Russia

UPDATED: EU says members will need joint position on Russians arriving at borders

BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The European Union will need to establish a joint position on requests for entry by Russians fleeing their country due to the war in Ukraine,…

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Some Russian banking staff will be exempt from draft, bank CEO says

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Some personnel working in Russia's banking sector deemed critically important will be exempt from the country's military call-up, the CEO of Russia's No. 2 bank VTB…

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More than 1,300 detained in anti-mobilisation protests across Russia

(Reuters) - Security forces detained more than 1,300 people in Russia on Wednesday at protests denouncing mobilisation, a rights group said, hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first military…

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China urges dialogue, consultation after Putin’s warning to West

BEIJING, Sept 21 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry urged all parties to engage in dialogue and consultation and find a way to address the security concerns of all parties after…

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UPDATED: Russian Defence Minister says 6,000 soldiers killed in Ukraine

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Russia will draft 300,000 reservists to support its military campaign in Ukraine, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday in televised remarks. In Moscow's first update…

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Russia modifies Kalashnikov weapon to speed up firing

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Russia has modified the Kalashnikov AK-12 weapon its forces use in Ukraine to speed up firing and give soldiers more control over firing modes, RIA state…

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UPDATED: Putin signs decree on mobilisation, Russia’s partial mobilisation will see 300,000 drafted

(Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin's decree on partial mobilisation would see 300,000 additional personnel called up to serve in Russia's military…

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PepsiCo ends Pepsi, 7UP production in Russia months after promising halt over Ukraine

PepsiCo Inc has stopped making Pepsi, 7UP and Mountain Dew in Russia nearly six months after the U.S. company said it would suspend sales and production after Moscow sent tens of…

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Russia triggers plan to formally annex occupied Ukrainian regions

Two Russian-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine announced plans to hold referendums on joining Russia later this week and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said the votes would alter the geopolitical landscape in Moscow's…

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Ukraine marches farther into liberated lands, separatist calls for urgent referendum

IZIUM, Ukraine, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine said its troops have marched farther east into territory recently abandoned by Russia, paving the way for a potential assault on Moscow's occupation forces in the Donbas…

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Kremlin says it values Hungary taking ‘sovereign positions’ inside EU

MOSCOW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday said it welcomed Hungary taking "sovereign positions" on many issues within the European Union, as it wade into the 7.5-billion-euro funding…

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Russia says ready for U.S. prisoner swap talks but scolds embassy

MOSCOW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday that it was ready for talks on a prisoner exchange to free U.S. citizens jailed in Russia, but that…

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Russian pop megastar Alla Pugacheva condemns Ukraine war

Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, on Sunday denounced President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine which she said was killing soldiers for illusory aims, burdening ordinary people and…

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To buy or not to buy: Russian aluminium dilemma for Europe’s buyers

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Europe's power crisis, production cuts and shortages of aluminium have left consumers in a quandary about Russian supplies of the metal vital for the region's transport, construction…

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Moscow’s military reserves may be smaller than initially assumed

BERLIN (Reuters) - Russia has suffered significant troop and equipment losses in Ukraine and the impact of Kyiv's latest counter-offensive may reveal Moscow's military reserves to be smaller than assumed,…

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Russia says it launched strikes on Ukrainian troops in several regions

MOSCOW, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that its forces had launched strikes on Ukrainian positions in several parts of Ukraine, and accused Kyiv of carrying out shelling…

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Russian prisoners told they can go free if they do six months’ service in Ukraine

A leaked video appears to show a close ally of President Vladimir Putin offering pardons to Russian prisoners if they fight in Ukraine - but warning they will be shot…

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Russia says longer-range U.S. missiles for Kyiv would cross red line

MOSCOW, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that if the United States decided to supply Kyiv with longer-range missiles, it would cross a "red line" and…

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UPDATED: Putin to Xi: Russia values China’s ‘balanced position’ on Ukraine

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised China's Xi Jinping for his "balanced" position on the conflict in Ukraine and scolded the United States for what…

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As war began, Putin rejected a Ukraine peace deal recommended by his aide: sources

PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would…

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Kremlin: Ukraine’s NATO ambitions remain threat to Russia

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Ukraine's ongoing…

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U.S. allows Russia’s Lavrov to travel to United Nations

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - The United States has given Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a visa to travel to New York for the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders…

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Russia covertly spent $300m to finance political parties abroad

Russia has covertly spent more than $300m since 2014 to influence politicians in more than 24 countries, the US has alleged. The Department of State's allegation is based on a…

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Russia, Myanmar not invited to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral – source

Britain has not invited representatives from Russia, Belarus and Myanmar to attend Queen Elizabeth's state funeral due to be held next Monday, a Whitehall source said on Tuesday. Britain, along with its Western…

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Zelenskiy calls for more Western arms after Russian setback

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems as Ukrainian troops move to consolidate control over a large swath of northeastern territory seized…

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Russia gives up key northeast towns as Ukrainian forces advance

KYIV/HRAKOVE, Ukraine, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, in a sudden collapse of one of the war's principal front lines after Ukrainian forces made…

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UPDATED: Putin wishes King Charles ‘success, good health and all the best’

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Britain's new…

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Russia monitoring Koreas after Pyongyang enshrines right to nuclear strikes -RIA

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it was "closely monitoring" any military activity on the Korean peninsula, shortly after North Korea officially enshrined the right to use preemptive nuclear…

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New Apple iPhone will be available in Russia, trade minister says

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country thanks to Moscow's parallel import…

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Putin calls for review of Ukraine grain deal, accuses West of deception

KYIV, Sept 7 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he wanted to discuss reopening a U.N.-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea…

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U.S.: Russia could be about to buy ‘millions’ of North Korean shells, rockets

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Russia could be about to buy "literally millions" of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, the White House said, calling this further evidence…

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UPDATED: Putin says Russia has gained, not lost, from intervening in Ukraine

This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 7 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that…

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Lawyer of alleged crypto launderer urges Russia to discuss prisoner swap – letter

The lawyer of a Russian man accused of laundering more than $4 billion through the digital currency bitcoin urged Moscow on Monday to begin negotiations with the United States to…

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Gazprom says Nord Stream 1 resumption depends on Siemens Energy

Russian natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 will not resume shipments until Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE repairs faulty equipment, Gazprom’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer Vitaly Markelov told Reuters on Tuesday. “You should ask Siemens. They have to repair equipment first,”…

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