Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow’s position on the war in Ukraine remained unchanged, criticising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statements about continuing attacks on Russian targets as unhelpful
Russia is increasingly using missiles originally designed for air-defence training to sustain its growing ballistic campaign against Ukraine, according to a Reuters analysis of official Ukrainian data and interviews with Ukrainian investigators
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India and Russia are seeking to deepen one of Asia’s oldest defence relationships by expanding cooperation from arms purchases into technology-driven industrial partnerships, with the modernisation of BrahMos missiles and a Russian
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The BRICS grouping was created as an alternative to a global order dominated by a handful of powerful Western nations led by the United States. Its members now account for a combined
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German federal prosecutors have charged Berlin businesswoman Ilona W., 57, with alleged intelligence-agent activity on behalf of Russia, around eight months after her arrest. According to the 74-page indictment, the German-Ukrainian woman
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The Alternative for Germany’s record election victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday has marked a milestone for the far right and highlighted a growing political shift in Europe towards
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Russia’s Defence Ministry wants to reclaim part of the one-off payments made to contract soldiers who are later convicted of criminal offences, according to a draft law published on Monday, as the
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has received US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin for renewed talks on the war in Ukraine, with a three-day ceasefire announced
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Russia views growing NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct threat to its security, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday, as alliance members increase their military presence in the region
More In Gori, a provincial Georgian city better known as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, dozens of bullet marks remain visible on the façade of the town hall, physical scars from the fighting
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In Moscow, the mood is increasingly uneasy. “I don’t understand anything. Last week everything was normal in Moscow, and suddenly there is no petrol and you have to queue for an hour
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a message marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan, North Korea’s state news
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The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, has warned that a new Russian law imposing sweeping restrictions on Russians living abroad represents an
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North Korea is seeking to attract Russian holidaymakers to its newly built Wonsan-Kalma coastal resort, but the number of visitors remains small, offering a glimpse into an ambitious tourism project where foreign
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A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could ultimately be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for potential strikes against Ukraine, according to a senior
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An apparent parcel bomb explosion at an upscale Moscow restaurant has reportedly targeted Lieutenant General Alexander Tschajko during celebrations marking his 55th birthday, in what would represent the latest in a series
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