Vladimir Putin had first proposed re-establishing the title on Russia’s Children’s Day holiday on June 1.
Ukraine’s state nuclear company says it believes Russia will carry out a major "provocation" at the Zaporizhzhia plant. The UN chief is scheduled to visit Ukraine’s port of Odesa. Follow DW for the latest.
Zelensky told reporters he was “very surprised” to hear from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Russia was “ready for some kind of peace”, adding: “First they should leave our territory and then we’ll see”.
A deeper dive into the gray market has meant that Russians continue to have access to goods like iPhones and Zara dresses even months after their Western makers left Russia. But are these parallel imports even legal?
Since Russian forces occupied Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in March, the situation has deteriorated and the site has reportedly been shelled, raising concerns of a catastrophe.
A deeper dive into the gray market has meant that Russians continue to have access to goods like iPhones and Zara dresses even months after their Western makers left Russia. But are these parallel imports even legal?
Sources suggest Moscow fears a brain drain if too many Jewish citizens leave Russia for Israel. The Justice Ministry seeks the closure of the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and a court will now decide.
Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing’s defence ministry said.