Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence in a victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II — a show that didn’t include heavy weapons for the first time in nearly two decades. Russian Air Force Su-25 jets fly over…
In an unprecedented act of defiance, Beijing has ordered Chinese businesses to ignore the United States’ sanctions against Iran. Chairman Xi Jinping is due to meet President Donald Trump for personal talks in the coming days. And a lot has changed since their last Beijing soiree in 2017. Trade is a deeply entrenched battleground between…
MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Saturday said that the United States was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way off because the issues were so complicated. Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that…
May 8 (Reuters) – Russian air defence units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for Moscow over a period of about 15 hours, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The running total of drones downed between about 11 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Thursday and 2 a.m. on Friday exceeded 50, Sobyanin said in a long…
May 7 (Reuters) – Georgia sentenced ten people, including a prominent opera singer, to lengthy prison sentences on Thursday after finding them guilty of attempting to overthrow the government and organising violence at large rallies during municipal elections last year, in a case critics say underscores a widening crackdown on opponents of the ruling party….
MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday extra security measures were being put in place for Russian President Vladimir Putin in case of a Ukrainian attack on May 9 celebrations marking the anniversary of victory in World War Two. “You know that on the eve of major holidays, and, of course, perhaps…
BERLIN, May 7 (Reuters) – Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is on track to become the strongest party in an eastern state election in September, a poll showed on Thursday, raising the prospect of the far-right party leading a regional government for the first time. The infratest dimap survey showed support for the AfD climbing…
WARSAW, May 6 (Reuters) – NATO countries need to hit the alliance’s target of spending 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence five years ahead of schedule in 2030, Poland’s defence minister said on Wednesday, as he warned of the risks of being too late in rearming. • An eastern member of NATO that…
May 6 (Reuters) – Iran will only accept “a fair and comprehensive agreement” in its negotiations with the U.S. on ending the war in the Middle East, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump cited “great progress” in the process. “We will do our best to protect our legitimate rights and interests…
May 5 (Reuters) – A Russian attack killed four people on Tuesday in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, one of a series of assaults launched in the country’s east. “These are absolutely cynical, senseless terrorist strikes void of any military sense,” Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram. “Such Russian strikes on our…