MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was "not striving" to recreate the Soviet Union as he prepared to annex four Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions at a Kremlin ceremony. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to sign treaties formally annexing...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed treaties to annex four Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk and Zaporizhzhia -- at a grand ceremony in the Kremlin. (L-R) The Moscow-appointed heads of Kherson region Vladimir Saldo and Zaporizhzhia region...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU leaders on Friday vowed they would "never recognise" Russia's illegal annexation of four more regions in Ukraine and accused the Kremlin of imperilling global security. "We firmly reject and unequivocally condemn the illegal annexation by Russia of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk,...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to "never, never, never" recognize the results of Russian-led referendums in Ukraine, which he called a "flagrant violation" of international principles. US President Joe Biden hosts the US-Pacific Island Country Summit with...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognised the independence of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, according to presidential decrees issued late Thursday, on the eve of Russia finalising their annexation. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with...
The Philippines is still in the process of terminating its arms procurement deal with Russia and has formed a committee to facilitate the recovery of the P1.9-billion the government gave the supplier as advance payment. Defense Secretary Jose Faustino Jr. disclosed this during the Senate finance...
MOSCOW, Russia -- The death toll has risen to 13 people, including seven children, after a man opened fire Monday at his former school in central Russia, authorities said. This screen grab taken from a footage released by the Investigative Committee of Russia on September 26, 2022 shows the body of...
NEW YORK, United States -- The United States has warned Russia privately of "catastrophic" consequences if it uses nuclear weapons as part of the Ukraine invasion, top US officials said. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting at the United...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Moscow-held regions of Ukraine began voting Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its allies have condemned as an unlawful land grab. A photograph shows a billboard with a message which reads as "We are with Russia, one nation" with a Russian flag...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Moscow began its mandatory troop call-up Thursday to try to bolster a stumbling war effort in Ukraine, with authorities saying thousands had volunteered even as Russian men fled the country to avoid being forced to fight. Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday demanded President Vladimir Putin be held to account as he faced Russia in a Security Council session in which the United Nations cataloged abuses in Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during the...
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused almost $1 trillion of damage, a Kyiv government official said Thursday, as the war batters the country's economy. The Ukrainian flag flutters between buildings destroyed in bombardment, in the Ukrainian town of Borodianka, in the Kyiv...
