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Mysterious sinking of Russian cargo ship in Mediterranean Sea

A Russian cargo ship called 'Ursa Major' sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of its crew are missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.…

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Switzerland adopts more EU sanctions on Russia and Belarus

Switzerland adopted the latest EU sanctions package on Russia and Belarus, the government said on Monday. The move came one week after the European Union targeted Moscow's vessels and Chinese…

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Slovak PM meets Putin in surprise Moscow visit

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin - becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian leader since…

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Finland considering exiting anti-personnel landmine treaty

Finland is considering pulling out of an international agreement banning anti-personnel landmines because of Russia's use of such weapons in Ukraine, Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said. Leaving the 1997 Ottawa…

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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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Denmark warns of increased risk of Arctic military confrontation due to Russia’s aggression

Denmark, which oversees security in and around Greenland, on Wednesday warned of a heightened risk of military confrontation in the Arctic, driven by aggressive threatening behaviour by Russia. An annual…

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NATO jets intercept Russian bombers over Baltic

NATO aircraft have intercepteed Russian warplanes as they neared neared the Swedish island of Gotland. The bombers, accompanied by two Russian fighter jets, were identified in a coordinated response involving…

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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 pulling back but not out of Syria, sources say

Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite Mountains but is not leaving its two main bases in the…

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How the loss of its Mediterranean naval base in Syria would weaken Russia as a global power

By Basil Germond, Professor of International Security, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University The fall of the Assad regime constitutes a major blow to Russia’s foreign policy and…

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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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EU allows countries bordering Russia, Belarus to restrict migrants’ asylum rights

The European Union said that member states bordering Russia and Belarus could restrict migrants’ right to asylum in cases where Moscow and Minsk use them as instruments. Talking to reporters…

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EU slaps new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet, Chinese dronemakers

European Union ambassadors agreed a 15th package of sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting its shadow tanker fleet and Chinese firms making drones for Moscow, diplomats said.…

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Kyiv blasts Orban for Putin call; Hungary’s leader touts abortive ‘Christmas ceasefire’

Ukraine blasted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for undermining Western unity by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, criticism that Budapest said showed Kyiv was not interested in 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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Ukraine strikes Russia with missiles, hits oil depot with drones

Ukraine struck a southern Russian port on the Azov Sea with missiles and triggered a fire at an oil depot in the Bryansk region of western Russia with drones, according…

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Russia close to achieving goals in Ukraine war, Putin’s spy chief says

Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said that Russia was close to achieving its goals in Ukraine with Moscow holding what he said was the strategic initiative in all…

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Britain and Cyprus team up to stop illicit Russian cash flow

Britain and Cyprus pledged on Tuesday to fight illicit Russian cash flows during a visit by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in an endorsement of the pro-west tilt the Mediterranean…

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EU must find billions for arms within a year, defence chief says

Europe needs to find ways within the next year to fund hundreds of billions of euros in extra military spending to defend against any attack from Russia by the end…

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Lithuanian President warns threat level to Lithuania is rising

"The level of threats is clearly rising and I would say in an accelerating trajectory. We have seen various kinds of incidents. So far, we cannot confirm the link between…

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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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Russia, Belarus to sign landmark security pact

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, will sign a landmark security pact on Friday that reflects global geopolitical changes, Russian state news agency RIA said on…

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Kremlin says it wants Syria to swiftly restore order after rebel attack

The Kremlin said on Friday it wanted the Syrian government to restore constitutional order in the Aleppo region as soon as possible after an insurgent offensive there that captured territory…

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Russia behind ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage in Europe, UK spy chief says

Russia is waging a "staggeringly reckless campaign" of sabotage in Europe while also stepping up its nuclear sabre-rattling to scare other countries off from backing Ukraine, Britain's foreign spy chief…

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Chinese, Russian military planes enter South Korea’s air defence zone

Eleven Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered South Korea's air defence identification zone on Friday over a period of four hours, prompting South Korea to launch fighter jets, South Korea's…

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Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebel-held northwest Syria

The Russian and Syrian air forces bombed rebel-held northwest Syria near the border with Turkey on Thursday to push back a rebel offensive that captured territory for the first time…

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B-52 Bombers Intercepted by Russian Jets

Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers of the United States were intercepted by two Russian SU-27 fighter jets near Russia's Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on Monday, a U.S. official said .…

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Russia advances in Ukraine at fast pace, moving into Kurakhove

Russian forces have been advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early months of the war, are moving into the strategic town of Kurakhove and have been exploiting…

