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Russia quits Snake Island, weakening blockade of Ukraine ports

by Dmytro Gorshkov with Sebastian Smith in Madrid Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russian troops have abandoned their positions…

First grain ship since offensive leaves Russia-occupied Ukraine port

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A ship carrying 7,000 tonnes of grain has sailed from Ukraine's occupied port of Berdyansk,…

No problem’ for Russia if Finland, Sweden join NATO: Putin

  ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AFP) -- Russia has "no problem" if Finland and Sweden join NATO, President Vladimir Putin said on…

Russia and China eye NATO’s ‘Arctic Achilles heel’

by Pierre-Henry Deshayes  Agence France-Presse BARENTSBURG, Norway (AFP) -- Russian flags flap in the stiff polar breeze, a bust of Lenin…

Russia demands Ukraine surrender as NATO readies for Finland, Sweden membership

by Max Delany with Benoit Finck in Kremenchuk Agence France-Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Western allies vowed on Tuesday to…

Russia demands Ukraine surrender as G7 vows to make Moscow pay

KREMENCHUK, Ukraine, June 28, 2022 (AFP)    by Benoit FINCK / with Deborah COLE in Elmau Castle Russia vowed on Tuesday…

US implements G7 sanctions targeting Russian military, gold

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 (AFP) - Washington announced steps Tuesday to implement the new sanctions on Russia as agreed by…

Russia fails to pay debt but denies default

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Monday that two of its debt payments were blocked from reaching creditors, pushing the…

G7 denounces ‘war crime’ as Russian strike kills shoppers

by Blaise Gauquelin with Michelle Fitzpatrick and Valerie Leroux in Elmau Castle, Germany Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- A…

Putin guarantees supply of fertilizers to Brazil

BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday promised his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro that Russia "is committed"…

16 killed, 59 wounded in missile strike on Ukraine mall: emergency services

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- The toll from a Russian missile strike on a shopping mall in the central city of…

Turkish firm gifts drones to Ukraine

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish drone-manufacturer Baykar, which has President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law as one of its directors, offered…

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