Russia says EU frozen assets plan is theft
Russia on Wednesday said a proposal by European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to take 90% of revenues from Russian assets frozen in Europe and transfer them to buy weapons ...
Navalnaya says Putin is not Russia’s legitimate president
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was not the legitimate president of Russia and that she would try to convince ...
Russia gets new head of Navy after Black Sea Fleet suffers
The new head of Russia’s Navy was formally presented in his new role for the first time on Tuesday at a pomp-filled ceremony, the state RIA news agency reported, ...
Ukraine downs 17 out of 22 Russia-launched drones, air force says
Ukrainian air defence systems shot down 17 out of 22 Russian drones over nine Ukrainian regions in an attackthat caused a fire in a residential building in the early hours of Monday, ...
Putin tightens grip on power in Russian election but thousands join noon protest (updated)
By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn
President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power on Sunday in a Russian election that is certain to deliver him a ...
Ukraine drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power, Russia says
Ukraine launched 35 drones against broad areas of Russia, sparking a brief fire at an oil refinery, targeting Moscow and disrupting electricity in border areas, Russia said early on Sunday, the ...
A confused EU: geopolitics and defence spending
By Maria Demertzis
On security issues, the European Union does not speak collectively with one voice and member states are very far from having the same objectives on defence.
Yet, ...
Ukraine strikes Russian city and refinery on day two of presidential vote
A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people in western Russia and a separate drone strike set an oil refinery ablaze on Saturday, the second day of an election that President ...
Defence budgets and socioeconomic implications
In recent decades, a number of factors have contributed to a containment in defence spending, including: (a) the end of the cold war which, unlike prior conflicts, was accomplished peacefully, (...
Russia votes in election that will give Putin six more years in power
Russia’s election was marred on Friday by a series of disruptions including dye being poured into ballot boxes, a Molotov cocktail thrown at a polling station in President Vladimir ...
Putin says Ukraine will be punished for election day attacks on civilians
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Ukraine would be punished for trying to disrupt the Russian presidential election by shelling civilian targets in Russian territory and using 2,500 armed soldiers ...
Russia says it repelled attempted Ukrainian cross-border incursion
Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday that its forces had thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to launch a cross-border attack on Russia’s Belgorod region on Thursday.
In a statement, ...
France’s Macron says Europe must be ready for war if it wants peace
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday Europe should prepare for war if it wants peace, calling President Vladimir Putin’s Russia an adversary that would not stop in Ukraine ...
Ukraine calls Russia’s election on occupied territories null and void
Ukrainian foreign ministry called voting for Russia’s presidential election that is also being held in Ukraine‘s occupied territories illegal and void and called on its international partners not ...
Kremlin says Putin’s comments on nuclear weapons did not constitute a threat to use them
The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview to state media did not constitute a threat to use them.
Putin told the ...
EU agrees €5bn boost for Ukraine military aid fund
European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to provide 5 billion euros for military aid for Ukraine as part of a revamp of an EU-run assistance fund, the Belgian EU presidency said.
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Ukrainian drones damage Russian oil refineries in second day of attacks
Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries in a second day of heavy drone attacks on Wednesday, causing a fire at Rosneft’s biggest refinery in what President Vladimir Putin said was ...
Putin sends nuclear ultimatum to the US
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered ...
Anti-Kremlin fighters launch cross-border attacks into Russia
Armed fighters purporting to be Russian citizens who oppose the Kremlin said they carried out cross-border incursions into western Russia from Ukraine using tanks on Tuesday, but Moscow said it ...
Ukrainian drones and missiles strike Russian oil refineries, says Moscow
Ukraine pounded targets across Russia on Tuesday with at least 25 drones and seven missiles, Russia’s defence ministry said, in a sweeping attack that one local official said had left ...
Erdogan offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace summit after meeting Zelenskiy
Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in ...
Microsoft warns Russian hackers still trying to break into its systems
Microsoft MSFT.O said on Friday that hackers linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence were trying again to break into its systems, using data stolen from corporate emails in January ...
Cyprus embassy in Moscow urges caution amidst reports of terrorist attacks
The Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Moscow on Friday urged Cypriots to avoid crowded areas, citing security concerns.
This advisory comes amidst reports of potential terrorist attacks targeting ...
U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by ‘extremists’
The U.S. embassy in Russia warned that “extremists” had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a planned shooting at ...