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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…

The African Union on Saturday hailed a landmark deal between Ukraine and Russia that will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea and relieve a global food crisis. Ukraine’s farms are a major source of grain for the…

Ukraine and Russia on Friday signed a landmark deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries, ending months of negotiations and sending wheat prices tumbling to levels last seen before Moscow’s…

The head of Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency Ivan Bakanov and the general prosecutor Iryna Venediktova were dismissed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, the most significant reorganisation of his administration since the…

Civilians in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region were urged to flee on Wednesday as Russian forces bombarded the region. “Russia has turned the entire Donetsk region into a dangerous hotspot for civilians as well. I call on everyone to…

Sports ministers from 35 countries have demanded the suspension of Russian and Belarusian sporting bodies and their officials from international federations. The ministers made the demand in a joint statement published on Tuesday. The…