KYIV, Ukraine -- The partial mobilisation ordered by President Vladimir Putin is a sign of "weakness", the US ambassador in Ukraine said on Wednesday. "Sham referenda and mobilisation are signs of weakness, of Russian failure," Bridget Brink wrote in a Twitter message. "The United States will never...
MOSCOW, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin called up Russian military reservists on Wednesday, saying his promise to use all military means in Ukraine was "no bluff," and hinting that Moscow was prepared to use nuclear weapons. This handout picture released on September 21, 2022 by the Kremlin...
MOSCOW, Russia – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced "partial" mobilization in Russia, in an escalation of what Moscow calls its military operation in pro-Western Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with leadership of military-industrial complex...
Taiwanese flags are seen as tourists walk past in Taiwan's Kinmen islands on August 11, 2022. Sam Yeh / AFP TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan said on Friday ties between Russia and China were a threat to global peace and that the international community must resist the "expansion of authoritarianism"....
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West. From L: China's President Xi Jinping, Russian President...
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- A Russian pipeline to China will replace the Nord Stream 2 gas link to Europe, abandoned amid the Ukraine conflict, Moscow's Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Thursday. Asked in an interview with Russian television channel Rossiya-1 if Russia would replace the European...
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping gather with other Asian leaders in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand from Thursday for a regional summit touted as a challenge to Western global influence. Xi and Putin will be joined by the leaders of India, Pakistan,...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- The prospects for peace in Ukraine are "minimal" at present, the United Nations chief lamented Wednesday after a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a joint press conference...
MOSCOW, Russia - The Kremlin said on Friday President Vladimir Putin will discuss with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a landmark deal allowing grain exports from Ukraine that Russia has repeatedly criticised. The agreement between Russia and Ukraine, which was brokered by Turkey and the...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday it was "impossible" to isolate Moscow and vowed to cut gas and oil deliveries to countries imposing a price cap on supplies. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 7, 2022....
USSURIYSK, Russia- President Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving China and several Russia-friendly countries as Moscow seeks to strengthen partnerships in Asia in the face of Western sanctions. Russia has found itself increasingly isolated as tensions between...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev due to scheduling issues, his spokesman said on Thursday. In this file photo taken on October 10, 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with former Soviet...
