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Russia ‘would deploy nuclear arms’ near Finland, Sweden if they decide to join NATO

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned Thursday that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons close to…

Finland to decide on NATO membership ‘within weeks’

  by Sam KINGSLEY Agence France Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Rattled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland's prime minister…

Fleeing war, Ukraine’s orphans face trafficking threat

Left in care homes and now threatened by war, thousands of already vulnerable Ukrainian refugees are at risk of being…

Russian warship ‘seriously damaged’ in ammunition explosion: state media

ODESSA, Ukraine (AFP) --  A Russian warship in the Black Sea was "seriously damaged" by an ammunition explosion, Russian state…

Biden gives ‘crime scene’ Ukraine $800 mn to hold off Russia

  by Frankie Taggart with Joe Stenson in Bucha © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe…

France’s Le Pen wants NATO-Russia ‘rapprochement’

by Stuart Williams © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday said she…

Scholz ‘irritated’ by Kyiv’s snub to German president

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he was "irritated" by Kyiv's rejection of a proposed visit by…

Over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Mariupol: Russia

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's defence ministry said Wednesday more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol,…

UK probing claims of Russian chemical attack in Ukraine

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain is trying to verify reports that Russia has used chemical weapons in an attack…

War in Ukraine could halve 2022 global trade growth: WTO

  by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Russia's war in Ukraine could almost halve world trade…

Russia arrests critic of Ukraine offensive

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Vladimir Kara-Murza, one of the main opponents of the Kremlin and its offensive in Ukraine…

Stung by sanctions over Ukraine, Russians rally behind Putin

by Marina LAPENKOVA Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Like many members of Russia's affluent middle class, advertising producer…

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