Europe’s mood hardens on Russia sanctions despite pause in Aleppo bombings
European Union leaders condemned Russia on Thursday for its bombing of civilians in Syria’s besieged city of Aleppo and Britain, France and Germany backed a...
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Russia pauses Aleppo bombing 11 hours for four days, UN wants more
Russia has told the United Nations it will stop bombing eastern Aleppo for 11 hours a day for four days, but that is not enough...
Finland sees propaganda attack from former master Russia
Finland is becoming increasingly worried about what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence. The...
Moscow vows to hit back in row over Russian TV channel’s UK accounts
Russia has promised to retaliate against Britain after a British state-owned bank said it was withdrawing its services from Kremlin-backed Russian broadcaster RT. RT said...
US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off from Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a two-day journey to the International Space Station. The Soyuz space...
Leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia to meet on Ukraine conflict
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss the stalled Minsk peace plan to end the conflict...
Moscow says Russia and Syria are halting Aleppo air strikes for now
The Russian and Syrian air forces have halted all air strikes on Aleppo, two days ahead of a planned pause in bombing designed to allow...
Russia says to halt Aleppo strikes for 8 hours on Thursday
Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on theSyrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday to allow civilians and rebels to leave...
Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT says loses UK banking services
State-funded Russian broadcaster RT complained on Monday that NatWest had withdrawn its banking services in Britain without explanation, questioning how the move squared with the...
Prominent Russian separatist commander killed in eastern Ukraine
A prominent Russian separatist commander was assassinated in eastern Ukraine on Sunday evening, his allies said on Monday, accusing Ukrainian government forces of murdering him...
