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WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is prepared to impose sanctions or other measures against Russia if it decides to invade Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Friday. Psaki said Russian President Vladimir Putin is…

RIGA: US secretary of state Antony Blinken warned on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin could quickly order an invasion of Ukraine if he had a pretext for doing so but that Nato allies stand ready to inflict heavy sanctions on…

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 6 when he and PM Modi will hold their first in-person India-Russia summit in two years. “They will review the state and prospects of bilateral relations and discuss…

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired Saturday that Moscow considered recent Black Sea exercises by the United States and other NATO ships as a serious challenge. "The United States and its allies in NATO…

WARSAW: German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to intervene with Belarus over the migrant situation on that country’s border with Poland, where groups of migrants made bold attempts this week…

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed regional conflicts and a crisis in ties with the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency who paid a rare trip to Moscow last week, the Kremlin said Monday. CIA chief William Burns was…

GLASGOW: US climate envoy John Kerry says American climate negotiators are having meaningful talks with their Russian and Chinese counterparts at the UN summit in Glasgow, Scotland. That’s despite Russian President Vladimir Putin and…

MOSCOW: Russia reported 40,735 new Covid-19 cases and 1,192 deaths related to the virus on Friday as the authorities fight a surge that has forced them to re-impose a partial lockdown nationwide. The government coronavirus task force…

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected US President Joe Biden's criticism of President Vladimir Putin for not showing up at the COP26 summit, saying Moscow is serious about climate change. "We disagree," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

MOSCOW: Russia reported record numbers of daily coronavirus cases and deaths on Thursday as Moscow shut down non-essential services for 11 days to combat the surge in infections. The country hardest-hit in Europe by the pandemic, Russia…