FSB security service revokes accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow; UK PM tells Kremlin it should end conflictThe head of Russiaโs security council, Sergei Shoigu, visited North Korea on Friday and met with the countryโs leader Kim Jong-un, …
These officials have been detained or prosecuted in fraud and corruption cases in recent months, against the backdrop of an upcoming appointment as the head of the security services (FSB).
Fourteen-year-old girl among the dead with at least 77 injured; Zelenskiy fires head of Ukraineโs air force after fatal F-16 crash. What we know on day 920See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian bomb attack on Ukraineโs north-eastern city of K…
The fighter jet went down during a major Russian attack on Ukraine, the military said in a statement. What we know on day 919One of the F-16 warplanes that Ukraine received from its western partners to help fight Russiaโs invasion has crashed, killing …
Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk would have once been unthinkable โ just like the warlord’s march on Moscow.
President Joe Biden told reporters that Ukraineโs advances inside Russian territory have put Moscow in a tough spot, while acknowledging that the U.S. is talking with Kyiv as the incursion continues.
As evidenced by their ongoing symbiotic defense relationship, Moscow and Tehran see the wars against Israel and Ukraine as indelibly linked โ and the West would be foolish to compartmentalize them.
Raid into Russia by 300 soldiers from Ukraine with tanks and armour; Shoigu โheavily over-exaggeratesโ territorial gains. What we know on day 896 Russiaโs defence ministry said about 300 soldiers from Ukraine backed by tanks and armoured vehicles launc…
Dissidents released by western efforts backtrack โ โUkraine must winโ; Kyiv targeted with missiles and drones. What we know on day 895 Ukrainians have reacted angrily to calls by freed Russian political prisoners to ease sanctions that affect ordinary …
Outrage builds ahead of Paris 2024 Games over senior Russians in prominent positions.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, the former Russian defence minister, and leading Russian general Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday (25 June) for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The conversation between Lloyd Austin and Andrei Belousov was the first such call in over a year. What we know on day 854The US and Russian defence chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday, in a rare conversation between the two powers and with tensions ri…
After Vladimir Putin, the ICC has issued two arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Both are charged with attacks on Ukrainian power plants.
Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov are wanted for their role in attacks on civilians targets.
Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov are wanted for their role in attacks on civilians targets.
Army chief and ex-minister of defence accused over missile attacks on civilian targetsRussia-Ukraine war โ latest news updatesThe international criminal court (ICC) at The Hague has issued arrest warrants for Russiaโs ex-minister of defence and current…
Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov are accused of the war crimes of directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians, as well as the crime against humanity of ‘inhumane acts’ in Ukraine, the ICC said in a statement.
Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov โbear individual criminal responsibilityโ for attacks on Ukraineโs power grid, says court
ICC targets former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov over their roles in war on Ukraine.
Under new defence minister Andrei Belousov, FSB is tackling corruption aggressively with serious implications for UkraineIn the weeks since Vladimir Putin sacked his longtime defence minister Sergei Shoigu, Russiaโs FSB security service has pursued a s…
We and the EU must show the Russian leader we mean business and seize $300bn of his countryโs central bank fundsVladimir Putin is digging deep to win the war with Ukraine. And it could be only months before the tide turns in his favour. If he pummels U…
Ukraine is trafficking in orphans and organs; a secretive global elite is causing multiple crises; and Madeleine Albright wanted to wipe out Russia โ those are just some of the greatest hits of Vladimir Putinโs longtime security adviser.
Russian president seeks further Chinese support for wartime economy.
By moving Sergei Shoigu and promoting key allies, Russiaโs leader is shoring up the military-industrial complex that justifies his survivalWhen the Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, was removed from his post and appointed head of the security co…
Nikolai Patrushev, 72, is replaced as head of Russia’s Security Council by Sergei Shoigu.
Nikolai Patrushev, 72, is replaced as head of Russia’s Security Council by Sergei Shoigu.
The move comes amid a broader reshuffle of the Russian defense ministry, as Moscow ramps up its offensive against Ukraine.
News of Yuri Kuznetsov’s detention comes as the president reshuffles his top military brass, and amid a ramp-up of the war in Ukraine.
