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Ukraine launches explosive underwater attack on Crimean bridge

Ukrainian spies launched an underwater assault against the pillars of the Kerch Bridge connecting Russia’s mainland with Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow has illegally occupied since 2014. “The underwater supports…

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Moscow sceptical of Vatican peace talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would not allow Russian-speakers in Ukraine to remain under the rule of what he called a "junta" led by President…

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Kremlin sets conditions for a Putin-Trump summit

The Kremlin said on Friday that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump was essential but required considerable advance preparation and had to yield results…

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China’s Xi stands with Putin at Russia’s Victory Day parade

Vladimir Putin has led Russia's Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and heightened security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital. China's Xi Jinping joined Putin…

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Russia, Ukraine launch air attacks on each other’s capitals

Russia and Ukraine launched more overnight air attacks on each other's capitals on Wednesday, with two people killed as a result of the strikes on Kyiv and swarms of drones…

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Ukraine drone attack shuts Moscow airports

Russia says Ukraine has launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow for the second night in a row. All four of the capital's major airports were closed for several hours…

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Moscow has means to bring Ukraine war to ‘logical conclusion,’ Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow has the "strength and means" to bring its unprovoked war on Ukraine to a "logical conclusion." His comments in an interview with Russian state…

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Soviet-era spacecraft expected to plunge uncontrolled to Earth

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth. It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of…

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Putin announces 3-day ceasefire in May to mark 80 years since WW2 victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and…

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Trump tells Putin to ‘STOP’ after Russian attack kills 12 in Kyiv

Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least 12 people, in the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year and drawing a rare rebuke from U.S. President…

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Kremlin says U.S. position ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine gives satisfaction

The Kremlin has expressed approval of the U.S. Trump administration’s stance against NATO membership for Ukraine, saying it aligned with Russia’s own position. However, it refrained from commenting on former…

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Russia’s spy chief says Russia, Belarus ready to act over European ‘escalation’ around Ukraine

Russia's foreign spy service chief, Sergei Naryshkin, said that the security services of Russia and Belarus were ready to act proactively, given what he said was increased escalation from Europe…

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Russia’s Medvedev predicts more countries will acquire nuclear weapons

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that more countries would get nuclear weapons in the coming years, blaming the West for pushing the world towards the brink of…

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US will know within weeks if Russia is serious about peace, Rubio says

The United States will know in a matter of weeks if Russia is serious about peace with Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, after European allies…

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Kremlin expresses openness to restoring Finland-Russia relations

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin was open to the idea of restoring relations between Finland and Russia, which it accused Helsinki of reducing to "nearly zero"…

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Vladimir Putin signs decree calling up 160,000 Russians for military service

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 160,000 into military service. The decree, which was reported by news agency Interfax and also published on the government website for…

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Putin says Greenland ‘nothing to do with Russia’ in nod to US

In Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle, President Vladimir Putin vowed to "strengthen Russia's global leadership in the Arctic", while warning that "geopolitical competition in the region"…

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Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine to end war

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords to reach a settlement in…

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Moscow warns UK and France risking ‘direct confrontation’ between Russia and NATO

France and the UK are "hatching plans for military intervention in Ukraine" under the guise of a peacekeeping mission, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman has warned. Maria Zakharova added such an…

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Russian Navy submarine launches missiles in Sea of Japan drills

A submarine of Russia's Pacific Fleet conducted drills in the Sea of Japan, launching cruise missiles at sea and coastal targets, the Russian state TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.…

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Why Russia’s armed forces have proven resilient in the war in Ukraine

Ukraine has agreed to a United States proposal of a 30-day ceasefire in its war with Russia following talks with United States officials in Saudi Arabia. The proposal comes with…

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Pro-Russian hackers recruited for espionage and vandalism across Europe

"We have prepared the first task for you. We are ordering stickers and sending them to the address," was the message sent to one of the members of a pro-Russian hacker group…

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Putin sets out conditions for Ukraine ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he agreed with the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but that "questions" remained about the nature of a truce as he set out a…

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Russia lays out demands for talks with US on Ukraine

Russia has presented the U.S. with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine and reset relations with Washington, according to two people familiar with…

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Russia cautiously approaches US ceasefire proposal

Russian sources have reacted warily to a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire supported by Ukraine, saying that any deal to end to the war in Ukraine would have to…

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Kremlin ‘positive’ about Zelenskyy’s letter to Trump

Moscow takes a positive view of Zelenskyy saying he is willing to negotiate over the war, the Kremlin said. Donald Trump said Ukraine is ready to begin peace negotiations "as…

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Russia wants migrants from new countries to help plug labour shortage

Russia wants to widen its source of migrant workers beyond ex-Soviet republics to Asian nations including Myanmar, the Interfax news agency cited the economy minister as saying on Tuesday. With…

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Lavrov: Peacekeeping proposals emanating from London and Paris were a deceit

Russia’s foreign minister has said that the UK and France are engaged in further fuelling conflict in Ukraine with discussion of a European peacekeeping force putting troops on the ground…

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Putin offers to sell rare earth minerals to the US, including from Russian-occupied Ukraine

