of residents refuse to leave or struggle to find a way out. For many, poverty, family ties and beloved pets make evacuation painf

Read at Deutsche Welle · 23 October 2026 at 14:31

Trump, Putin and Xi at one table, without Ukraine. What Moscow wants from the proposal and why Beijing might agree.

Moscow is pushing for a summit with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, without Kyiv or the EU. What does Russia hope to gain, and why might China be willing to take part

Read at Deutsche Welle · 23 October 2026 at 14:31

Witte Huis meldt bestand bezette Oekraïense stad na bemiddeling Melania Trump

Het Witte Huis meldt dat Rusland en Oekraïne een humanitair bestand hebben afgesproken voor de Oekraïense stad Oleshky. Dat zou zijn gebeurd na bemiddeling van Melania Trump, de vrouw van de Amerikaan

Read at NU.nl · 23 October 2026 at 14:17

Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster', White House says

Ukraine and Russia have not confirmed the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.

Read at BBC · 23 October 2026 at 14:13

Melania Trump ‘secured ceasefire’ in Ukrainian city Oleshky: White House

No confirmation from Russia or Ukraine as White House says 'localised' ceasefire to take effect in Oleshky.

Read at Al Jazeera · 23 October 2026 at 13:39

Ukraine and Russia each exchange 270 prisoners of war

Kyiv thanked the United States and the United Arab Emirates for facilitating the third stage of the swap.

Read at Politico EU · 23 October 2026 at 13:31

Russia drops cluster bombs on Ukraine as Kyiv consolidates front line

Russia’s territorial gains this year are effectively nil as it heads into trilateral talks with Ukraine, US.

Read at Al Jazeera · 23 October 2026 at 13:17

Ukraine hits Russian data centres in blow to Moscow's AI capabilities

Drones hit three Yandex facilities, a Sber centre and a VKontakte server farm across five Russian regions, causing persistent failures in payments, navigation and cloud services. Experts say restoring

Read at Euronews · 23 October 2026 at 13:07

Eerste lading van Trump en Poetins dieseldeal onderweg naar New York

Een tanker met 40.000 ton Russische diesel is onderweg naar de Verenigde Staten. De onder de vlag van Malta varende tanker Agioi Fanendes vaart nu nog in de Oostzee. Het schip vertrok gisteren uit de

Read at NOS · 23 October 2026 at 13:01

Rechtstreekse onderhandelingen tussen Rusland en Oekraïne vinden in november plaats in Abu Dhabi

Read at de Volkskrant · 23 October 2026 at 12:26

Rusland vervoert voor het eerst sinds inval in Oekraïne diesel naar VS

Een tanker met bijna 300.000 vaten Russische diesel is vrijdag vertrokken naar de Verenigde Staten. Het is de eerste keer dat Rusland diesel exporteert naar de VS sinds Oekraïne werd binnengevallen do

Read at NU.nl · 23 October 2026 at 11:36

Drone hits another ship in Black Sea near Romania, killing at least 1 sailor

President Nicușor Dan said the incident was part of Russia’s “escalation” of the war in Ukraine.

Read at Politico EU · 23 October 2026 at 11:34

Russia and Ukraine trade fresh strikes despite renewed push for U.S.-brokered peace talks

Both Putin and Zelenskyy said Thursday they were open for peace negotiations, even as they continued strikes overnight.

Read at CNBC · 23 October 2026 at 11:16