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Australia monitors Russian ships off north coast
Australia on Thursday said it was tracking four Russian naval vessels off its north coast, with relations between the two nations strained after the downing...
NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine as Ukrainian troops re-deployed
NATO on Wednesday accused Russia of sending tanks, troops and military hardware to east Ukraine, raising fears of renewed all-out fighting and calling...
Russia to step up long-range bomber patrols from Arctic to Caribbean
The Russian military is to increase its long-range bomber patrols, from the Arctic to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Iran signs deal with Russia for two new nuclear reactors
Russia on Tuesday signed a deal with Iran to build two new nuclear reactors and agreed to expand the total number of Russian reactors in the country to...
Russian planes threaten NATO civilian aircraft with ‘military brinkmanship’
Russia is pursuing a dangerous course of military brinkmanship, with the potential for serious escalation, according to a new study backed by senior European...
Russian couple registers ‘first same-sex marriage’
A lesbian couple tied the knot in Russia in a quiet ceremony seen as the first such marriage in the country where gay unions are illegal.
End of the road for Marussia as F1 team is finally wound up
Marussia’s administrators confirmed on Friday that the Formula 1 team is to be wound up, with the loss of about 200 jobs.
Gas deal may be first sign of Russia-Ukraine cool-off
Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a deal on Thursday on the resumption of Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine for winter after several...
Winter is coming: Russia turns back clocks to end summer time experiment
Russia on Sunday turns back its clocks to winter time permanently in a move backed by President Vladimir Putin, reversing a three-year experiment with...
Sweden says ‘at least one’ vessel operated in its waters as it calls off search
Sweden said on Friday it appeared that at least one foreign vessel had likely operated in waters near its capital in recent days, insisting this has been...
Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk end ceasefire with Ukraine ahead of elections
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk have announced the end of a ceasefire, ending a period of relative calm as the country...
Sweden scours Stockholm waters for ‘damaged Russian submarine’
The Swedish Navy is continuing to scour the seas around Stockholm for a damaged Russian submarine, after an amateur photographer captured a picture of...
Ukraine says Russia has agreed to supply gas
The Ukrainian president has said his country has reached an agreement with Russia on supplies of natural gas for the winter.
Russia’s Lavrov says icy relationship with U.S. needs ‘reset 2.0’
Moscow called on Sunday for a new “reset 2.0” in relations with Washington, saying the situation in Ukraine that had led to Western sanctions...
Poroshenko warns Ukraine will defend itself if truce fails
President Petro Poroshenko warned Sunday that Ukraine must be ready to defend itself should a peace plan aimed at ending a five-month war with pro-Russian...
Canada slaps Russia with new sanctions
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Tuesday that Canada will be adding to the sanctions placed against Russia, a move designed to further condemn...
EU adopts new Russia sanctions but delays action
The European Union adopted new sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine war on Monday, but delayed enforcing them to leave time to...
Russia threatens to ‘shut down airspace’ if EU imposes tougher sanctions
Russia has warned that it will hit back against the West if tougher sanctions are imposed over the conflict in Ukraine—as a shaky ceasefire in the region...
Estonia says officer abducted on border; Russia says it detained spy
Estonia said one of its security officers had been abducted on the border and taken into Russia on Friday as he tried to stop illegal activity on the border,...
EU proposes sweeping sanctions on Moscow as pro-Russian rebels advance
European officials proposed sweeping new sanctions today to starve Russia’s companies of capital and technology as punishment for Moscow’s...
Baltic jitters grow over next moves of former ruler Russia
Nervously eyeing Russian naval maneuvers and military flights near their borders, the three ex-Soviet Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, fear...
Ukraine asks for full Nato membership as Putin compares Kiev to Nazis
Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help after accusing Russia of sending in armoured columns...
Geography lessons: Russia replies to Canada’s colourful map tweet
It began with Canada tweeting some not-so-friendly travel tips for the Russian military: a map showing Russia and labeling Ukraine as “not Russia.”...
Ukraine: Russian troops have ‘entered’ their country to support separatists
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Russian troops have entered the country in support of pro-Moscow separatists.
McDonald’s to appeal after three more branches shut down in Russia
Russian courts on Wednesday ordered the temporary closure of three McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow over breaches of sanitary rules, amid a standoff...
Drop in beer sales hurts Carlsberg as Russian sanctions bite
Carlsberg has issued a profit warning after sanctions against Moscow hit its vast Russian lager market.
Russia: Convoy not destroyed in Ukraine because it ‘never existed’
A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry insists that no Russian military vehicles have been destroyed in the Ukraine because none had crossed the...
Trojan horse? Ukraine and Russia parry over Russian aid convoy
Ukraine is inspecting the convoy of over 200 trucks of Russian aid Friday before deciding whether or not to allow the trucks to continue.
Ukraine again says ‘halt’ to Russian aid convoy; Kiev, U.S. suspect Trojan horse
A convoy of nearly 300 trucks carrying what Russia says is humanitarian aid for victims of fighting in eastern Ukraine moved slowly toward the border on...
Echoes of Cold War as Russia bans meat, fruit and veg from the West
In a sweeping move that will cost Western farmers billions of dollars and could lead to empty Russian grocery store shelves, leaders there announced a...
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