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Biden says Putin committed war crimes, calls charges justified

By Jeff Mason and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has clearly committed war crimes and the International Criminal…

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Russia says it will destroy fighter jets sent to Ukraine

March 17 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that all fighter jets supplied to Ukraine by Western nations would be destroyed after NATO members Poland and Slovakia pledged to send…

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UPDATED: Xi heads to Russia next week after China touts Ukraine peace plan

Chinese president to visit Russia on March 20-22 Xi and Putin have declared a 'no limits' partnership China proposal for peace in Ukraine met with scepticism By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING,…

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Russian hackers preparing new cyber assault against Ukraine – Microsoft report

By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Russian hackers appear to be preparing a renewed wave of cyber attacks against Ukraine, including a "ransomware-style" threat to organizations serving Ukraine's supply lines,…

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Russia has committed ‘wide range’ of war crimes in Ukraine, U.N inquiry finds

GENEVA, March 16 (Reuters) - Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings, torture and the deportation of children, a U.N.-mandated investigative body said in a…

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Putin: Russian firms shouldn’t hide assets overseas

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said companies…

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UPDATED: Syria’s Assad says would welcome more Russian troops

Assad courts more Russian support Assad would welcome more Russian troops Assad suggests Russian bases should be permanent Syria supports Putin's war in Ukraine - Assad By Guy Faulconbridge and…

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Moscow warns U.S. aircraft away from its air space after drone crash

First known direct US-Russia confrontation since invasion Russian ambassador says drone was gathering target intelligence Washington says Russian planes were reckless and incompetent Zelenskiy says commanders unanimously back defence of…

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Kremlin: relations with U.S. in dire state amid drone incident

March 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that relations with the United States were in a "lamentable state" and at their lowest level, after Washington accused Russia of…

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Russia moves to suspend tax treaties with ‘unfriendly’ countries

March 15 (Reuters) - Russia has proposed suspending its double taxation agreements with what it calls "unfriendly countries" - those that have imposed sanctions on Moscow, the Finance Ministry said…

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Putin says Russia is fighting for its very existence

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that what was at stake in Ukraine was Russia's very existence as a state. Speaking at length to workers at an…

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UPDATED: U.S. drone may not be recovered from Black Sea after Russian interception -White House

First known direct US-Russia encounter since Ukraine war began Moscow's ambassador to Washington calls incident a 'provocation' By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. military surveillance drone…

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Russia says Serbia is under Western pressure to join sanctions

Serbia is under unprecedented pressure to impose sanctions on Russia, a spokesperson for the Russia's Foreign Ministry said, after a Serbian minister said the country should join Western sanctions against…

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Paris mayor vows to keep Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Olympics

The Mayor of Paris said it was unthinkable that Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed to take part in the 2024 Summer Olympics under their national flags, adding she…

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Kremlin says its goals in Ukraine can only be achieved by military force

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Kyiv's position means Russia's goals in Ukraine can only be achieved by military force, Russian state news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as…

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Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother

Ukraine has accused two Russian soldiers of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl and gang raping her mother at gunpoint in front of her father, as part of widespread allegations of abuse…

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Russia and China threaten to create global ‘danger and disorder’, Britain says

Britain cast China as representing an "epoch-defining challenge" to the world order in an update to its foreign policy framework and also said the United Kingdom's security hinged on the…

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Kremlin doesn’t rule out Putin attending G20 summit in India

MOSCOW, March 13 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday it was not ruling out Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a summit of leaders of the Group of 20 (G20)…

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Russian mercenary chief sets out ambitions for an ‘army with an ideology’

Adds context MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force said in an interview published over the weekend that he had ambitions to turn his private military company…

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Russia imposes sanctions on 144 citizens of Baltic states

March 9 (Reuters) - Russia has introduced personal sanctions against 144 government officials, journalists, lawmakers and other public figures from the three Baltic states who are deemed "most hostile" to…

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Russia’s Lavrov: conversation with Blinken at G20 was ‘constructive’ but US said nothing new

March 10 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that a conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers'…

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Germany says Nord Stream attacks may be ‘false flag’ to smear Ukraine

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday warned against reaching premature conclusions on who was responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines, suggesting the attack could also have been…

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Russia begins diesel exports to Saudi Arabia – Refinitiv data

Russia began diesel exports to Saudi Arabia in February as it seeks to contend with an EU embargo on Russian supplies, traders said and Refinitiv data shows. A full EU…

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Ukraine vows to defend Bakhmut as Russian forces try to storm it

Ukraine's top generals have vowed to keep defending the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Russian forces fought to tighten their siege and secure their first major…

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Wagner representative barred from Russian army HQ in Ukraine

Mercenary leader says official was shut out on Monday morning Unusual video shows Prigozhin raising possibility of defeat Wagner chief has been demanding more ammunition for weeks March 6 (Reuters)…

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Russia says it thwarts Ukraine-backed murder plot against nationalist tycoon

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security service said on Monday it had thwarted a Ukraine-backed car bomb attack against a prominent nationalist businessman who has been a cheerleader…

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Russian firms that miss defence deadlines to be placed in administration if martial law declared -Putin decree

MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree ordering that companies that fail to meet deadlines for state defence contracts be placed under "external…

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Russia must be punished for Ukraine war – US, Quad allies say

By Krishn Kaushik and Simon Lewis NEW DELHI, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts…

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Russian tycoon Deripaska criticises Moscow, frets about investor flight

