EPA/Shutterstock Airports in the Moscow region have been disrupted several times in recent months due to Ukrainian air attacks (recent image) A sustained Ukrainian drone attack on Russia caused Moscow’s major airports to be temporarily closed and saw at least 140 flights cancelled, officials said. More than 230 Ukrainian drones were downed over Russia since … Read moreMoscow airports temporarily closed after Ukraine drone attacks
Getty Images In the fourth year of its full-scale invasion, Russia is still making billions for its war on Ukraine by selling fossil fuels abroad Russia has continued to make billions from fossil fuel exports to the West, data shows, helping to finance its full-scale invasion of Ukraine – now in its fourth year. Since … Read moreHow the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine
United States President Donald Trump has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin after a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killed at least 12 people and injured dozens. Posting on Thursday on the Truth Social platform, which he owns, Trump wrote that the attacks were “not necessary” and “very” badly timed. “Vladimir, Stop! 5,000 soldiers … Read moreTrump makes rare criticism of Putin after Russia’s deadly Kyiv attacks
Getty Images A Ukrainian soldier during training in February 2025 The government has announced a further £450m of military support to Kyiv, as the UK and Germany prepare to host a meeting of 50 nations in Brussels. Defence officials are convening to “pile pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and force him to end his … Read moreUK announces further £450m military support to Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of not being serious about peace talks as they traded blame for attacks on infrastructure. The renewed accusations on Wednesday came a day after the United States said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt military strikes on vessels in the Black Sea following separate negotiations in Saudi … Read moreUkraine, Russia trade accusations in wake of US-brokered deal
Russia will spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region if Kyiv orders them to surrender, President Vladimir Putin has said after US President Donald Trump urged him to avoid a “horrible massacre” there. Ukraine denied its forces in Kursk were encircled, describing the claim as a Russian fabrication, but President Volodymyr … Read morePutin says Russia will spare Ukrainian forces in Kursk if they surrender
Russia and Ukraine have swapped more than 300 prisoners of war (POWs) in an exchange brokered by the United Arab Emirates in advance of New Year’s Eve, officials from both countries said. The Russian Ministry of Defence on Monday said it swapped 150 Ukrainian prisoners, while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenksyy said 189 Ukrainians had returned … Read moreRussia, Ukraine swap more than 300 POWs in deal mediated by UAE
When Donald Trump first took the United States presidency after winning the 2016 election, there were hopes in Moscow that the billionaire-turned-politician would be friendlier to Russia’s interests. It didn’t exactly play out that way. Despite indictments of multiple Trump associates over allegations that the Kremlin tried to sway elections in Trump’s favour, he amped up sanctions against … Read more‘Too early to rejoice’: Why Russia isn’t celebrating Trump win – yet
The United Kingdom has announced dozens of new sanctions against Russia, targeting African mercenary groups backed by Moscow and people involved in the Ukraine war and a nerve agent attack on British soil. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Thursday announced 56 new designations against individuals and entities, which it said target Russia’s military … Read moreUK blacklists mercenary groups in Africa in latest sanctions against Russia
With a desktop computer by his side, the secretary of state of the southern US state of Georgia on Thursday told reporters that a video spreading on social media, purporting to show Haitians voting in the United States presidential election for Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris, was fake. It was, according to Brad Raffensberger, the … Read moreWhat’s at stake for Russia’s Putin in the US election?