Steve Rosenberg considers possible reasons behind Sergei Shoigu’s replacement in the middle of a war.
Steve Rosenberg considers possible reasons behind Sergei Shoigu’s replacement in the middle of a war.
Moscow reopening a new front with the taking of villages near Kharkiv. Could fresh ammo and military hardware pledged by NATO allies arrive too late?Moscowโs spring offensive taking form as Vladimir Putin replaces defense minister Sergei Shoigu with a…
Changing the defense ministry leadership signals that Russia’s president is “preparing for many more years of war.”
Kharkiv regionโs governor says Russia is attempting to stretch front line; Ukrainian commander responsible for north-eastern frontline replacedPutin removes Sergei Shoigu as Russiaโs defence ministerRussiaโs new defence minister Andrei Belousov has sai…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office.
Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday (12 May) in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilise the defence budget and harness greater innovation to win in U…
Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia’s defence minister, spearheaded Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine and has been the country’s longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin’s few close friends.ย
Sergei Shoigu and Nikolai Patrushev have been among the most prominent figures in the Kremlin’s war machine.
Russian president says successor to Shoigu, who has been defence minister for years, will be Andrei Belousov, an economistVladimir Putin has removed his longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister in the most significant reshuffle to the military c…
Sergei Shoigu, a close ally of the president, will be replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov.
Sergei Shoiguโs move from defence ministry painted as an attempt to rein in runaway military spending
Appointment of Kremlin loyalist comes as little surprise.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin was sworn in as president again on Tuesday in a stage-managed ceremony eerily similar to previous efforts.
The aftermath of the ritual will show how far Russia’s leader is willing to go in changing his aging old guard.
Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is siting in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, and that spells trouble for his boss Sergei Shoigu.
In Africa and beyond, Russia is using the same fighters who once turned on Moscow to undermine U.S. efforts to promote democracy and fight terrorism.
Sergei Shoiguโs fortunes seem to be turning after deputy is detained on corruption allegations
Volodymyr Zelenskiy repeats pleas for more defensive missiles after fourth large-scale aerial assault on energy system in five weeks. What we know on day 795See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussian missiles have hammered power facilities in centr…
Russia will intensify strikes on Ukrainian storage bases that house Western-supplied weapons, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday (23 April), as the United States prepares to approve and deliver a long-delayed batch of new military aid.
IN THE PRESS โ Thursday, April 4: Sรฉbastien Lecornu and Sergei Shoigu exchange a rare phone call in order to discuss their countries’ respective fights against terrorism. Also, The Financial Times reports on the Russian intelligence failures around th…
Russia’s presidential contest won’t deliver a surprise winner, but day one of the vote was surprisingly action-packed.
French president says he does not want escalation but allies cannot โlook away and let things run their courseโ โ what we know on day 742See all our coverage of the war in UkraineEmmanuel Macron has urged Ukraineโs allies not to be โcowardsโ in support…
Kazakhstan reacted on Thursday (29 February) after accusations from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who said that NGOs in Central Asia were allegedly engaged in โanti-Russian activities.โ
Russia hands back 11 Ukrainian children under deal struck by Qatar; US dual national arrested in Russia over alleged $51 Ukrainian charity donationSee all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine said on Tuesday it was fighting off dozens of Russian attacks โ a…
Heavy Ukrainian missile strikes hit military targets in Crimea; Russia and Ukraine make PoW exchange See all our Russia-Ukraine coverageUkraine has reportedly carried out heavy missile strikes on military targets in Crimea including the Balbek airfield…
Deal to swap around 200 PoWs from each side comes after contested claim that Kyiv downed plane carrying Ukrainian soldiersRussiaโs Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has told military manufacturers to โstop fooling aroundโ and further increase the producti…
For two years, Biden and Zelenskyy have been focused on driving Russia from Ukraine. Now Washington is discussing a move to a more defensive posture.
