Tourism Minister upbeat about Russian market
Cyprus has been ranked as one of the top travel destinations for Russians, Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday in the wake of two recent visits to Moscow.
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Russia warns UK: Drop sanctions rhetoric or expect short talks in Moscow
Russia told Britain on Wednesday to drop its sanctions rhetoric when its foreign and defence ministers fly to Moscow for talks amid tension over Ukraine, or else face the likelihood ...
Crypto donations soar to groups backing Ukraine’s government
Bitcoin donations have soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, some of which have supplied equipment to government forces, according to a report showing such groups received more than $550,000 worth ...
Kremlin denies Putin told Macron there will be no new manoeuvres near Ukraine, US troops arrive in Romania
The Kremlin on Tuesday said that French assertions that President Vladimir Putin had promised Emmanuel Macron that Moscow would not carry out new military initiatives around Ukraine for now were “...
Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust (Update 2)
The coming days will be crucial in the Ukraine standoff, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a meeting on Monday with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who suggested some progress had ...
NATO considers bolstering allies if Russian troops stay in Belarus
NATO is looking to increase its military presence in the Baltic states and Poland in case Russia keeps its troops in Belarus after a planned military exercise, the head of ...
Russia invasion of Ukraine could be soon but talks still an option, U.S. official says
Russia could invade Ukraine within days or weeks but could still opt for a diplomatic path, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
“We are in the ...
U.S. troops arrive in Poland to reinforce Eastern Europe allies
A plane carrying U.S. troops landed in Poland on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, as Washington reinforces its NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on ...
First US reinforcement troops arrive in Poland, more expected
The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border arrived on Saturday at Rzeszow military base in southeastern Poland.
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US soldiers expected to land in Poland on Saturday
The first main U.S. forces are expected to arrive in Poland on Saturday, defence sources told Reuters on Friday, in order to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank as the ...
NATO: Russia to have 30,000 troops on drills in Belarus, north of Ukraine
NATO said Russia had stepped up deployments to Ukraine’s northern neighbour Belarus in recent days and was expected to have 30,000 troops there for joint military exercises this month.
The ...
Former heavyweight champion Klitschko enlists in Ukraine’s reserve army
Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in Ukraine’s reserve army in Kyiv on Wednesday, saying that love for his country compelled him to defend it.
Ukraine has been ...
Erdogan visits Ukraine hoping to play mediator with Russia
Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday after pitching Turkey as a mediator to ease tensions with Russia, and an official said he ...
US sending nearly 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe in coming days
President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Wednesday the deployment of nearly 3,000 American troops to eastern Europe in the coming days amid a standoff with Russia over Ukraine, moving to ...
Kremlin mocks Britain’s ‘utterly confused’ Johnson before Putin talks
Russia mocked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “utterly confused” and ridiculed British politicians for their “stupidity and ignorance” on Wednesday, hurling more scorn at the West after President Vladimir ...
Putin accuses US of trying to lure Russia into war
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Tuesday of deliberately creating a scenario designed to lure it into war and ignoring Russia’s security concerns over Ukraine.
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Ukraine announces plan to boost army as foreign leaders rally
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday to boost his armed forces by 100,000 troops over three years and raise soldiers’ pay, but said this did not mean war ...
Russia, US clash at UN over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine (Updated)
Tensions between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s troop build-up near Ukraine spilled into the United Nations Security Council on Monday, with both countries accusing each other of ...
US and UK ready to punish Putin associates if Russia invades Ukraine (Updated)
The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle to punish with sanctions if Russia sends troops ...
Russian authorities draw up ‘road map’ to regulate cryptocurrencies
Russian authorities have drawn up a ‘road map’ that envisages restrictions on cryptocurrencies but not a complete ban on trading and mining as advocated by the central bank, a document ...
NATO concerned over Europe’s energy security amid standoff with Russia (Update 2)
Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies, the head of NATO said on Sunday, as Britain warned it was “highly likely” that Russia, the continent’s biggest natural gas supplier, ...
Ukraine’s president lashes out at too much ‘panic’ over Russia tensions
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday did not rule out a full-blown war with Russia but said Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic and accused Washington and media of fuelling panic ...
‘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 ...