Russia & Central Asia

A Russian reporter critical of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine said on Monday she fled to France after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) smuggled…
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Russian authorities on Monday said defence forces had repelled four drones heading towards Moscow, days before foreign leaders were due to…
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke to his Pakistani counterpart on Sunday and offered Russia’s help in resolving tensions between…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast on Sunday that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and…
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Ukraine destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet using a missile fired from a seaborne drone, Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency said…
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US officials have finalised new economic sanctions against Russia, including banking and energy measures, to intensify pressure on Moscow to…
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A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s was expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.It was too early to know…
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The United States and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what US President Donald Trump’s…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Tuesday for a “fair” end to the war with Russia without “rewards” for Vladimir Putin,…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow’s second world…
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