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...
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"....