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Russian forces capture British man fighting with Ukraine

Russian forces captured a British mercenary fighting with the Ukrainian army in Russia's Kursk region, which is still partially controlled by Kyiv forces, a security source told Russia's RIA state…

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UK army chief: We’re ready to fight Putin in Eastern Europe

Britain's armed forces would be ready to fight their Russian counterparts "tonight" if Vladimir Putin invades another Eastern European nation, a top U.K. military chief said. "If the British Army…

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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 fires intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine

Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in what would be the first use in war…

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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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Ukraine fires US long-range missiles at Russia, Moscow says

Russia's defence ministry says Ukraine has hit Russia with ATACMS missiles supplied by the US, Russian state media reported. RIA Novosti cited the ministry as saying Ukrainian troops launched six…

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UPDATED: Putin issues warning to US with new nuclear doctrine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved an updated nuclear doctrine, saying that Russia could consider using nuclear weapons if it was subject to a conventional missile assault on it…

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Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

On Monday, millions of Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population how to prepare and cope in the event of war or other unexpected crises. “If…

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Shifting red lines in West’s support for Ukraine now allows strikes deep into Russia

The United States will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons such as ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306 km), to strike deep into Russia,…

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South Korea says North Korean soldiers are fighting Ukraine forces

North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat operations against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, South Korea's spy agency said on Wednesday. Seoul's confirmation comes amid growing global criticism as the…

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Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv since August

Blasts boomed across Kyiv on Wednesday morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August, forcing elderly women and small children to take…

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EU Parliament Targets Russia’s Shadow Fleet for Sanctioning

The European Parliament is preparing to pass a resolution calling for more “targeted” measures against Russia’s shadow fleet as evidence mounts that Moscow is dodging sanctions and risking an environmental…

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Russian frigate with hypersonic missiles conducts drills in English Channel, enters Atlantic

A Russian Navy frigate equipped with new generation hypersonic cruise missiles has conducted drills in the English Channel and is carrying out tasks in the Atlantic Ocean, Russian news agencies…

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North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia

North Korea has ratified a mutual defence treaty with Russia signed by the two countries' leaders in June, which calls for each side to come to the other's aid in…

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Moldova says two Russian ‘decoy’ drones crashed on its territory

Moldova said two Russian "decoy" drones that are used to mislead Ukrainian air defences during attacks violated Moldovan airspace and crashed deep inside its territory on Sunday, endangering the population.…

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Sweden scraps plans for 13 offshore windfarms over Russia security fears

Sweden has vetoed plans for 13 offshore windfarms in the Baltic Sea, citing unacceptable security risks. The country’s defence minister, Pål Jonson, said on Monday that the government had rejected…

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Incendiary parcels sent from Lithuania as part of Russian covert operation

The incendiary devices sent from Lithuania on DHL planes in the summer were part of a Russian covert operation, the Wall Street Journal reports. In July, one device caused a…

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Kremlin says Moldovan election was unfair, questions Sandu’s legitimacy

Russia on Tuesday denounced Moldova's weekend election as unfair and said it did not see the winner, Maia Sandu, as the legitimate president of the country. Pro-Western Sandu defeated a…

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Russia launches Department of European Problems to deal with EU

Russia has a new governmental department to deal with the EU and NATO: The Department of European Problems. The unit already existed within Russia’s foreign ministry, but was previously known…

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More than 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia for Ukraine war, says South Korea

More than 10,000 North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to support its war against Ukraine, with a "significant number" in the frontline areas including Kursk, South Korea's defence ministry…

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North Korea will back Russia until victory in Ukraine, foreign minister says

North Korea will back Russia until it achieves victory in the Ukraine war, Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said on Friday at talks in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit Malta

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit Malta in December to take part in a meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe…

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Zelenskiy says Russia won in Georgia and is on way to winning in Moldova

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the West should admit Russia has "won" in Georgia and is on its way to doing the same in Moldova unless Western rhetoric against crossing…

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Russia fires missiles to simulate ‘massive’ response to a nuclear attack

Russia test-fired missiles over distances of thousands of miles on Tuesday to simulate a "massive" nuclear response to an enemy first strike. "Given the growing geopolitical tensions and the emergence…

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No new limits on Ukraine’s use of US weapons if N.Korea enters fight, Pentagon says

The U.S. will not impose new limits on Ukraine's use of American weapons if North Korea joins Russia's war, the Pentagon said , as NATO said North Korean military units…

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NATO chief says he can confirm North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed on Monday that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region.…

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