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Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from steel plant to Russian-held territory

Ukrainian soldiers who have spent weeks barricaded under a massive steel plant amid heavy Russian bombing and shelling have been evacuated to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine's east. The evacuation from the besieged Azovstal steel…

Putin warns Finland joining NATO would be a ‘mistake’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that joining Nato and abandoning Finland's neutral status would be a "mistake". He told Sauli Niinistö there was no threat to Finland's security. The exchange came…

UN chief requests meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy to negotiate ending the war

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is requesting meetings with with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order to negotiate ending the war that has been going on for almost two…

Possible Venezuelan and Russian interference in Colombian elections

Bogota, Colombia - Colombia’s right-wing accused Venezuelan leadership of attempting to interfere in Colombia’s upcoming presidential election in order to pull Colombia away from the United States and closer to Russia. Venezuelan diplomats…

Russia seeks a foothold in the Indian Ocean through arms trade with Myanmar

Russia seeks to influence Myanmar similar to what China is doing and find a foothold in the region, by making additional profits in the legal and illegal sale of arms to the Myanmar army, through intermediaries. Myanmar relies heavily on…

Russia approves second COVID-19 vaccine after preliminary trials

Russia has granted regulatory approval to a second COVID-19 vaccine, according to its register of authorised medicines, President Vladimir Putin announced the news at a government meeting on Wednesday. “We need to increase production of…

Russia appeals to Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

Russia made a new appeal to Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop fighting in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh after the warring sides accused each other of fresh ceasefire violations on Wednesday. Russian Defence Minister…

Russia on Tuesday reported record high daily coronavirus cases and deaths, pushing total infections to 1,326,178. The official coronavirus taskforce said on Tuesday the country had recorded record-high increases of 13,868 cases and 244…

Kremlin says extremely important for Nagorno-Karabakh truce to be observed

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that it was extremely important for ethnic Armenian and Azeri forces to respect a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh that was brokered by Russia at the weekend. Peskov said the Kremlin was…

Russia touts test launch of hypersonic missile on Putin’s birthday

Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea, a senior commander told Vladimir Putin on the Russian leader’s 68th birthday on Wednesday. Speaking to Putin by video link,…

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