Russia

Putin vows ‘as in 1945, victory will be ours’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that "as in 1945, victory will be ours" as he congratulated former Soviet…

Civilians leave steelworks as Ukraine braces for renewed offensive

  by Joshua Melvin, with David Stout in Kyiv Agence France Presse All vulnerable civilians have been evacuated from Mariupol,…

Biden announces $150 mn more weapons for Ukraine

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden announced Friday a new US weapons package worth $150 million for…

Hungary says EU’s Russia oil ban proposal crosses ‘red line’

  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday blasted European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen…

UN calls for end to Russian war in Ukraine

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United Nations and several countries called Thursday for an end to Russia's…

Russian oligarch’s yacht seized in Fiji on US request

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --  Authorities in Fiji have seized the $300 million yacht of Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov after…

Pentagon denies helping Ukraine ‘target’ Russian generals

    by Paul Handley © Agence France-Presse  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --  The US Defense Department denied Thursday that…

Russian ceasefire to begin at besieged Mariupol steel plant

by Joshua Melvin with David Stout in Kyiv © Agence France-Presse ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AFP) -- A Russian-announced ceasefire was due…

Russia practises nuclear-capable missile strikes: ministry

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Wednesday said its forces had practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western…

OPEC+ eye modest supply boost as demand dented by China Covid rules

  by Anne BEADE, with Emeline Burckel in London Agence France Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- OPEC+ members meeting on…

Russia’s relentless hunt of Chechens decades after Putin’s war

    by Blaise Gauquelin © Agence France-Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Twenty years after Vladimir Putin flattened their capital…

EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine

  by Joshua Melvin with Alex Pigman in Brussels Agence France Presse ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AFP) -- The European Commission proposed…

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