ISS TODAY OP-ED Russia’s Sergey Lavrov returns to Africa with aggressive charm offensive 3 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
SMOKE THAT BLUNDERS Exercise in obscenity: South Africa only helps Vladimir Putin by hosting naval drills off Durban 8 min 42 By J Brooks Spector
'HOLOCAUST DISTORTION' Russia's foreign minister outrages Jewish community on eve of his visit to South Africa 3 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 20 JANUARY 2023 Allies pledge more weapons before Ramstein meeting; Russian attacks repelled in Donetsk and Luhansk 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 JANUARY 2023 Ukrainian Interior Minister and senior officials die in helicopter crash; Zelensky urges allies to speed up aid 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
BILATERAL TALKS Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov heads for Pretoria on his Africa 'charm' offensive 4 min 19 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 18 JANUARY 2023 Germany’s Scholz firm on backing Ukraine, but seeks to avoid direct Russia conflict 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 17 JANUARY 2023 Death toll rises from Dnipro missile strike; South Africa set to welcome Russian warships despite criticism 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
TERROR IN UKRAINE OP-ED After Russia’s latest horrific attack, the question is: who are you standing with? 5 min 10 By Liubov Abravitova
GEOPOLITICS Vladimir Putin’s grand illusions crumble into ashes in brutal theatre of real war 11 min 7 By J Brooks Spector
UKRAINE UPDATE: 16 JANUARY 2023 Dnipro apartment block missile attack deaths now at 25: Iran to get Russian jets 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 13 JANUARY 2023 Russia seeks to make more men eligible for draft; ‘fierce battles’ rage near Soledar 4 min 2 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 12 JANUARY 2023 Zelensky says invasion won’t escalate to World War 3; Russia puts hardened Wagner units near Soledar 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 11 JANUARY 2023 Russia mounts heavy assault on key eastern town of Soledar; EU plans new sanctions 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 10 JANUARY 2023 UK mulls sending main battle tanks in boost for Kyiv; Germany pledges more heavy weapons 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 9 JANUARY 2023 Kyiv rejects claim of deadly Russian strike; warm winter defuses Putin’s energy gambit 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 7 JANUARY 2022 Russia’s 36-hour Christmas ceasefire under way; US, Germany promise armoured vehicles to Ukraine 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 6 JANUARY 2023 Kyiv sceptical of Putin’s brief ceasefire offer as Erdoğan renews Ukraine peace push 5 min 0 By Bloomberg