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Russia's foreign minister Lavrov blasts Ukraine in public, but officials say he's cut out of actual talks

Russia's top diplomat Sergey Lavrov has been almost completely sidelined from Moscow's most important foreign policy track — ...

Ukraine economy improves in April as Russia’s outlook worsens, prime minister says

Ukraine's economy improved in April, driven partly by the defense industry, softening what had been expected to be a sharper ...

Exclusive-Russians covertly trained by China return to fight in Ukraine, sources say

China's armed forces secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel in China late last year and some have since ...

Putin using Africa as ‘purse’ for Ukraine war while US faces ‘intelligence black hole’: commander

U.S. Africa Command leader says Africa serves as Putin's purse, fueling Russia's war in Ukraine through resource extraction ...

Ukraine live: Xi ‘told Trump that Putin might regret invading Ukraine’

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Xi ‘told Trump that Putin might regret invading Ukraine’ - Putin is set to arrive in Beijing later ...

British ex-soldier imprisoned by Russia says he feels abandoned in occupied Ukraine

A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels ...

Putin needs Xi's help. The 3 things Russia wants from China

A Kremlin aide said Xi and Putin would discuss all areas of bilateral relations, including a critical gas supply project.
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Ukraine war latest: Yet another Russian oil refinery hit, General Staff confirms

Ukraine says it struck major Russian oil refinery, pumping station ・Russia hits Ukraine's Chernihiv, Sumy oblasts in morning ...