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Moscow says talks with Kiev 'impossible' after Kursk offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out negotiations with Kiev in light of Ukraine's counteroffensive on Russian soil, Russian…
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German ambassador says Russia not ready to negotiate with Ukraine
Russia is currently not ready to negotiate for peace with Ukraine, the German ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, told the…
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Ukraine takes Russian town of Sudzha
urope The News Ukraine claimed full control of a Russian town, the first such success in its surprise offensive into Moscow’s territory.…
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Was Ukraine’s role in big Wagner defeat an own goal in Africa?
As Ukraine’s foreign minister completes his latest tour of Africa, his country risks paying a serious diplomatic price for helping…
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Moscow vows 'tough response' to Ukrainian offensive in Russia
Officials in Moscow have vowed to impose a "tough response" as a large Ukrainian offensive inside Russian territory entered a sixth day.…
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Russia in 'counter-terror' mode over Ukraine attack
Russia has imposed a "counter-terrorism operation" regime in three regions to try to halt a surprise cross-border incursion by Ukrainian…
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Russia struggles to repel Ukraine's deep Kursk incursion
Ukrainian troops remained in Russia’s western Kursk region on Friday night, as its surprise cross-border offensive into Russia came to the…
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Russia's Putin accuses Ukraine of provocation amid border fighting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of a serious provocation following reports of a Ukrainian offensive in the…
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Russian pianist dies in jail after criticizing Moscow's action in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian piano player has died in jail while awaiting trial on charges linked to his criticism of Moscow's military action…
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Russia's Medvedev threatens exchanged political prisoners
Former Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev issued threats on Sunday to former Russian political prisoners who were released into exile as part…
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Putin greets Russians freed in prisoner exchange at Moscow airport
Russian President Vladimir Putin has personally met the Russians released in a major prisoner exchange at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. Putin…
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Putin opens Moscow to St Petersburg motorway after 14 years of work
After roughly 14 years of construction work, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most important infrastructure projects - a 670…
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Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus…
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Putin and Modi pledge close cooperation in Moscow talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the close and decades-old bilateral relations between…
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Hungary’s Orbán makes surprise visit to China after trips to Russia and Ukraine
BEIJING (AP) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is making a surprise visit to China on Monday after similar trips to Russia and…
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Concern over reports of Orban planning Moscow trip
Other EU leaders have expressed concern over media reports that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban may be meeting Russian President…
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Moscow says new EU sanctions against it will hurt EU more than Russia
Moscow has dismissed the new punitive measures in the EU's 14th sanctions package against Russia,saying the sanctions are ineffective and…
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A year after mutiny, Kremlin controls Wagner remnants
Russia has effectively dismantled and replaced the Wagner Group in the year since the mercenaries shocked the world by launching a mutiny…
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'Big mistake' for South Korea to arm Ukraine - Putin
Vladimir Putin has warned South Korea it would be making "a big mistake" if it arms Ukraine in the war against Russia. His comments come…
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Peace talks tomorrow if Russia leaves Ukraine - Zelensky
Kyiv will hold peace talks with Russia tomorrow if Moscow pulls out of all Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. But…
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Russia's top Su-57 stealth fighter jet hit for first time, Ukraine's military intelligence says
Ukraine claims to have struck an advanced Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet. Ukraine says the aircraft was targeted at an airfield 360…
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Russia holds Frenchman accused of military spying
Moscow says it has detained a French citizen accused of gathering information about Russia's military activities and failing to register…
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Russia declares a former presidential hopeful and others as 'foreign agents' as it presses crackdown
The Russian authorities on Friday declared a former presidential hopeful, a prominent human rights advocate and several others to be…
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Kiev, Moscow exchange fire and prisoners as Zelensky signs new pacts
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners for the first time in months on Friday, but any hopes of de-escalation in the war were dashed by…