Vladimir Putin on Monday evening offered to sell Russia’s rare earth minerals to American companies, including those in Russian-occupied Ukraine, further underscoring his message to Donald Trump that there’s profit…

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Russia practices maneuvers with Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles in Volga region

Russia is practicing stealth maneuvers of Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles in its Volga region, the defense ministry said on Thursday.The ministry published video of Yars missile launchers moving through a…

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Russia says US must make first step to improve ties

The United States must make the first move in improving ties with Russia after years of failing to listen to the Kremlin and misguided policies intended to inflict a "strategic…

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Kremlin Says Putin Is Ready to Talk to Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with US President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready too, Kremlin…

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Moscow air defenses repel drone attacks aimed at capital

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early on Friday that air defense units had intercepted three separate attacks by Ukrainian drones headed for Russia’s capital.Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging app,…

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Russia warns of “uncontrollable escalation” in Ukraine

Russia on Thursday rejected the idea of NATO countries sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia, saying such a move would…

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Russia says it sees window of opportunity to negotiate with Trump administration

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow sees a small window of opportunity to forge agreements with the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump, the…

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Russia warns Trump against snatching Panama Canal

Moscow had a message Tuesday for new U.S. President Donald Trump: Don’t even think about grabbing control of the Panama Canal. Trump has repeatedly threatened to take ownership of the…

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Bashar al-Assad Allegedly Poisoned in Moscow Exile

Reports have surfaced claiming that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been in exile in Moscow since December 2024, was the target of an alleged assassination attempt involving poisoning.…

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Putin says in New Year address that Russia will ‘move forward’ in 2025

President Vladimir Putin told Russians in a New Year address that the country would move forward with confidence in 2025. Putin's seasonal message was being broadcast at midnight in each…

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Putin says Slovakia could host peace talks with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is open to a Slovakian proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine to end a conflict he said Russia was determined…

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Russia says it foils Ukrainian plots to kill senior officers with disguised bombs

Russia's Federal Security Service said on Thursday it had foiled several plots by Ukrainian intelligence services to kill high-ranking Russian officers and their families in Moscow using bombs disguised as…

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Russia’s security must be guaranteed by any Ukraine peace deal, Lavrov says

Russia sees no point in a weak ceasefire to freeze the war in Ukraine but Moscow wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security…

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Several countries offer to host Putin-Trump talks

Kremlin foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov said that several countries had already offered to host talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump, though he declined to…

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Putin says Russia is ready to compromise on Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war in potential talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, stating he has no preconditions for engaging with…

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Nuclear arms control is thing of the past, Russia’s top general says

Russia now views arms control over the vast nuclear arsenals that were built up during the Cold War to be a thing of the past due to the lack of…

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Ukraine says it killed senior Russian general who died in scooter blast in Moscow

Ukraine was responsible for the killing of Lt Gen Igor Kirillov in Moscow, a Ukrainian security source has claimed, according to reports by Reuters and AFP. Kirillov, head of the…

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Putin accuses West of pushing Russia to its “red lines” forcing it to respond

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused the West of pushing Russia to its "red lines" - situations it has publicly made clear it will not tolerate - and said…

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Russia says it will definitely respond to Ukraine’s latest ATACMS strike

Russia will definitely respond to Ukraine's latest use of U.S.-made ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had struck a…

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Russia tells its citizens to avoid travel to the West

Russia said on Wednesday that relations with the United States were so confrontational that Russian citizens should not travel to the United States, Canada and some EU countries because they…

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No contact with Trump so far, the Kremlin says

The Kremlin said that it had so far had no contact with Donald Trump or his team after the U.S. president-elect called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine…

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Russia and Belarus to sign treaty on security guarantees

Russia and Belarus will conclude a treaty on mutual security guarantees in the interests of both countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was cited by the state-run RIA news agency as…

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Russia’s Lavrov signals readiness to use any means in Ukraine conflict

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview broadcast on Thursday, said the use of a hypersonic missile in the Ukraine war sought to make the West understand that Moscow…

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Global investigation exposes alleged billion-dollar Russian money-laundering network

Key figures behind a billion-dollar Russian money-laundering network—allegedly used by drug traffickers, financial criminals, and foreign spies—have been arrested and sanctioned in a major international operation led by the UK’s…

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Putin says he does not believe Trump is safe after assassination attempts

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as an experienced and intelligent politician, but said he did not believe Trump was safe after attempts on his life. Trump…

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Putin says Ukraine war is going global

President Vladimir Putin said that the Ukraine war was escalating towards a global conflict after the United States and Britain allowed Ukraine to hit Russia with their weapons, and warned…

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Russia says new US base in Poland raises overall nuclear danger

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that a new U.S. ballistic missile defence base in northern Poland will lead to an increase in the overall level of nuclear danger and…

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Kremlin says Russia-US hotline to deflate crisis not in use

A special hotline in place to deflate crises between the Kremlin and the White House is not currently being used, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, as nuclear risks rise amid…

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Russia starts making nuclear-resistant mobile bomb shelters

Russia has begun serial production of mobile bomb shelters that can protect against a variety of threats including shockwaves and radiation from a nuclear blast. The emergency ministry's research institute…

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