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Factbox-Who is Russia's Mikhail Mishustin?
Here are some key facts about Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, whose reappointment as prime minister President Vladimir Putin...
May 10, 20242 min read


Two injured, houses burnt in Russia's attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine says
Ukraine destroyed all 10 drones as Russia launched an overnight attack, but two people were injured and residential buildings in the...
May 10, 20241 min read


Analysis-Ukraine peace summit pushes neutral Swiss toward Western embrace
ZURICH - An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major...
May 10, 20244 min read


Putin warns of global clash as Russia marks victory in World War Two
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Thursday of risking a global conflict and said no one would be allowed to...
May 9, 20243 min read


Russian deputy defence minister loses appeal against detention in $11 million bribe case
MOSCOW -A Russian court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov against his pre-trial detention in a...
May 9, 20242 min read


Factbox-Who is the US soldier detained in Russia?
MOSCOW - U.S. Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was detained on May 2 by police in the Russian far eastern city of Vladivostok on suspicion of...
May 9, 20243 min read


US soldier bucked Army rules before arrest in Russia
WASHINGTON -Before his arrest in Russia, U.S. soldier Gordon Black not only broke Army rules by traveling to the Russian city of...
May 9, 20242 min read


Factbox-How Ukraine is keeping the lights on under Russian fire
KYIV - Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, hitting nearly a dozen energy infrastructure...
May 8, 20243 min read


Fire and hide: Ukraine's artillery pinned down by Russian drones
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine - Rumbling out of its forest hideout, the hulking German-supplied howitzer has only a few minutes to fire before...
May 8, 20243 min read


Putin starts new six-year term with challenge to the West
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was up the West to choose between confrontation and cooperation as he was sworn in for...
May 7, 20243 min read


Pentagon sees no change in Russia's strategic nuclear force posture
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has not seen a change to Russia's disposition of its strategic nuclear forces, it said on Monday, despite what...
May 7, 20242 min read


Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West
MOSCOW -Russia said on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after what the...
May 6, 20244 min read
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