Russia

Nigeria’s ambassador to the Russian Federation, Abdullahi Shehu, has pledged Nigeria’s commitment to renewing trade relations with Russia. In an interview on Sunday, Mr Shehu said he was ensuring that Nigeria exported more goods to…

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) is calling for an extension of the sanctions on Russia and Belarus. This has come amid the debate on the re-admission of athletes from these countries initiated by the International Olympic…

A series of loud explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early Monday morning, a day after Moscow blamed Ukraine for a deadly blast on the bridge linking Crimea to Russia. The explosions hit Kyiv around 8:15 am local time (0515 GMT),…

New sanctions of the EU against Russia include a ban on the transportation of oil to third countries at prices above the established oil price cap and an extended import ban on goods, among others, the Czech Presidency of the Council of the…

The United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. would respond decisively to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Mr Sullivan told NBC’s meet the press programme that “if Russia crosses this line,…

Ukraine on Thursday demanded for a “just punishment” over a seven-month-old invasion, sending shock waves around the world amid Russia’s biggest conscription since World War II. Ukraine had also urged the United Nations to create a…

Three EU leaders on Wednesday said President Vladimir Putin’s latest steps in Russia’s war against Ukraine showed his panic, and the European Union would continue supporting Kyiv. The Belgian, Dutch prime ministers and the chairman of…

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) says Russia’s President Vladimir Putin did not envisage the global support Ukraine has received since Kremlin invaded its smaller neighbour in February. Mr Stoltenberg however reiterated…

The German subsidiary of Russian oil giant Rosneft was on Friday placed under trusteeship, giving Germany’s federal regulator control of the PCK refinery in Schwedt, a key source of fuel for the city of Berlin. Rosneft Deutschland, which…

The last leader of the Soviet Union, former president Mikhail Gorbachev, has died aged 91, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. “Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central…