Russia on Monday said its forces now fully controlled the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin hailed as a “success” that would mean less shelling on the nearby Russian-held city of Donetsk. “Our assault units have today…
Weโll only get better at shooting you down, Zelenskiy warns Russian pilots; Adviivka facing โthird waveโ of attacksSee all our Russia-Ukraine coverageA huge explosion and fireball engulfed part of the Crimean port of Feodosia early on Tuesday morning. …
Russia to increase size of armed forces by 170,000; Zelenskiy admits counteroffensive did not achieve โdesired resultsโSee all our Russia-Ukraine coverageUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Associated Press that โwinter as a whole is a new…
National security council spokesperson says US has used majority of funds it has allocated for UkraineThe Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, hosted a top Chinese general and defence delegation in Moscow on Wednesday for talks to โdeepenโ military…
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the West wants to expand the conflict in the Ukraine to the Asia-Pacific region, Russian state media reported, citing comments made at a Beijing defence forum on Monday (30 October).
Claims drone strike or debris from downed drone has caused fire in oil refinery near Black Sea in RussiaOnce a week, Ukrainian parents bring their children to a community centre in Kyiv for canine therapy.Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Chinaโs biggest annual…
Russiaโs military has conducted a simulated nuclear strike in a drill overseen by President Vladimir Putin, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to rescind the countryโs ratification of a global nuclear test ban. Russiaโs minister of defence…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukraine is preparing for renewed Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure ahead of winter; Russia claims to have conducted a simulated nuclear strikeSee all our Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine is pr…
Russia is relishing โ and partly fueling โ chaos in a series of global flashpoints that divert the West’s energies from Ukraine.
Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, was shown on Russian state television on Tuesday (26 September) attending a defence leaders’ meeting remotely, a day after Ukrainian special forces said they had killed him.
Ukrainian president says war impossible to stop while Russia vetoes all efforts at peace; Guterres condemns world leadersโ inaction on climate crisisThe Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, addressed UN ambassadors at the annual general assembly on Tuesda…
Kim was shown state-of-the-art bombers and warplanes by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Defence minister shows North Korean leader weapons including hypersonic missiles at airfield near VladivostokThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships, accompanied by…
Moscow-North Korea love-in kicks off at the Vostochny cosmodrome.
Russian use of widely banned weapons accelerates casualty figures, report says; Ukraine president discusses provision of artillery shells and missiles. This live blog is closedWhat we know on day 559 of the invasionThe Russian defence minister, Sergei …
The White House says Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un exchanged letters about working together.
The United States is concerned that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are advancing actively, the White House said on Wednesday (30 August).
Sergei Shoigu, Russian defence minister, has recently travelled to North Korea to try to convince them to sell ammunition, says White House. This live blog is closedRussiaโs Tass news agency reports, citing Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin, that a drone wa…
Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen says she doesnโt expect junior coalition partner the Finns to push for country to leave the EU.
The mercenary leaderโs name was on the manifest of a plane that went down between Moscow and St. Petersburg
An โextremely fierce battleโ in the eastern city of Bakhmut and explosions reported near key Crimean bridgeAn โextremely fierce battle is going onโ in the long-contested eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the deputy defence minister, Hanna Maliar, has …
Yevgeny Prigozhin seems largely unscathed, while faith in the Russian presidentโs invincibility has taken a batteringIn late June, thousands of Wagner group paramilitary forces launched a mutiny in Russia. It seemed to constitute a significant challeng…
This live blog is now closed. You can find all the latest developments at a glance here:Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceMore on Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visiting troops in Ukraine, via AFP:Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has visited …
Defence minister Sergei Shoigu travelled to Pyongyang to secure further weapons
Ukraine claims to have incapacitated a ship in Russiaโs Black Sea fleet; Ukraine and allies aim to rally global support for Saudi peace talksSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkraineโs security service and navy claimed to have used an unmanned boa…
Sergei Shoiguโs visit to Pyongyang marks 70th anniversary of Korean war armistice
For all the talk of purges, thereโs no mass repression of ultranationalists, army personnel or security officials in Russia.
North Korea rolled out the red carpet for Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, state media said Wednesday, with delegations from Moscow and Beijing set to attend Korean War anniversary events. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been steadfast in h…
A Russian delegation led by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in North Korea, the ministry said on Tuesday (25 July), joining a Chinese group as the first such public visitors to the country since the start of the pandemic.
