Local authorities claimed they were forced to dig communal graves to bury bodies found near Kiev, accumulating in the streets. Russian authorities condemned and denied the accusations, which Western leaders, NATO, and the UN were quick to condemn. Zelensky called Russian troops “murderers, torturers, rapists, looters, who call themselves the ...
Moscow’s latest decision to switch to its national currency for gas payments was made to secure Russia’s ability to trade and to ensure that its producers receive their money despite Ukraine-related Western sanctions, according to Dmitry Peskov, press secretary to President Vladimir Putin. “Amid this growing distrust toward reserve currencies ...