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Russia has rejected as “information terrorism” a claim that its forces have bombed a children’s hospital in Ukraine’s Mariupol City, more than two weeks after Moscow launched a military offensive against Ukraine. Ukraine claimed on Wednesday that Russian forces had hit a children’s hospital and maternity ward in the besieged …

Ukrainian authorities have informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there is a danger of a radiation leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the UN nuclear watchdog says there is “no critical impact on security.” Ukraine’s state-run nuclear company …

Hundreds of large American companies have suspended their operations in Russia, amid a corporate exodus from the country over its military operation in Ukraine. Popular American brands such as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Disney are among more than 100 companies across nearly every industry that have severed their business relationships with …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the “flagrant violation” of international humanitarian law by Ukrainian forces, calling on the leaders of Germany and France to pressure Kiev to force its nationalist battalions to stop their crimes. Putin made the remarks during a phone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and …

YouTube, the US-owned video sharing platform, has taken down Russian channels over Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, citing a policy barring content that denies, minimizes or trivializes violent events. YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet Inc’s Google, said Russia’s military operation in Ukraine now fell under its violent events policy …

A UK official has called on the country’s former military service personnel not to travel to Ukraine to fight against Russia after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that soldiers would be court-martialed. In a letter to British armed forces charities on Friday, Leo Docherty, the minister for veterans, wrote, “Veterans always step up in …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says there has been some progress in talks between Russia and Ukraine, as Moscow’s military offensive against its neighboring country enters its third week. “There are certain positive shifts, negotiators from our side reported to me,” Putin told his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, during a televised …

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will in the end emerge stronger and more independent after surmounting the difficulties created by the West’s “illegitimate sanctions.” On February 24, Putin announced a “special military operation” aimed at “demilitarization” of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine, which in 2014 had declared …

Russia has rejected any possibility of a nuclear war amid the conflict in Ukraine, warning the United States and the European Union that Moscow will never depend on the West again. In a press conference in Turkey on Thursday, when asked if he thought a nuclear war could be triggered, …

The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have met in Turkey for face-to-face talks, marking the first high-level in-person contact between the two diplomats since Moscow launched a military operation in its neighbor, but news conferences suggest no progress has been made. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian …

Russia has demanded transparency from the United States over the military biological programs implemented in Ukraine, saying Washington needs to inform the world why it had supported the project. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the remarks at a news briefing on Wednesday, saying Russia had evidence showing US-funded biolabs …

Russia’s armed forces have destroyed as many as 974 Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles during Moscow’s ongoing military operation in the ex-Soviet republic. Russia’s defense ministry announced the figure on Wednesday, the Russian ITAR-TASS news agency reported. The number is up from 897 reported on Tuesday. The ministry said …

Russia says the United States has declared an economic war against it with far-reaching consequences for energy markets and global economy. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that Washington “has declared economic war on Russia and it is de facto waging this war.” Peskov said the Western sanctions …

NATO member Turkey changed its rhetoric to call Russia’s assault on Ukraine a “war” on Sunday and pledged to implement parts of an international pact that would potentially limit the transit of Russian warships from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. Kyiv had appealed to Ankara to block any more …

Russia’s Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, says his country’s military operation in neighboring Ukraine aims to thwart the “military threat created by Western countries.” Addressing a televised press conference on Tuesday, Shoigu declared that the Russian armed forces will continue the special military operation until the “goals are achieved”. Defending the …

Russia’s top security official hits back at France for threatening Moscow with “an economic war,” saying such wars had often turned into real ones throughout history. Former President and Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev made the warning on Tuesday, after French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire threatened to wage …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis will only be possible if Kiev remains neutral and Moscow’s control over the Crimean Peninsula is formally recognized. The Kremlin cited Putin as making the remarks in a telephone call with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Monday, during …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blasted the West as the “empire of lies” over plans to impose sweeping sanctions against Moscow to cripple the country’s economy, following its large-scale military operation in Ukraine. Putin was quoted as making the comment in a meeting on Monday when he discussed the Russian …

Talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Belarus have begun on Monday, with Ukraine’s delegation including several high-ranking officials, but not Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky himself. According to Press TV, the country demanded an “immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops” in the lead-up to the meeting. The Ukrainian delegation …

The United Kingdom has taken further measures against Russia, cutting off Moscow’s major financial institutions from Western financial markets in response to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. The government said Monday that it banned any British entities from conducting transactions with the Russian central bank, finance ministry and wealth fund. …