Russia is stepping up cooperation with African countries, including in defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. “We really intend to comprehensively develop our interaction with African countries, focusing …
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Russia’s Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Turkey on Thursday, dealing a blow to prospects for a peace breakthrough. The Russian president dispatched a …
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US President Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine “are very close to a deal”, hours after his envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow. …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly acknowledged for the first time that his troops are active in Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. “We continue to carry out active operations …
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Ukraine of trying to “destabilize” the Sahel region on Thursday. Lavrov made the comments at a news briefing in Moscow following talks with …
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In a significant shift in the region’s diplomatic and security landscape, the foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger will visit Moscow this week to deepen their strategic ties …
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President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia’s highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the country moves to expand the size of its military. The spring …
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Russia Says Sanctions Must be Lifted Before Ukraine Maritime Ceasefire Can Start
Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine. Within hours of the US announcing the two sides had agreed to halt …
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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea in separate deals with the US, after three days of peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Washington said …
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The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the UN to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration’s change of stance …