Tag: Russia
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the ... -
Mourners pay tribute to nationalist Dugina killed by car bombing
Hundreds of people lined up yesterday to pay tribute to the daughter of a leading right-wing Russian political thinker following the 29-year-old woman’s death in a ... -
Car blast kills daughter of Russian known as ‘Putin’s brain’
MOSCOW — The daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologist who is often referred to as “Putin’s brain” was killed when her car exploded on the outskirts ... -
Xi talks with Putin over phone: No direct mention of Ukraine
Chinese President Xi Jinping this afternoon (Wednesday) held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Xinhua reported a few minutes ago. It was Xi’s ... -
Official: US gave intel that helped Ukraine sink Russian warship
The U.S. says it shared intelligence with Ukraine about the location of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva prior to the strike that sank the warship, an ... -
Surging sales at McDonald’s offsets trouble in China, Russia
Higher U.S. menu prices and easing COVID-19 restrictions elsewhere helped McDonald’s offset troubled markets like China and Russia in the first quarter. Revenue rose 11% to ... -
Russia seeks UN humanitarian resolution not mentioning war
Russia circulated a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution today (Macau time) demanding protection for civilians “in vulnerable situations” in Ukraine and safe passage for humanitarian aid ... -
Latest updates: China’s Xi criticizes sanctions on Russia
BEIJING — China says President Xi Jinping has criticized sanctions imposed on Russia over its war against Ukraine as “harmful to all sides,” in a video ... -
Latest updates: Foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia to meet
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine will meet near ... -
China calls Russia its chief ‘strategic partner’ despite war
The Chinese Foreign Minister today (Monday) called Russia Beijing’s “most important strategic partner” amid China’s continued refusal to condemn the invasion of Ukraine. Wang Yi said ... -
Russia bombs Kharkiv and convoy nears Kyiv
Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine’s second-largest city again today (Tuesday] and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital — tactics ... -
Live updates: Ukraine diplomat urges China to talk to Putin
TOKYO — The Ukrainian ambassador to Japan is urging China to join international efforts to stop the Russian “massacre” in his country amid Beijing’s lack of ... -
China calls for talks over Ukraine, OKs Russian wheat import
China repeated calls for talks to resolve the crisis in Ukraine today (Thursday) while refusing to criticize Russia’s attack, and in a move that could help ... -
Russia invades Ukraine as defiant Putin warns US, NATO
Russian troops launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine today (Thursday), as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any ... -
Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin received no support from members of the U.N. Security Council at an emergency meeting today (Macau time) for his actions to bring ... -
Invading Ukraine may never have been Putin’s aim – the threat alone could advance Russia’s goals
A diplomatic solution may yet provide an off-ramp for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose placement of tens of thousands of troops along Russia’s border with its smaller neighbor kicked off ... -
Ukraine rebels mobilize troops amid Russia invasion fears
Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization today (Saturday) amid a spike of violence in the war-torn region and fears in the West ... -
Kremlin: Putin won’t congratulate Biden until challenges end
Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced ... -
Navalny posts hospital photo of himself; plans Russia return
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany today (Tuesday), looking gaunt but joking wryly about his condition ... -
Russian opposition leader Navalny in coma after alleged poisoning
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit after falling ill from suspected poisoning that ... -
Total CEO killed in Russian plane crash
The head of French oil giant Total SA was killed at a Moscow airport when his corporate jet collided with a snowplow whose driver was drunk, Russian investigators ...
