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The Kremlin on Friday dismissed speculation that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had fallen out of favour with Vladimir Putin after efforts to organise a summit between the Russian president ...

The European Union has adopted stricter visa rules for Russian nationals in light of what it calls the “weaponisation of migration, acts of sabotage and potential misuse of visas”. Russian ...

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited one of Ukraine’s most dangerous frontline cities and a neighbouring region, meeting medical staff, volunteers and civilians living under constant attacks from Russian ...

South Africa’s government said on Thursday it will investigate how 17 of its citizens joined mercenary forces in the Russia-Ukraine conflict after the men sent distress calls for help to ...

Ukraine plans to replace its kopek coins to shake off a lingering symbol of Moscow’s former dominance, Central Bank Governor Andriy Pyshnyi said, adding that he hoped the change ...

European leaders are increasingly alarmed by a surge in drone sightings and airspace violations across the continent, incidents many view as part of a growing campaign of “hybrid warfare.” European ...

Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub that Moscow’s forces have been seeking to capture for ...

The United States cancelled a planned Budapest summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia’s firm stance on hardline demands regarding Ukraine, the Financial Times ...

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had successfully tested a Poseidon nuclear-powered super torpedo that military analysts say is capable of devastating coastal regions by triggering vast radioactive ...

Ukraine targeted Moscow with drone attacks for the second night in row, the Russian defence ministry and Moscow’s mayor said on Tuesday. The Russian defence ministry said in a ...

Russian air defences shot down dozens of Ukrainian drones heading to Moscow and downed nearly 160 more over other regions in attacks that killed at least one and injured five others, ...

Britain on Friday urged fellow allies of Ukraine to reach a deal to use frozen Russian assets to strengthen its hand for any future peace talks, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ...

U.S. President Donald Trump hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions in his latest sharp policy shift on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, prompting global oil prices ...

Russia appears to have been deterred by NATO’s firm response last month to incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, but Moscow is expected to continue testing boundaries, the U....

Russia and Ukraine pounded each other with heavy overnight missile attacks as diplomatic efforts to end the war faltered, with the White House saying there were no imminent plans for ...

President Donald Trump’s hopes for a quick summit in Budapest with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stalled after a preparatory session between the leaders’ top foreign-policy aides this ...

Ukraine is preparing a contract to buy 25 Patriot air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in what would be a huge boost to Kyiv’s abilities to defend against Russia’...

When Russia’s Vladimir Putin steps off the plane in European Union and NATO member Hungary for a summit with Donald Trump, it will be uncomfortable viewing for allies of ...

Hungary will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter the country for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump planned in Budapest and return home afterwards, Hungary’s ...

Russia and the United States should build a ‘Putin-Trump’ rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link their countries, unlock joint exploration of natural resources and “symbolise unity”, a Kremlin ...

A senior Belarusian diplomat has held meetings with Europeans after his country sent out invitations last month, in what European diplomats called an overture to reduce Minsk’s isolation after ...

North Korean troops based in Russia are operating drones across the border into Ukraine on reconnaissance missions, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday, the first time Kyiv has reported a ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday he would honour all past deals struck between his country and Moscow, a pledge suggesting Moscow’s two main ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Moscow on Wednesday that the United States and its allies would “impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression” if the war in ...