MOSCOW, May 10 (Reuters) – Russia accused Armenia on Sunday of providing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with “a platform for anti-Russian remarks”, in a further sign of a chill in relations between traditional allies Moscow and Yerevan. On a visit to Yerevan last week, Zelenskiy said Russia feared “drones may buzz over Red Square” in…
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow’s most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years. “I think that the matter…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched a drone deal to Bahrain during a visit to the country on Tuesday, advertising Ukraine’s battle-tested security expertise. Since the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran erupted on February 28, Ukraine has been offering its drones and know-how to several Middle Eastern countries suffering from Iran’s…
KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops are rapidly increasing medium-range drone strikes on Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, demonstrating a growing capability for Kyiv’s outmanned military as it fights Moscow in the fifth year of the war. As Kyiv confronts renewed Russian offensives along the eastern front, it is increasingly relying…