‘We don’t want wars’: Russia sends less hawkish message on Ukraine
Russia on Friday sent its strongest signal so far that it is willing to engage with U.S. security proposals and reiterated that it does not want war over Ukraine.
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Russia, U.S. keep door open to Ukraine diplomacy, but big gaps remain
Russia said it was clear the United States was not willing to address its main security concerns in their standoff over Ukraine, but both sides kept the door open to ...
Biden warns Putin with sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defenses
U.S. President Joe Biden said he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to ...
Kremlin eyes US actions over Ukraine with great concern
The NATO alliance will make all decisions on possible movement of troops amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, U.S. Deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer said on Tuesday.
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US tells diplomats’ families to leave Ukraine, weighs troop options
The U.S. State Department announced it was ordering diplomats’ family members to leave Ukraine, as U.S. President Joe Biden weighed options for boosting America’s military assets in ...
Russia faces severe sanctions if it installs puppet regime in Ukraine, UK minister says
By Paul Sandle and Michael Holden
Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK minister said on Sunday after Britain accused ...
U.S. and Russia agree to keep talking after meeting on Ukraine
The top U.S. and Russian diplomats made no major breakthrough at talks on Ukraine on Friday but agreed to keep talking to try to resolve a crisis that has ...
Russia proposes ban on use and mining of cryptocurrencies
Russia’s central bank on Thursday proposed banning the use and mining of cryptocurrencies on Russian territory, citing threats to financial stability, citizens’ wellbeing and its monetary policy sovereignty.
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Top diplomats for U.S., Russia meet in Geneva on soaring Ukraine tensions
The top diplomats of Russia and the United States were to meet in Switzerland on Friday to discuss soaring tensions over Ukraine after a flurry of meetings between officials on ...
Biden almost certain Russia will make a move on Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden predicted that Russia will make a move on Ukraine, saying Russia would pay dearly for a full-scale invasion but suggesting there could be a lower ...
Germany signals it could halt gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine
By Sabine Siebold and Susan Heavey
Germany signalled on Tuesday that it could halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia if Moscow invades Ukraine, and Western nations rallied behind Kyiv ...
‘Serious’ talk between Biden and Putin sets stage for diplomacy
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday exchanged warnings over Ukraine but conveyed some optimism that diplomatic talks in January could ease spiraling tensions.
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Moscow court shuts down Russia’s Memorial human rights centre
A court on Wednesday ordered the closure of Russia’s Memorial Human Rights Centre, a day after its sister organisation and the country’s oldest human rights group was ordered ...
Iran, Russia upbeat about progress of nuclear talks in Vienna
Iran and Russia sounded upbeat about talks on salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, with Tehran saying an accord was possible if other parties showed “good faith” and a ...
BBC journalist says he has left Russia for British exile
An investigative journalist for the BBC’s Russian-language service in Moscow said in a video released on Monday that he had felt compelled to leave Russia for self-imposed exile in ...
Moscow considering NATO proposal to hold talks on Jan. 12
Russia has received a NATO proposal to commence talks on Moscow’s security concerns on Jan. 12 and is considering it, TASS news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying on ...
Russian court fines Alphabet’s Google 7.2 bln roubles
A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) 7.2 billion roubles ($98 million) for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems ...
Putin says Russia doesn’t want conflict but needs ‘immediate’ guarantees (Updated)
Russia wants to avoid conflict with Ukraine and the West, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, but needs an “immediate” response from the United States and its allies to its ...
Putin says Russia has ‘nowhere to retreat’ over Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had no room to retreat in a standoff with the United States over Ukraine and would be forced into a tough response ...
Russia does not expect to be cut off from SWIFT system, VTB CEO says
Russia’s financial system would be able to cope even if it was disconnected from the SWIFT global interbank payments system, the head of the country’s second-largest lender VTB ...
Russia’s richest woman rules out parting with a slice of the Wildberries pie
Tatyana Bakalchuk is a rarity – a dotcom billionaire uninterested in outside capital or a stock market listing.
The founder of Wildberries, Russia’s largest ecommerce retailer, has made it to ...
Russia demands NATO roll back from East Europe and stay out of Ukraine
Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine, part of a wish list of security ...
EU leaders consider new sanctions against Russian ‘surprises’
European Union leaders will consider on Thursday what economic sanctions they could impose on Russia if Moscow were to launch a new attack on Ukraine, Slovenia’s prime minister said, ...
Russia, U.S. discuss Moscow’s demand for security guarantees
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried held talks in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss a Russian demand for binding security guarantees ...