Moscow

Three years after the atrocities and the suburbs of Kiev, Bucha and Irpin, still resemble war and death.

The two suburbs to the northwest of the Ukrainian metropolis were under Russian occupation for nearly two months.

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that it will expel a correspondent and a cameraman from German public television ARD in response to similar moves by the German government against the Russian television network Channel One.

The Russian ruble has experienced a significant decline, reaching its lowest value against the U.S. dollar since the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As of this week, the ruble fell to 110 per dollar, marking its worst performance since March 2022.

Europe is heading into its coldest winter since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, with temperatures expected to stay below the levels seen in the past two years, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. This shift is likely to drive heating demand to its highest level since Russia's invasion, with further pressure on energy supplies.

Washington's decision to give anti-personnel mines to Ukraine is the biggest blow yet to a landmark anti-mine treaty, its signatories said during a meeting.

Ukraine is a signatory to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention which prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of landmines.

Russia has reinforced its stance against freezing the current frontline in Ukraine or reaching a compromise, insisting on Ukraine's complete surrender. Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, stated that while Moscow is allegedly open to negotiations, it will not entertain a freeze of hostilities or the establishment of demilitarized zones.

Turkey is in talks with the United States and Russia in an attempt to secure a US sanctions waiver so it can continue paying Gazprombank for Russian natural gas imports, Turkish authorities said.

A British diplomat has been expelled by Moscow, according to Sky news. According to the report, Moscow accuses him of spying for Ukraine.

Russia launched a record 188 drones at Ukraine overnight, Kiev said on Tuesday, amid growing international tensions over Russian missile threats and hints Moscow could strike European cities.