West warns of ‘dangerous moment’ as Russia holds drills in Belarus (Update)
Britain said on Thursday the West could face the “most dangerous moment” in its standoff with Moscow in the next few days, as Russia held military exercises...
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Kremlin watchers detect signs Putin wants to defuse Ukraine crisis
By Mark Trevelyan Behind his latest outbursts against Nato and doomsday warnings to the West, there are tentative signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin is...
Russia warns UK: Drop sanctions rhetoric or expect short talks in Moscow
Russia told Britain on Wednesday to drop its sanctions rhetoric when its foreign and defence ministers fly to Moscow for talks amid tension over Ukraine,...
Crypto donations soar to groups backing Ukraine’s government
Bitcoin donations have soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, some of which have supplied equipment to government forces, according to a report showing such...
Kremlin denies Putin told Macron there will be no new manoeuvres near Ukraine, US troops arrive in Romania
The Kremlin on Tuesday said that French assertions that President Vladimir Putin had promised Emmanuel Macron that Moscow would not carry out new military initiatives...
Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust (Update 2)
The coming days will be crucial in the Ukraine standoff, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a meeting on Monday with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who suggested some...
US soldiers expected to land in Poland on Saturday
The first main U.S. forces are expected to arrive in Poland on Saturday, defence sources told Reuters on Friday, in order to reinforce NATO’s eastern...
Erdogan visits Ukraine hoping to play mediator with Russia
Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday after pitching Turkey as a mediator to ease tensions with Russia,...
Russia, US clash at UN over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine (Updated)
Tensions between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s troop build-up near Ukraine spilled into the United Nations Security Council on Monday, with both countries...
Ukrainian residents stage protest in Limassol
A group of Ukrainian permanent residents in Cyprus on Sunday staged a protest in Limassol against any Russian military intervention in their country. Holding banners...
