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Russia says Ukrainian drone attack on pipeline carrying 1% of global crude could disrupt flows

A senior Russian official said on Tuesday that Ukrainian drones had attacked a pipeline in Russia which pumps about 1% of global crude supply, a strike that he

Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

Russia rules out territorial concessions on eve of talks with Trump team

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday ruled out territorial concessions to Ukraine, setting out a tough opening stance on the eve

Russia rules out territorial concessions on eve of talks with Trump team
Europe|Political|US|World

Trump says Putin and Zelenskiy want peace; phone calls kick off talks to end Ukraine war

Donald Trump said both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed a

Trump says Putin and Zelenskiy want peace; phone calls kick off talks to end Ukraine war
Americas|Europe|Political|US|World

Russia plays hardball on Ukraine peace discussions after Trump talks of Putin contact

Russia's point man for relations with the United States said on Monday that all of President Vladimir Putin's conditions must be met in full

Russia plays hardball on Ukraine peace discussions after Trump talks of Putin contact
Europe|Political|US|World

Trump says US is making progress with Russia, declines to discuss talks with Putin

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Trump says US is making progress with Russia, declines to discuss talks with Putin
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Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a revival of the Soviet answer to the Eurovision Song Contest in an effort to counter what he says is the decadence

Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies
Europe|Political|World

Ukrainian drone strikes trigger fires at major oil and gas facilities in Russia

Ukraine struck energy facilities in southern Russia with dozens of drones launched on Monday, triggering fires at a major oil refinery and gas

Business|Economy|Political|World

Putin growing concerned by Russia's economy, as Trump mulls more sanctions

President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly concerned about distortions in Russia's wartime economy, just as Donald

Putin growing concerned by Russia's economy, as Trump mulls more sanctions
Asia|Europe|Political|US|World

Xi and Putin discuss relations with Trump, Ukraine and Taiwan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed on Tuesday how to build ties with Donald Trump,

Xi and Putin discuss relations with Trump, Ukraine and Taiwan
News|Political|Technology|World

Putin lauds Russia's 'high-tech' military cooperation with China

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lauded what he described as important "high-tech" Russian military cooperation with China at a meeting in Moscow with a

Putin lauds Russia's 'high-tech' military cooperation with China
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Russia has no plans to deploy nuclear arms beyond Belarus, says deputy minister

Russia will not deploy nuclear weapons abroad except in its ally Belarus but will find ways to counter any deployment of U.S. tactical

Europe|News|Technology|US|World

Explainer-What is the space-based nuclear weapon the US says Russia is developing?

What is the space-based nuclear weapon that the United States has warned Congress and allies in Europe that Russia could use against the West's

Europe|News|World

Russia says Western ambassadors are meddling in Russia's affairs

Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday accused Western ambassadors in Moscow of meddling in Russia's internal affairs and said their behaviour raised questions

News|World

Putin calls on KGB's heirs to bust the West's sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called on the Federal Security Service (FSB), the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, to help Russian companies

Putin calls on KGB's heirs to bust the West's sanctions
Economy|News|Science|Technology|World

Factbox-Russia's nuclear arsenal: how big is it, and who controls it?

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declined to rule out that Russia might resume nuclear testing, saying it could withdraw ratification of a landmark nuclear

Factbox-Russia's nuclear arsenal: how big is it, and who controls it?
Asia|Economy|Political|World

Putin to visit China to deepen 'no limits' partnership with Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United

Putin to visit China to deepen 'no limits' partnership with Xi
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Putin pushes need for talks in calls with Israeli, Arab and Iranian leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that Moscow wanted to help prevent a humanitarian

Putin pushes need for talks in calls with Israeli, Arab and Iranian leaders
News|US|World

Russia detains Radio Free Europe journalist with dual U.S. and Russian citizenship

Russia has detained an editor at U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) for failing to register as a foreign agent while visiting for a family

Russia detains Radio Free Europe journalist with dual U.S. and Russian citizenship
Economy|News|US|World

Russia dismisses new U.S. sanctions: 'You will never defeat Moscow'

Russia on Friday dismissed new U.S. sanctions over the war in Ukraine, saying that the United States would never defeat Moscow, while the boss of Russia's

Russia dismisses new U.S. sanctions: 'You will never defeat Moscow'
Election|News|Political|World

Exclusive-Russia's Putin to stay in power past 2024, sources say

Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the March presidential election, a move that will keep him in power until least 2030, as the Kremlin chief feels he must

Exclusive-Russia's Putin to stay in power past 2024, sources say
Europe|News|World

Russia formally withdraws from key post-Cold War European armed forces treaty

Russia on Tuesday formally withdrew from a landmark security treaty which limited key categories of conventional armed forces, blaming the

Russia formally withdraws from key post-Cold War European armed forces treaty
News|US|World

Kremlin says nuclear arms dialogue with US is necessary but not ready to be lectured

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that strategic dialogue with the United States over nuclear weapons was "definitely necessary" but that such talks could not

Kremlin says nuclear arms dialogue with US is necessary but not ready to be lectured
Europe|News|World

Russia's Putin, shown alongside Orthodox icon image, warns West against meddling

President Vladimir Putin, whose picture was shown between two giant images of an ancient Orthodox icon on Tuesday, warned the West ahead of elections in March

Russia's Putin, shown alongside Orthodox icon image, warns West against meddling
Europe|News|World

Putin says Russia's war in Ukraine will go on unless Kyiv does a deal

Russia will press on with its war in Ukraine unless Kyiv does a deal that takes Moscow's security concerns into account, President

Putin says Russia's war in Ukraine will go on unless Kyiv does a deal

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