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Ukraine is planning to call for Russia to be removed as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. “Tomorrow we will officially express our…

Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said in an interview published on Wednesday that he discussed nuclear issues and Ukraine in a meeting earlier this month with United States Central Intelligence Agency…

Russia’s two most senior lawmakers on Sunday addressed a string of complaints about Russia’s mobilization drive, ordering regional officials to get a handle on the situation and swiftly solve the “excesses” that have…

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree on Russia’s first mobilization since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its “nuclear blackmail” that Moscow would respond with the might of all…

Russia and China have agreed to deepen cooperation on defense issues with a focus on holding joint exercises, Moscow’s powerful Security Council said on Monday. “The sides agreed on further military cooperation with a focus on…

A total of 165 ships with 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on…

Ukraine said Sunday its forces had recaptured more than 3,000 square kilometers (1,158 square miles) this month from Russian troops in a counter-offensive centered on the country’s northeast. “Since the beginning of September,…

US law enforcement on Thursday raided two New York properties belonging to Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and the target of sanctions. Federal agents and local police officers…

Germany and France have issued a joint warning against a ban on tourist visas for Russians, saying such a step, advocated by other European Union member states, would be counter-productive. The split on tourist visas will be at the heart…

The US believes Russian officials have begun training on drones in Iran over the last several weeks, the latest sign that Russia intends to purchase the systems as the war in Ukraine continues. "During the last several weeks, Russian…

The Russian defense ministry has linked the United States to the Ukraine war. The defense ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said Ukraine’s deputy head of military intelligence’s comments to The Telegraph were proof…

Russia has on Friday banned investigative news outlet Bellingcat and its main local partner from operating inside the country, branding them security threats. Netherlands-based Bellingcat exposed the Russian-backed soldiers…

World powers on Sunday has agreed to ban gold exports from Russia, in new concerted action to cut off Moscow's financial lifeline as G7 leaders met in southern Germany to lock down new support for Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and his…

McDonald’s has finally discloses its intention to sell Russian business after more than 30 years of its existence in the country. The company stated that the war in Ukraine and the unimaginable operating environment in Russia is the main…

The Russian military has damaged a Holocaust memorial near the city of Kharkiv. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet on Saturday March 26, 2022. “Russian invaders fired on and damaged Holocaust Memorial in Drobitsky Yar on the…

Nestle will stop making brands including KitKat and Nesquik in Russia, the world's largest food company said Wednesday amid public pressure to halt all business in the country as Russian forces continue to bombard cities in Ukraine. "As…

Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down arms and raise white flags Monday in exchange for safe passage out of the besieged strategic port city. Even as Russia intensified its attempt…

Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine's besieged and battered port city of Mariupol on Saturday, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help. The fall of Mariupol, the scene…

Facing stiff resistance in Ukraine and crippling economic sanctions at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using language that recalls the rhetoric from Josef Stalin's show trials of the 1930s. In an ominous speech on Wednesday,…

President Biden will travel to Europe next week to meet with allies to discuss the West's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and their joint efforts to impose steep costs on Moscow over its attack, White House press secretary Jen…

A group of Russian citizens living in Serbia have joined dozens of others to rally against Ukraine war. The protesters on Sunday March 6, 2022, braved freezing weather and a late winter blizzard to gather in central Belgrade in support…

Russia’s Defence Ministry has announced a partial ceasefire to allow residents of two besieged cities including the strategic port town of Mariupol to open humanitarian corridors for civilians. “Today, on 5 March at 10:00am Moscow time,…

The White House and other observers are increasingly sounding the alarm about the mindset of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who seems poised to escalate his country’s war with Ukraine.Experts, analysts, lawmakers and even administration…

Russia’s Syria intervention has provided hints for Ukraine war For the past seven years, Syrians like Rakan have experienced first-hand Russia’s military might as it struck opposition strongholds, brokered mass surrender deals and deployed…

Queues in banks, Russians battle rise in prices over heavy sanctions Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices and crimped foreign travel following Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. According to a…

Ukraine has demanded an immediate Russian ceasefire and troop withdrawal. On Monday February 28, 2022, Kyiv delegation arrived for talks with Russian negotiators on the fifth day of the Kremlin’s offensive against the country. He also…

From Moscow to Siberia, Russian anti-war activists took to the streets again on Sunday February 27, 2022, to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters each day by police. Demonstrators were seen…

The Russian TikTok video has it all: a cat, puppies and a pulsing background beat. It's cute, watchable and hardly seems the stuff of state propaganda.The video featured is from a previous report.In 2014, Russia flooded the internet with…

No less than 10,000 Russians have protested in the eastern city of Khabarovsk to demand the release of a popular regional governor detained last week on suspicion of murder. The rally which was organized on Saturday July 18, 2020, was in…

The defense Ministry has reported that Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered snap military drills involving 150,000 personnel and hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels to ensure “security in Russia’s southwest.” Minister Sergei…