Russia

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…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s “senseless war” in Ukraine is now six months old with no end in sight, repeating his ongoing appeal for peace. On Wednesday, Mr Guterres told the Security…

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of Odessa on Monday morning under a landmark deal to lift Moscow’s naval blockade in the Black Sea. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, who…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he was confident of victory in the face of Russia’s invasion as he honoured a new holiday marking the country’s statehood. It was a troubled morning with missile terror, but Ukraine…