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PARIS: With Russia firing a hail of missiles into Ukraine on Monday and Belarus making fresh threats against Kyiv, President Vladimir Putin is seeking to escalate the nearly eight-month war and compensate for humiliating recent losses,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine had carried out "terrorist acts" against Russia and pledged to react forcefully if they continued. In televised remarks, Putinsaid Moscow had launched long-range missile…

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukraine of orchestrating the powerful blast that damaged a bridge linking Russia and Crimea, describing the explosion as an "act of terrorism". "There is no doubt. This is an act…

KYIV: Russian divers will examine on Sunday the damage caused by a powerful blast on Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea that hit a prestigious symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula and a key supply route to forces battling…

WILMINGTON: President Joe Biden conferred on Sunday with Ukraine's leader over the Russian troop buildup near its border, promising that the US and allies will act "decisively" if Russia further invades the Eastern European nation. Biden…

MOSCOW: Russia's Supreme Court ordered Tuesday the closure of Memorial, the country's most prominent rights group that symbolised post-Soviet democratisation and chronicled Stalin-era purges for the past three decades. The court ruling…

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to "immediately" meet Russia's demand for security guarantees precluding Nato's expansion to Ukraine and the deployment of the military alliance's weapons there.…

MOSCOW: Russian and US negotiators will sit down for talks early next year to discuss Moscow's demand for Western guarantees precluding Nato's expansion to Ukraine, Russia's top diplomat said on Wednesday. Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov…

MOSCOW: The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not expand eastwards, blaming the West for “tensions that are building up in Europe.” Russian President Vladimir…

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed Russia's "model" relations with China in a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and confirmed he would attend Beijing's Olympics, as both countries face increasing criticism from the…