Russian drones swarm Kyiv in display of force as Xi leaves Moscow
Russia launched a swarm of drones into Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people near Kyiv in a display of force as China’s President Xi Jinping left Moscow with ...
Xi tells Putin ‘Now there are changes that haven’t happened in 100 years, together, we drive these changes
China’s President Xi Jinping left Russia on Wednesday after a grandiose display of solidarity with President Vladimir Putin against the West, that ended with the two autocrats pledging to ...
As Russia tightens ties with China, West offers $16 bln lifeline to Kyiv
China’s President Xi Jinping was due to depart Moscow on Wednesday after a grandiose display of solidarity with Russian President Vladimir Putin against the West, but without offering direct ...
Putin, Xi pledge friendship but talks yield no Ukraine breakthrough
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin emerged from two days of talks on Tuesday with warm words of friendship between China and Russia and joint criticism of the West, but no ...
Turkey halts transit of sanctioned goods to Russia
Turkey halted the transit of Western-sanctioned goods to Russia this month after a year of war in Ukraine and mounting US and European pressure on Ankara for action, a top ...
Ukraine says missiles blown up in annexed Crimea, Russia says civilians targeted
Ukraine‘s defence ministry said on that an explosion in Dzhankoi in the north of the Crimean peninsula destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Russia’s Black Sea ...
‘Dear friends’ Xi and Putin meet in Moscow as Ukraine war rages
Vladimir Putin and his “dear friend” Chinese leader Xi Jinping planned more talks on Tuesday after a Kremlin dinner where the isolated Russian president curried favour with his most powerful ...
Russia opens criminal case against ICC over Putin arrest warrant
Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Monday that it had opened a criminal case against the International Criminal Court prosecutor and judges who on Friday issued an arrest warrant for ...
South Africa aware of legal obligations regarding Putin visit
South Africa is aware of its legal obligation, a spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday, referring to a proposed visit by Vladimir Putin after an international court issued ...
Putin makes surprise trip to Mariupol, first to occupied Donbas in Ukraine (Updated)
A day after being accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, scene of some ...
ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine.
Moscow has repeatedly ...
Kremlin says Ukraine ‘illegally attacking’ Orthodox Church
The Kremlin said on Friday that Ukraine was “illegally attacking” the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) – which until recently accepted the authority of the patriarch of Moscow – adding that this confirmed ...
Russia says it will destroy fighter jets sent to Ukraine
Russia said on Friday that all fighter jets supplied to Ukraine by Western nations would be destroyed after NATO members Poland and Slovakia pledged to send MiG-29 jets to Kyiv.
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Russian defence minister decorates pilots for downing U.S. drone
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has presented awards to the pilots of two Su-27 fighter planes that intercepted a U.S. drone near the airspace around Russia’s military campaign ...
China’s Xi to visit Moscow after US-Russia clash over Ukraine
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia next week, officials from both countries said on Friday, weighing into the Ukraine conflict just as relations between Moscow and Washington hit a ...
US says video shows Russian jet intercepted spy drone near Ukraine
The Pentagon released a video on Thursday that it said provided evidence a Russian fighter jet clipped the propeller of a U.S. spy drone and caused it to crash ...
Russia has committed ‘wide range’ of war crimes in Ukraine – UN inquiry
Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings, torture and the deportation of children, a U.N.-mandated investigative body said in a report published on ...
Pentagon releases video of drone incident after US, Russia trade accusations
The Pentagon released on Thursday a de-classified video showing a Russian military jet intercept a U.S. drone downed over the Black Sea two days ago, rare footage that highlights ...
Russia-Ukraine war: US general says drone crash part of Moscow’s increasing aggression
Washington’s top general said on Wednesday the crash of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea after being intercepted by Russian jets was part of Moscow’s ...
Moscow warns US aircraft away from its air space after drone crash
Moscow warned Washington on Wednesday to keep well away from its air space, after a U.S. drone intercepted by Russian jets crashed into the Black Sea, the first known ...
US says Russian jet caused spy drone crash over Black Sea, Moscow denies collision
The U.S. military said a Russian fighter plane clipped the propeller of one of its spy drones and made it crash into the Black Sea in the first such ...
Russian troops keep coming in assaults in east Ukraine
Russian troops keep coming in waves along the frontline in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers said on Tuesday, a sign of no letup in Russia’s winter offensive despite Moscow having ...
Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother
Ukraine has accused two Russian soldiers of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl and gang raping her mother at gunpoint in front of her father, as part of widespread allegations of ...
Russian official: Black Sea grain deal extended for 60 days
A Russian official said a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through its Black Sea ports has been extended for 60 days, though Kyiv said it would stick to a 120...