Putin hails reconstruction of Kerch Bridge
The Kerch bridge, linking Russia and the illegally occupied Crimean peninsula and damaged by an explosion in October, is now…
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Ukrainian general threatens to target high-profile Russian bridge to Crimea
A Ukrainian general has threatened to use long-range western weapons to destroy the newly constructed Kerch bridge linking Russia and…
Belarus to host military drills with Russia on Ukraine border
Belarus has announced it will stage joint military exercises with Russia near its border with Ukraine and claimed that Nato…
Ukraine calls for US help as it fears Russian invasion
Ukraine says it is planning for a possible Russian invasion next year and is calling on its western allies to…
Russia and Belarus warn Nato to avoid military expansion in Ukraine
Russia says any Nato expansion into Ukraine would cross a “red line”, while Belarus said it would work with its…
Ukraine president fears wider war with Russia as troops deploy near border
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the Yalta security forum in Kiev that he fears a Russian invasion and that…
Russia’s Crimean chiefs handed fresh US sanctions
The US and Canada have imposed sanctions against eight people and a railway company for violating Ukrainian sovereignty over their…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy gambles on Russia prisoner swap
Ukraine and Russian-backed militias in eastern Ukraine have swapped prisoners as part of a deal agreed this month at a…
Ukraine launches probe into Kerch rail bridge
Russian President Vladimir Putin was in the driver’s cabin and sounded the horn of the first official train to cross…
Ukraine media highlights Crimean bridge’s structural flaws
The Ukrainian media has again reported that the illegally built Kerch Bridge linking Russian-occupied Crimea and Krasnodar Krai in Russia…
Poland marks 80th anniversary of invasion
The heads of state of Poland and Germany are marking 80 years since the outbreak of the Second World War…
Ukraine condemns embattled Putin’s visit
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has protested against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the illegally seized Crimea peninsula, calling it…
Russia fails to attract Chinese cash to Pacific coast
Despite prolonged efforts by Russia to attract Chinese investment to its Pacific coast, firms from China appear to have little…
Council of Europe poised to restore Russian voting rights
Russia is due to have its voting rights in the Council of Europe restored, despite the conflict in Ukraine, to…
Russia talks tough on fresh western sanctions
The Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow will respond to fresh sanctions by the European Union, United States and Canada, imposed…
14 sailors die in Kerch explosion
At least 14 crew members have died after two commercial vessels caught fire while anchored near the strategic flashpoint of…