A traffic police officer and the suspect were killed in the explosion, Russian officials say. BBC News
Read More »Moscow rail hub explosion was suicide bomb, Russian officials say
Ukraine negotiator tells BBC how it feels to sit across table from Russia
Serhii Kyslytsia is among those trying to negotiate an end to the conflict, which is entering its fifth year. BBC News
Read More »Russian general shot several times in Moscow
Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev is a senior figure in the main directorate of Russia’s military general staff. BBC News
Read More »Trump’s nuclear arms control push with Russia hinges on China
“Rather than extend “NEW START” (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future,” Trump wrote. BBC News
Read More »Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough
Russian, Ukrainian and US teams took part in the talks in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, with the main sticking points believed to be territorial concessions Ukraine is under pressure to make and security guarantees for it to prevent further Russian attacks if a deal is agreed to …
Read More »US and Russia agree to resume regular military contact
Channels of communication were suspended in 2021 shortly before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. BBC News
Read More »55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says
Special US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, held talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, for a second day on Thursday in an effort to try and thrash out the details of the US-proposed peace deal. BBC News
Read More »2026 Winter Olympics: Italy foils ‘Russian cyber-attacks’ at Milan-Cortina Games
Italy has foiled “Russian origin” cyber-attacks targeting the Winter Olympics, says Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. He said websites linked to the Games, hotels in host town Cortina d’Ampezzo and foreign ministry facilities, including an embassy in Washington, were targeted. Cortina d’Ampezzo, one of five host clusters for the Olympics, will …
Read More »Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow moves husband's grave to Kyiv
Russia’s gains on the battlefield have forced Natalia to rebury her husband in Kyiv. BBC News
Read More »Mandelson offered to help Epstein get Russian visa, documents suggest
Emails released by the US government suggest the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein planned to use the visa to meet young women in Moscow. BBC News
Read More »Fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire
The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries. BBC News
Read More »Russian attacks on Ukraine energy sites 'particularly depraved', UK PM Starmer says
The UK leader’s comments came after Russia renewed its attacks on power plants and critical infrastructure in Ukraine. BBC News
Read More »Honour for blood biker who died while volunteering
The prestigious Elizabeth Emblem is given in honour of Russell Curwen, who died in a crash in 2018. BBC News
Read More »Doctor Who fans get chance to bid for famous props
Action packed and under the sea: New Doctor Who spin off set to wow TV viewers The five-part series, The War Between the Land and the Sea, follows Barclay, played by Russell Tovey, as he’s hurled from obscurity to being humanity’s ambassador when the Sea Devils rise to Earth’s surface. …
Read More »Russia ends 'week-long pause' with major attack on Ukraine energy sites
The attack – which reportedly consisted of more than 70 missiles and 450 drones – comes after a so-called “energy truce” expired at the weekend. BBC News
Read More »US and India reach trade deal, Trump says after Modi call
Tariffs will drop from 50% to 18% on Indian goods, while India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil. BBC News
Read More »Ukraine hails 'real results' after Musk restricts Russian Starlink use
Starlink-enabled drones have been linked to a number of recent deadly attacks by Russia on Ukraine. BBC News
Read More »Family of Kenyan killed in Ukraine fighting for Russia seeks answers
On Saturday, Ukrainian authorities reported that he had died in a so-called “meat assault” – one involving high casualty numbers – in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, after being recruited in Qatar. They said the Russians did not evacuate his body, and he was carrying the passports of two other Kenyans. BBC …
Read More »Steve Rosenberg on the tightrope of reporting from Russia on Ukraine war
With Donald Trump back in the White House, Moscow feels that Washington is paying it more respect. At the Alaska summit last August, America’s president rolled out the red carpet for Russia’s leader. By inviting him to Anchorage Donald Trump had brought Vladimir Putin in from the cold, even though …
Read More »Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have turned to Russia. Now the US wants to engage
Unlike the West African regional bloc Ecowas, France, the EU and the Biden administration, today’s White House does not regard the Russian military presence as a threat to regional stability or human rights. Russia has deployed about 1,000 security contractors in Mali, with smaller contingents of mercenaries or regular troops …
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