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Army chief of staff Valery Gerasimov is accused of war crimes for directing attacks against civilians and civilian objects in Ukraine under an arrest warrant from the international criminal court. What we know on day 1,294

Here are the key events on day 1,293 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Ukrainian ambassador to the UK said Anna Netrebko is ‘a cultural instrument legitimising killings in Ukraine’

China invited world leaders to its capital, Beijing, recently to celebrate the 85th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the second world war. Western leaders were notably absent. But despite the presence of many other leaders, such as Russian president Vladimir Putin, it was the arrival of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un…

Europe and US consider further actions to weaken Russia after largest-ever air attack on Ukraine over the weekend

Trump on Sunday signalled he may finally escalate sanctions on Moscow or its oil buyers

China postures as a neutral mediator, but it has materially and politically backed Russia’s war and profits from it.

After a meeting hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron on September 4, 26 countries have pledged to create a “reassurance force” to provide security guarantees for Ukraine in the event that a peace agreement with Russia is reached. The Russian president reacted by saying that Russia would target any…

Trump has been an enabler of war, famine, disease and death