Russia

IAEA says Ukraine nuclear plant cut from main power line

Vienna, Austria (AFP) The global atomic energy watchdog said on Saturday that Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been disconnected…

China’s No. 3 leader to visit Russia next week

Beijing, China (AFP) China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will visit Russia next week, state media reported Sunday, becoming the highest-ranking…

Russians bid to farewell to Gorbachev, but without Putin

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will be laid to rest Saturday in a Moscow ceremony,…

Ukraine schools return to sound of war

by Thibault MARCHAND Agence France-Presse POKROVSKÉ, Ukraine (AFP) -- Antonina Sidorenko has put on her favorite clothes, selected the prettiest…

Putin visits Baltic exclave Kaliningrad as tensions with EU soar

Moscow, Russia (AFP) President Vladimir Putin on Thursday was in Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad, wedged between NATO member countries, with…

Russia kicks off large-scale military drills in Far East

Moscú, Russia (AFP) Russia on Thursday launched large-scale military exercises involving several Kremlin-friendly countries, including China, with tensions soaring between…

Gorbachev and Reagan: a friendship that ended the Cold War

  by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse Mikhail Gorbachev stepped onto a Washington street and began shaking hands to cheers…

PBBM condoles with Russian people over death of former Soviet leader Gorbachev

  (Eagle News) -- Philippine president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.,,expressed the Filipino people’s condolences to the Russian people over the…

EU ministers agree to suspend Russian visa facilitation deal

Prague, Czech Republic (AFP) EU foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation deal with Russia but…

Gazprom halts pipeline gas flow in new jitters for Europe

  by Sophie MAKRIS Agence France Presse Russian energy giant Gazprom suspended gas deliveries to Germany for maintenance on a…

World hails ‘one-of-a-kind’ ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who played a major role in ending…

War in Ukraine: latest developments

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: - Zelensky meets UN nuclear inspectors…

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