Finland to close four Russia border crossings to stop asylum seekers
Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia on Saturday to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri ...
In wartime Russia, soaring prices bite as election looms
For Darya Stepanova, a mother of two who lives in a small town on the eastern side of the Ural mountains, soaring prices for everything from baby food to nappies ...
Ukrainian group says more than 30,000 troops have died in Russia’s invasion
A Ukrainian civic group said it has confirmed the deaths of nearly 25,000 Ukrainian soldiers since Russia’s February 2022 invasion by using open sources, and puts the total toll at more ...
Russia concedes Ukrainian troops have crossed Dnipro River in Kherson region
Russia conceded for the first time on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had crossed the vast River Dnipro into occupied areas of Kherson region, but said it had sent in more ...
EU to miss goal of one million shells for Ukraine
The European Union will miss its target of supplying Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells and missiles by next March, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday.
Arriving at a ...
Kremlin says report on Zelenskiy’s alleged ignorance of Nord Stream attack is ‘alarming’
The Kremlin said on Monday that a Washington Post report that a Ukrainian militaryofficer coordinated the attack on Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines was especially alarming given the newspaper also ...
Zelenskiy tells Ukrainians to prepare for Russian winter onslaught
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians on Sunday to prepare for new waves of Russian attacks on infrastructure as winter approached and said troops were anticipating an onslaught in the eastern ...
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv comes under air attack, blasts heard
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under air attack on Saturday and big explosions were heard, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said, but there was no immediate information on if there were ...
Russian fuel export ban to be lifted next week
Russian fuel producers have been told by the government to prepare for the scrapping of all remaining restrictions on the export of diesel and gasoline, three industry sources told Reuters ...
Zelenskiy hopes for ‘planet of dogs’ to solve world’s crises
Apart from a detailed peace plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has a less conventional idea for ending geopolitical crises like these: let dogs run ...
Private jets of Russian oligarchs keep flying but not to Europe
In the two years before the war in Ukraine, a private Boeing 737 linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov criss-crossed the globe, taking in the French Riviera, the Maldives and Seychelles ...
Blinken concerned by growing Russia-North Korea military ties
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he shared South Korean concerns about growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, which he called a “two-way street” ...
Russia’s VTB in Europe changes name as it liquidates
The European subsidiary of Russia’s VTB (VTBR.MM) is changing its name after its parent refused to allow it to operate under the brand, an executive told Reuters.
The ...
‘West increasing risk of weapons of mass destruction being used’
Nikolai Patrushev, a powerful ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Wednesday that the “destructive” policies of the United States and its allies were increasing the risk that nuclear, ...
Russian firm says Baltic telecoms cable was severed as Chinese ship passed over
A Russian fiber optic cable under the Baltic Sea was completely severed last month when a Chinese container ship passed over it, state company Rostelecom RTKM.MM said on Tuesday.
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Russia says Israeli nuclear remark raises ‘huge number of questions’
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that a remark by an Israeli junior minister who appeared to express openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike ...
Grenade birthday gift kills Ukraine army chief Zaluzhny’s aide
An assistant to Ukraine’s military commander-in-chief was killed in an explosion on Monday in what Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko described as an accident.
Klymenko, writing on the Telegram messaging ...
EU weighs advancing Ukraine’s membership bid as Russia war drags on
The European Union executive is expected to recommend taking Ukraine one step closer to becoming a member of the bloc this week, according to EU officials, a coveted prize for ...
Russia’s Putin to stay in power past 2024, sources say
Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the March presidential election, a move that will keep him in power until least 2030, as the Kremlin chief feels he must steer Russia ...
Russia’s new nuclear submarine test launches Bulava intercontinental missile
Russia’s new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III carried out a successful test launch of the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, the Russian defence ministry said on ...
Western officials broach with Kyiv issue of possible peace talks with Moscow
U.S. and European officials have spoken to the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail to end the war, NBC quoted an unidentified senior U....
Ukrainian troops battle exhaustion as war drags into second winter
Istoryk, a 26-year-old soldier in eastern Ukraine, finally managed to fall asleep one morning, exhausted from the relentless battles against Russian forces in the pinewood forests near Kreminna.
His rest ...
Putin ally warns ‘enemy’ Poland: you risk losing your statehood
A top ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Poland on Thursday that the NATO member state was now considered a “dangerous enemy” by Russia and could end up losing its ...
Russia’s biggest drone strike in weeks hits Ukrainian infrastructure
Russia launched a massive drone attack early on Friday, hitting critical infrastructure in the west and south of Ukraine and destroying private houses and commercial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s ...