MOSCOW, Russia — On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of damaging the Kakhovka dam at the urging of the West, labelling it a “barbaric” war crime that heightened tensions with Moscow. The enormous Soviet-era Kakhovka dam, which Russia controls, failed early Tuesday, flooding a part of the battlegroundRead More →

BEIJING (Reuters) – In a show of solidarity with China’s two largest neighbours, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang assured his Russian and Indian counterparts of deepening bilateral ties, promising that “coordination and cooperation” will only strengthen. Qin met with other foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a group ofRead More →

(Reuters) : Evgeny Ivanov, the deputy foreign minister, was quoted as stating on Sunday by the state-run TASS news agency that Russia is working on lowering visa requirements for six nations, including Syria, Indonesia, and India. Ivanov added that in addition to India, “procedures simplification” was also being discussed withRead More →

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that certain medications were in limited supply in Russia and that costs had risen, despite the nation generating more of its own treatments. While prescription pharmaceuticals are free from Western sanctions imposed as a result of the Ukraine conflict, their distribution toRead More →

(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry claimed on Sunday that a major rocket attack on two facilities in eastern Ukraine temporarily hosting Ukrainian military killed more than 600 Ukrainian personnel. Reuters was unable to confirm the military ministry’s claim immediately. There was no immediate response from Ukraine to Russia’s allegation, howeverRead More →

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ten months into Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence demonstrates that the Kremlin’s soldiers have fought total war, disregarding international conventions regulating the treatment of people and behaviour on the battlefield. More than 58,000 possible Russian war crimes are being investigated by Ukraine, includingRead More →

Russia shut off gas supplies to Finland on Saturday, deepening a conflict with the West over energy costs, and strengthened an offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. After ending weeks of resistance by the last Ukrainian fighters in the crucial southeastern city of Mariupol, Russia appears to beRead More →