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Russia warned the West on Thursday that cyber attacks against its infrastructure risked leading to direct military confrontation, and that attempts to challenge Moscow in the cyber sphere would be ...

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that no Iron Curtain would fall over the Russian economy despite the sanctions imposed by the West because Moscow would not close itself off ...

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death on Thursday by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), one ...

Ukrainian forces were holding their positions in intense street fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, where Russians were “dying like flies”, the region’s governor said on Thursday, but ...

A hamburger and two potato fries will feature on the new logo at former McDonald’s restaurants in Russia, the local company said, as it unveiled an advertising campaign ahead ...

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny scolded Google and Meta Platforms on Thursday for shutting down advertising, a step he said had undermined the opposition and thus was a gift ...

Tourists once flocked to the Ukrainian resort of Odesa to lie on its Black Sea beaches, but the white sands are now covered in mines because of the war with ...

Millions of people could starve because of Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Zelenskiy said in a televised statement the ...

Under heavy pressure from Western sanctions and airspace bans, Russian state flagship airline Aeroflot (AFLT.MM) plans to raise up to 185.2 billion roubles ($3 billion) in an emergency share issue, it ...

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine could face the death penalty after pleading guilty in a court of one of Russia’s proxies in ...

Ukraine is launching a ‘Book of Executioners’, a system to collate evidence of war crimes Kyiv says were committed during Russia’s occupation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. Ukrainian ...

Turkish efforts to ease a global food crisis by negotiating safe passage for grain stuck in Black Sea ports met resistance as Ukraine said Russia was imposing unreasonable conditions and ...

Microsoft is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Earlier in March, Microsoft said it was suspending new ...

Russia is ramping up oil exports from its major eastern port of Kozmino by about a fifth, aiming to meet surging demand from Asian buyers and offset the impact of ...

Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to restart Ukrainian grain exports along a sea corridor was “reasonable” and requires more talks with Moscow and Kyiv ...

The Russian and Turkish defence ministers discussed a potential grain exports corridor from Ukraine and northern Syria, Turkey‘s defence ministry said, as Ankara and Moscow prepare for talks between ...

The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill further tightening the country’s laws against “foreign agents”, at a time when President Vladimir ...

A US court has issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich under U.S. measures imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...

The Russian State Duma on Tuesday passed a pair of bills ending the European Court of Human Rights’ jurisdiction in Russia, after Russia announced plans to exit the court amid ...

Ukrainian forces struggled to hold their ground in bloody street-to-street fighting in the eastern frontline city of Sievierodonetsk as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the situation was difficult, also pledging to ...

Russia’s defence minister said on Tuesday the Ukrainian ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol, seized by Russian forces, have been de-mined and are ready to resume grain shipments. “The de-mining ...

Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and rebel Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares ...

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday on an expected demand recovery in China as the world’s second-biggest economy relaxes tough COVID-19 curbs, and on doubts that a higher output ...

Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 US officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, the Russian foreign ministry said on ...