Russia & Central Asia

Punk group Pussy Riot was declared an “extremist organisation” by a Russian court on Monday.The ruling, by Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court,…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky signalled that Ukraine could accept security guarantees from the US and Europe as a way to prevent future…
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Belarus frees opposition figure Kolesnikova, Nobel laureate Bialiatski, for US sanctions reliefPeace prize laureate Ales Bialiatski,…
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Kyiv and its allies say Moscow aims to cripple Ukraine’s power grid to deny residents access to light, heat and running waterPublished:…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the strategic frontline town of Kupiansk on Friday, just as Ukrainian forces reported…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the prospect of allowing Ukrainians to vote on whether to hand the Donbas region to Russia as Kyiv…
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First and foremost, Putin signalled to the West that Russia is not isolated, despite the US-led criticism of the war his government has…
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The president says Russia wants ‘the whole of Donbas’ in return for peace, but the Ukrainian people must have their sayPublished: 2:11am, 12…
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First and foremost, Putin signalled to the West that Russia is not isolated, despite the US-led criticism of the war his government has…
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Ukraine has sent Washington an updated plan for ending Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday, as US President Donald…
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