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Putin suspends Black Sea grain exports deal
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is suspending - but not ending - its participation in a deal that allows safe passage to vessels carrying Ukrainian grain exports.
Moscow pulled out of the UN-brokered agreement on…
Russia halts grain deal after ‘massive’ Black Sea Fleet attack
Russia has announced it is suspending its involvement in the internationally-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports.
It comes after Russia accused Ukraine of a "massive" drone attack on the…
Russian ambassador to Japan to leave post, possibly in late Nov.
Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin is expected to leave his post, possibly late next month, and it is not yet known who will succeed him, a Russian government source said Friday.
His departure comes amid strained bilateral ties…
Russia scrambles to increase weapons production for Ukraine war
Putin has chaired a new committee focused on speeding up the production and delivery of weapons to Russian forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing military production delays and mounting battlefield losses, has urged his…
Growing Russia-Iran ties pose new dangers
For years the headlines have covered the controversies over advanced Russian air defence systems heading to Iran. But now the arms traffic is very much in the other direction, writes Jonathan Marcus of the Strategy and Security Institute,…
Russia admits Kherson ‘tense’ under shelling
The commander of Russian forces in Ukraine says the situation in the southern city of Kherson is "difficult" and residents are to be evacuated.
General Sergei Surovikin said Ukrainian troops using Himars rockets were hitting…
Russia launches new strikes on Ukraine power plants
Russian forces have again targeted Ukraine's energy facilities, with strikes on Kyiv and other major cities.
Presidential aide Kyrylo Tymoshenko said there had been three explosions in Kyiv.
Two facilities were…
Russian warplane crash kills 13 in apartment block
At least 13 people have now died after a Russian fighter-bomber plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern Russian town of Yeysk, officials say.
The two pilots of the Su-34 jet, on a training flight, ejected before…
Gunmen kill 11 in attack on Russian trainee soldiers
Gunmen have killed 11 people in an attack at a Russian military training ground on Saturday.
During a firearms training session, two men opened fire on a group who had volunteered to fight in Ukraine, state-owned news agency…
Crimea bridge attack arrests as market in Donetsk region attacked
Russia says it has detained eight people in connection with Saturday's explosion on a key bridge linking Russia to Crimea.
Its FSB security service said five of those held were Russians, while the others were Ukrainian and…