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The rouble strengthened on Wednesday after Russia said it had halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, firming to a more than two-year high against...
EU brands Russian gas halt ‘blackmail’, working on response
The EU’s chief executive on Wednesday branded as “blackmail” Russian giant Gazprom’s move to halt supplies to some European customers, but said the bloc was...
Russia says it hit U.S., European weapons in missile strike in Ukraine
Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday its Kalibr missiles had struck an arms depot in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region housing weapons from the United States and European countries....
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss: If Putin succeeds we will never feel safe again
Countries opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must double down on their support for Kyiv, including the supply of heavy weapons, tanks and aeroplanes, British...
Blasts heard overnight in three Russian provinces along Ukraine border
Series of blasts were heard in the early hours of Wednesday in three Russian provinces bordering Ukraine, authorities said, and an ammunition depot in the Belgorod province...
Russian gas supply to Poland resumes; Ukraine condemns ‘gas blackmail’ (Update)
Russian gas supplies to Poland were halted briefly on Wednesday, data from the European Union gas transmission operators showed, raising fears Russia may turn off...
Tensions surge after breakaway Moldovan region reports attacks (Updated)
Ukraine accused Moscow on Tuesday of trying to drag Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria into its war on Kyiv after authorities in the Moscow-backed region...
US, allies promise heavy arms for Ukraine, shrug off Russian nuclear warning (Updated)
The United States and its allies promised to send more heavy weaponry to Ukraine during talks at a German air base on Tuesday, brushing off...
Romania seeks to revive Soviet-era rail line to boost Ukraine shipment
Romania has issued a tender to rehabilitate a Soviet-era train line connecting its port of Galati on the Danube river to Ukraine to help boost...
Putin ally says Ukraine heading for collapse into several states (Updated)
One of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies said on Tuesday that Ukraine was spiralling towards a collapse into several states because of what he cast...