Putin stays silent but Russian politicians and media outlets crow with delight after the ambush of Ukraineโs leaderRussian officials and Moscowโs media outlets reacted with predictable glee to the dramatic clash between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald …
Former president Dmitry Medvedev set the tone for Russian reactions, both scornful and triumphant, after the heated exchanges at the White House between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraineโs supporters defend Kyiv against the U.S. presidentโs in-person attack, while detractors say he got what he deserved.
A meeting between the American and Ukrainian presidents in the Oval Office blew up earlier Friday.
โHe understands our position,โ beams Moscowโs top diplomat Sergey Lavrov.
Dmitry Medvedev, a politician close to Vladimir Putin, said that Ukraine’s military and political leadership now faced imminent revenge for Kirillov’s murder.
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The Kremlin is signaling that itโll take more than boisterous promises for Russia and the U.S. to get along.
Hint: Itโs not just Trump.
U.S. President calls on authorities in Tbilisi to investigate election violations and to repeal a Russian-style โforeign agent” law.
UK and US are deliberating giving Kyiv permission to use Western weapons against targets deep inside Russia.
Nato should have done more to arm Ukraine before the war, the allianceโs outgoing head Jens Stoltenberg saidSenior Russian security official and former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday Russia could destroy Ukraineโs capital Kyiv with non-nucl…
Kyiv hasn’t commented officially on the military action, but Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko said: “Everything is according to plan.”
While the Kremlin is playing it cool, its army of propagandists is rolling out its full racist and sexist arsenal.
Moscow sniffs a plot behind American president’s decision not to run for reelection, while Kyiv hopes Washington perseveres with aid.
โThe atmosphere around candidate Trump provoked what America is confronting today,” Moscow said.
โIt is time to rein in Viktor Orbรกnโs rogue presidency of the Council,โ says president of liberal group after Orbรกn visits Putin in MoscowThe Kremlin said it was watching as NATOโs military infrastructure moved closer towards Russiaโs borders and that …
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, several senior Russian politicians, including President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and former president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, have made several statements widely seen as threate…
Hospital director says Slovakia PM has stabilised but remains in a critical condition after he was shot several times on WednesdayHere are the latest images from Slovakia.The former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev praised Robert Fico today, writing t…
Appointment of Kremlin loyalist comes as little surprise.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin was sworn in as president again on Tuesday in a stage-managed ceremony eerily similar to previous efforts.
Top official said it is the first time Russia has recruited such high-ranking “moles” inside Ukrainian security services.
Itโs important we heed the early warning signs of illiberalism โ and not wait until children are gassed in the streets.
Just trust him.
From murky apartment bombings to the Beslan school siege, Russia’s leader never misses an opportunity.
Islamic Stateโs claim of responsibility for Friday’s terror attack hasnโt halted the clash of accusations between Moscow and Kyiv over the killings.
This parody of an election will be remembered for the cynically methodical manner in which he and his cronies stole the peopleโs right to freely choose Russiaโs leaderThe frequency with which Vladimir Putin raises the possibility of using nuclear weapo…
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, described Ukraine on Monday (4 March) as part of Russia and said what he called historical parts of Russia needed to “come home.”
The Kremlin is jubilant after humiliating Berlin by revealing top-secret missile talks.
German military officials also discussed possible targets including the Kerch Bridge linking Russia and occupied Crimea, according to media reports.
Kremlin responds to French president’s refusal to rule out sending Western troops to help defend Ukraine.
They say authoritarians who survive have a talent for identifying and eliminating the greatest threats to themselves.
They say authoritarians who survive have a talent for identifying and eliminating the greatest threats to themselves.
Without him, Putin’s transition to total political invulnerability seems complete.
Biden, the Republicans and Europe suddenly look small, while Putin and Xi stand tall.
Proposals aimed at choking off commercial revenues include total ban on sale of Russian rough diamondsThe European Commission is proposing a 12th round of sanctions against Moscow, including restrictions on scores of individuals apparently including th…
Former Nato leader suggests Ukraine could join alliance without occupied Russian territories; senior Kyiv official played key role in sabotage of Nord Stream pipeline, media report says Dmitry Medvedev, Russiaโs former leader, posted on Telegram today …
Russia is relishing โ and partly fueling โ chaos in a series of global flashpoints that divert the West’s energies from Ukraine.
Spokesman for air force says country has already seen more than 500 Iranian-designed Shahed drones in September aloneFour people including a nine-year-old girl have been injured in a rocket strike on Konstantinivka on Sunday morning, according to the a…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Israel has โunquestionableโ right to defence, draws parallels with the war in UkraineSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageFour people including a nine-year-old girl have been injured in a rocket strike on Konstantinivka on Su…
There are no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, British PM Rishi Sunak said on Sunday (1 October) , rowing back from comments by his defence minister who had suggested troops could carry out training in the country.
Joe Biden urges Congress to swiftly approve Ukraine aid left out of US government funding bill; Rishi Sunak rows back on defence ministerโs suggestion that British troops could carry out training in UkraineSee all our Ukraine coverageThe US president, …
Ukraine’s air defence systems shot down 16 out of around 30 drones that Russia launched on Ukraine’s Cherkasy region overnight, Ukrainian Air Forces said on Sunday. Meanwhile former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev suggested that British soldiers tra…
Nine injured as blaze erupts at oil pipeline in western Ukraine; drone attack in southern Russia leaves one hurt See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA huge fire erupted at an oil pipeline in the western Ukrainian region of Ivano-Frankivsk on Saturda…
The relationship between Armenia and Russia has deteriorated as the former questioned Moscowโs lack of attention to the region.
Just three years on from a brutal war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the simmering conflict again threatens to explode.
Russia said on 11 September a EU ban on Russians bringing their cars and some personal goods into the bloc was racist, and one ally of President Vladimir Putin suggested that all diplomatic relations should be suspended in response.
North Koreaโs Kim Jong-un set to meet Vladimir Putin; Ukraine recaptures gas and oil rigs in Black SeaSee all our Ukraine coverageVladimir Putin has declared that Ukraineโs counter-offensive has delivered no results. The Russian president gave a length…
Kyiv has been using Danube ports to export grain after a UN-backed agreement collapsed in July.
Kremlin-backed Abkhazia plays host to thousands of Moscow’s soldiers โ but it wants to stay independent, local leaders insist.
Former President Dmitry Medvedev fires broadside at NATO and the West in lengthy opinion piece.
Ukraine called the suggestion of ceding territory in exchange for NATO membership โridiculous.โ The NATO official admitted his words were a โmistake.โย
Only sealed security doors stood between the mercenaries and Russia’s nuclear arsenal, Ukraine’s intelligence chief claims.
The Cuban missile crisis has resonance now, and history signals that no one should be sanguine about nuclear risks.
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, has warned that Moscow’s confrontation with the West will last decades and that its conflict with Ukraine could become permanent.
