Russia warms to US prisoner swap for arms trader Bout
Russia said on Friday it hoped to clinch a prisoner swap with the United States to return convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death”, in ...
Russia not ruling out more talks with U.S., foreign ministry says
Russia is not ruling out further high-level meetings with the United States on “strategic stability”, Moscow’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday, as an upcoming meeting between ...
Traces of explosives found at Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden says
Investigators have found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, confirming that sabotage had taken place, a Swedish prosecutor said on Friday.
Swedish and Danish ...
Ukraine energy supply under persistent Russian attacks
Russian missiles and shells hit Ukrainian positions in several regions and there was no let up in heavy fighting in Donetsk in the east, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday ...
Ukraine says half energy system crippled by Russian strikes, fighting rages
Successive waves of Russian missile strikes have crippled almost half of Ukraine’s energy system, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday, as heavy fighting raged in areas in the ...
Dutch court sentences three to life in prison for 2014 downing of MH17
Dutch judges on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, and sentenced them to life in prison.
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Russia attacks Ukrainian missile plant and gas production facilities
Russia pounded gas production facilities and a major missile factory in new missile strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said.
Explosions were heard in several parts ...
Ukraine conflict intensifies in east; NATO, Poland say missile likely not from Russia
Ukraine said it faced fierce attacks in the east from Russian forces reinforced with troops withdrawn from Kherson in the south, while NATO and Poland concluded a missile that crashed ...
NATO, Warsaw say missile that hit Poland was Ukrainian stray
A missile that hit Poland killing two people was probably a Ukrainian air defence missile and there was no evidence to suggest the incident was an intentional attack by Russia, ...
Putin calls for price controls as Russian car sales crash to record low
President Vladimir Putin urged the Russian government on Wednesday to control car prices, as one industry head said Western sanctions could send annual sales crashing to below 1 million for the ...
Poland says missile that hit it was Ukrainian stray
A missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine’s air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and NATO said on Wednesday, easing global concern that ...
Russia to blame for ‘incidents with missiles’ – Ukrainian official
A senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia was to blame for any “incidents with missiles” after waging war on his country.
Mykhailo Podolyak made ...
NATO envoys hold emergency meeting on Poland blast
NATO ambassadors will hold an emergency meeting at 1000 CET (0900 GMT) on Wednesday to discuss the missile strike in eastern Poland close to the Ukrainian border that killed two people on ...
Poland blast may not be due to missile fired from Russia, Biden says
A missile that killed two people in Poland was probably not fired from Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after holding talks with leaders of Western allies ...
Russian missiles batter Ukraine as signs emerge of further retreat
Russia rained missiles on cities across Ukraine on Tuesday after its humiliating withdrawal from Kherson, even as signs grew that its retreating forces were pulling even further back from the ...
Wrangling over Ukraine war dominates G20 summit
A Western-led push to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated Tuesday’s Group of 20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali where leaders of major economies grappled with a ...
Kremlin criticises attempts to ‘plunder’ frozen assets for Ukraine reparations
The Kremlin on Tuesday said it would do “everything possible” to stop the West from seizing its frozen international reserves or “plundering” them to pay for reparations to Ukraine.
Kremlin ...
Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says
The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing examples including the use ...
Lavrov at G20: UN says it has US and EU guarantees on export of Russian grain, fertilisers
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters at the G20 summit in Bali on Tuesday that the United Nations had told him of written U.S. and EU promises to ...
FIFA boss Infantino urges World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine
The chief of football’s world governing body FIFA issued a plea on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the duration of the World Cup, calling ...
U.N. General Assembly calls for Russia to make reparations in Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday called for Russia to be held accountable for its conduct in Ukraine, voting to approve a resolution recognizing that Russia must be responsible ...
CIA chief Burns warns Russia against using nuclear weapons
US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns is in Turkey to speak to Russia’s foreign spy chief to deliver a message about the consequences of a potential Russian use ...
Russia and US ‘talking’ as Zelenskiy celebrates big victory
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday visited the newly recaptured southern city of Kherson, the biggest prize yet won by Ukrainian forces, where he has accused Russian forces of committing ...
Russian and U.S. officials holding talks in Turkey – Kommersant
Russian and U.S. officials are holding talks in the Turkish capital Ankara, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Monday, citing a source, amid continued high tensions between Moscow and ...