Deripaska says Russia still needs foreign investors Tycoon worried that government and business are in opposition Investors and businesses need "predictability, rule of law" No Ukraine de-escalation seen before mid-2025…

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UPDATED: Putin: Ukrainian saboteurs fired at civilians in ‘terrorist’ attack in Bryansk

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said a Ukrainian sabotage group had knowingly fired at civilians on Thursday in what he called a "terrorist act" on Russian…

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Russia mulls possible use of nuclear arms to fend off US attack

March 2 (Reuters) - A Russian defence ministry journal says Moscow is developing a new type of military strategy using nuclear weapons to protect against possible U.S. aggression, RIA news…

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Blinken has ‘no plans’ to meet Russian, Chinese counterparts at Delhi G20 meetings

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that he has no plans to meet either the foreign ministers of Russia or of China during the Group of 20…

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Russia’s Lavrov discusses security, trade with Indian counterpart

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday, a day before attending the G20 foreign ministers meeting, Indian and Russian…

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Russians intensify assault on Bakhmut, Ukrainian forces try to dig in

Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Wednesday in their quest for a breakthrough in the year-long war, although one U.S. official predicted…

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Putin tells FSB security service to raise its game against Western spy agencies

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the FSB domestic security service on Tuesday to step up its activity to counter what he said was increasing espionage and sabotage against Russia by Ukraine and…

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Kremlin: Russia open to Ukraine talks, but won’t give up annexed regions

The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its position that Russia was open to negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict, but that new "territorial realities" could not be ignored. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told…

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‘Extremely tense’ as Russians bid to encircle Ukraine’s Bakhmut – commander

The situation in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was "extremely tense" on Tuesday, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces said, as Russian troops besieging it stepped up their assault in…

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Kremlin says it is concerned by situation in breakaway Moldovan region

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday it was worried about the state of affairs in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region, where it said Ukraine and other European countries were…

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U.N. rights chief warns of backsliding on global freedoms

GENEVA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that human rights gains made in recent decades were being reined back and even reversed, citing…

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Russia’s Medvedev says arms supplies to Kyiv threaten global nuclear catastrophe

Russia's former president and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Monday that the continued arms supply to Kyiv risks a global nuclear catastrophe, reiterating his…

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Russian economy holding up but the road back to prosperity may be long

This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy proved unexpectedly resilient in the…

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Putin casts Ukraine’s war as a battle for Russia’s survival

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin cast the confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war as an existential battle for the survival of Russia and the Russian people -…

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Russia’s UN diplomat accuses West of arm twisting in vote isolating Moscow

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Russia's senior diplomat to the United Nations accused the West on Sunday of "cowboy" methods and "arm twisting" of some countries during last week's United Nations General Assembly…

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Russian defence chief keeps job despite Ukraine routs thanks to Putin

Russian army has suffered multiple defeats in Ukraine Sergei Shoigu is Russia's veteran defence minister Military decision-making appears to be shared though Shoigu's ties with Putin have kept him safe…

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Russia doubles Black Sea naval presence

Ukraine’s military said Russia had doubled the number of ships on active duty in the Black Sea and predicted this could be a preparation for more missile strikes. Russia’s navy…

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Russia’s Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland’s borders

(Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states…

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Brawling with elite, Russian mercenary boss wishes politician shot

LONDON (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the shaven-headed former convict and catering magnate who runs Russia's Wagner mercenary army on the Ukraine frontline, said that a politician who criticised him should…

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Russia’s defence spending to climb as revenues shrink – German IW Institute

BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Russia is clearly developing into a war economy, with spending on defence increasing while state revenues shrink, the German Economic Institute IW said in a…

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Financial crime watchdog FATF suspends Russia’s membership over Ukraine war

PARIS, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Global financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday suspended Russia's membership, saying Moscow's war in Ukraine violated the organisation's principles. "The Russian…

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Russia’s nuclear arsenal: how big and who controls it?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin this week delivered a nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine, suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems had been…

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Putin says Russia to deploy Sarmat nuclear missiles

MOSCOW, Feb 23 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would pay increased attention to boosting its nuclear forces by deploying a much delayed new intercontinental ballistic…

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Russian fighter jet crashes in Belgorod region, near Ukraine border

Feb 23 (Reuters) - A Russian SU-25 fighter plane crashed on Thursday in Russia's Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine but the cause of the incident was not yet…

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UPDATED: Moldova dismisses Russia accusation of Ukraine planning to invade Transnistria

Moldova has dismissed an accusation by Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday that Ukraine planned to invade the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria after staging a false flag operation, and called…

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Prigozhin says Wagner is now receiving ammunition for Ukraine war

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, said on Thursday that his troops had begun receiving additional supplies of ammunition after a public row with…

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UPDATED: China’s Wang tells Russia’s Putin: Other countries can’t affect our relationship

MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that China's Xi Jinping would visit Russia, saying relations had reached "new frontiers" amid U.S. concerns that Beijing could…

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UPDATED: Russia says it won’t return to nuclear treaty until West is ready to talk

By Mark Trevelyan and Jake Cordell Duma moves swiftly to suspend treaty on Putin's instructions New START treaty is last surviving nuclear deal with U.S. Minister says Russia may take…

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Putin cancels decree underpinning Moldova’s sovereignty in separatist conflict

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Feb 22 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin revoked on Tuesday a 2012 decree that in part underpinned Moldova's sovereignty in resolving the future of the Transdniestria…

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