UN, Russia to meet Friday on grain, fertiliser exports
UN chiefs are to hold talks with Russian officials in Geneva on Friday on the Black Sea agreements on exporting grain and fertilisers, eight days before the deals expire. The…
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Russia says troops leaving strategic Kherson, Ukraine doubts full pullout
Moscow ordered troops to withdraw from near the strategic southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in a major setback as a top U.S. general estimated Russia has suffered more than 100,000…
US livid as basketball star Brittney Griner is moved to Russia penal colony
Russia is moving detained US basketball star Brittney Griner to a penal colony, her lawyers said Wednesday, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House. Griner, convicted for possession of…
Ukraine denies Western pressure to soften stance on talks with Russia
Ukraine denied on Tuesday that it was under Western pressure to negotiate with Russia, doubling down on its insistence that talks could be held only if Russia relinquishes all occupied…
Turkey starts paying for some Russian gas in roubles
Turkey has started paying for some its natural gas from Russia in roubles, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Tuesday. In an interview with broadcaster TRT Haber, Donmez said…
Turkey starts paying for some Russian gas in roubles
Turkey has started paying for some its natural gas from Russia in roubles, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Tuesday. In an interview with broadcaster TRT Haber, Donmez said…
Ukraine’s Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam damaged in shelling
Ukraine’s Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam was damaged in shelling by Ukrainian forces, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing emergency services. Russian state-owned news agency TASS quoted a representative of…
U.S. urges Ukraine to be open to talks with Russia-Washington Post
The United States is privately encouraging Ukraine to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia, the Washington Post reported, as the State Department said Moscow was escalating the war and…
Iran acknowledges drone shipments to Russia before Ukraine war
Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used drones…
Putin endorses evacuation of parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region
Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Friday, the latest sign of Russia’s retreat in one of the most…