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Crimea bridge: Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘terrorism’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of attacking the bridge to Russian-annexed Crimea, saying that it was an "act of terrorism".
President Putin said Ukraine's intelligence forces had aimed to destroy a…
Crimea bridge partly reopens after huge explosion – Russia
Light traffic has resumed on Russia's only bridge to Crimea, hours after a huge blast brought down sections of the roadway.
The blast on Europe's longest bridge - a symbol of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine in…
Russian TV journalist who protested war in Ukraine says she’s escaped house arrest
A Russian journalist who shot to international attention when she staged an anti-war protest on the country's top TV news programme said she's escaped from house arrest.
"I consider myself completely innocent," Marina Ovsyannikova said in…
Putin supporters enraged by Russia’s retreat from Ukraine’s Lyman
Two powerful supporters of President Vladimir Putin turned on Russia's military leadership on Saturday after it ordered a retreat from a key city in eastern Ukraine, a striking sign of dissent within the Russian elite that comes as the…
Russian military plane catches fire at air base in Crimea, officials say
A large blaze broke out at a Russian military airfield on the occupied Crimean Peninsula after a landing plane skidded off the runway and caught fire, a Russian official and state media reported on Saturday.
The local governor of…
Russia vetoes UN resolution on Ukraine annexation, China abstains
Russia has used its veto at the United Nations Security Council to scuttle a draft resolution that sought to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory.
But even Moscow’s close friends China and India chose to abstain rather than…
Putin signs decrees to recognize independence of 2 Ukrainian regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees to recognize the independence of two southern, partly Russia-controlled Ukrainian regions, in a move seen as an escalation of Moscow's seven-month-old war against Ukraine.
With the…
At least 200,000 Russians have left Russia since Putin’s draft began
At least 200,000 Russians have left the country in the week since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization after a series of setbacks in the country's war with Ukraine, according to figures provided by Russia's…
As Russians flee, some find draft notices waiting at the border
The Kremlin has dispatched still more forces to shore up its faltering war effort, but the units are headed not to Ukraine but to Russia's borders with other countries, where on Tuesday they were confronting young Russian men trying to join…
Nord Stream: Mystery leaks in Russia gas pipelines spark warnings
European countries are investigating three mystery leaks in two major gas pipelines between Russia and Europe.
The cause of the damage to Nord Stream 1 and 2 is unclear, but authorities have not ruled out sabotage.…