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,...
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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...
Russia says it may be forced to deploy intermediate nuclear missiles in Europe
Russia said on Monday it may be forced to deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe in response to what it sees as NATO’s plans to...
Russia keeps tensions high over Ukraine while waiting for next Biden move
Russia kept up a barrage of hostile rhetoric towards Ukraine on Thursday and compared the crisis there to the most dangerous moment of the Cold...
French warplanes tracked by Russian fighters over Black Sea
Two French warplanes and a refuelling aircraft were being tracked on Thursday by two Russian fighter jets in international air space over the Black Sea,...
Biden warns Putin of sanctions, aid for Ukraine military if Russia invades
President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the West would impose “strong economic and other measures” on Russia if it invades Ukraine, while Putin demanded...
Biden, Putin talk for two hours on Ukraine, other topics amid war fears (updated)
By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Andrew Osborn U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held two hours of virtual talks on Ukraine and other...
Ten points of tension between Putin and Biden
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by video link on Tuesday. Since their Geneva summit in June, the list of...
US army concerned over Russian military activity near Ukraine says
The United States is tracking enough indicators and warnings surrounding Russian military activity near Ukraine to trigger “a lot of concern” and Russian rhetoric appears...
Blinken urges Russia’s Lavrov to take diplomatic exit from Ukraine crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Russian opposite number on Thursday to warn him face-to-face of the “serious consequences” Russia would suffer if...
US tells Russia to pull back from Ukraine or face painful sanctions
The United States urged Russia on Wednesday to pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border, warning that a Russian invasion would provoke sanctions that...
Ukraine urges NATO to prepare sanctions to deter Russian attack
Ukraine urged NATO on Wednesday to prepare economic sanctions on Russia to deter a possible invasion by tens of thousands of Russian troops concentrated within...
Putin hits back as Nato warns Moscow against attacking Ukraine
Russia would pay a high price for any new military aggression against Ukraine, NATO and the United States warned on Tuesday as the Western military...
U.S. says ‘all options’ on the table over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis All options are on the table in how to respond to Russia’s ‘large and unusual’ troop build-up near Ukraine’s...
Death toll in Russian mine tragedy jumps past 50
A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down...
Russian jeweller Sokolov plans US IPO as revenues double
Russian jeweller Sokolov is planning a dual listing in New York and Moscow in 2023, its co-owner told Reuters, betting on strong revenue growth and...
Russian anti-satellite missile test endangers space station crew
An anti-satellite missile test Russia conducted on Monday generated a debris field in low-Earth orbit that endangered the International Space Station and will pose a...
Putin offers help to resolve crisis at Belarus and EU border
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was ready to help resolve a migrant crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland, RIA news agency...
Russia’s Sberbank, enhancing AI offering, unveils second supercomputer
A second supercomputer and artificial intelligence (AI) upgrades form part of Sberbank’s enhanced offerings of digital services such as cloud computing and virtual assistant software,...
Kremlin says Lukashenko did not consult it on threat to cut Russian gas supplies
The Kremlin said on Friday that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had not consulted Moscow before raising the possibility of cutting natural gas flows to Europe,...
