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Russia’s Ukraine war disaster is quietly turning it into something it never wanted to be: China’s junior partner

Russia’s economic forecast is gloomy, with slow growth predicted for 2026. Economic forecasts range from around 0.8% to 1.1% ...

Russia opens door to ‘new relationship’ with U.S. as Putin wrestles with Ukraine deadlock

Talks appear no closer to ending the war, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to project a bullish view of the ...

How Ukraine war is playing out in the skies

Next-generation drones and sophisticated air defence system have handed Kyiv the advantage as Russia continues massive air strikes ...

With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his war

Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to ...

Putin says there is no point meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war

The Russian president's refusal comes after his Ukrainian counterpart wrote an open letter calling for face-to-face talks.

Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine war, Britain says

It is the highest on-the-record estimate of Russian military deaths to come from any government since the war in Ukraine ...

Maritime drone being used in Ukraine war explodes at a Romanian Black Sea port

"These incidents are a direct consequence of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine,” European Council President António ...

Putin on Ukraine war, Trump, peace and power

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday about the Ukraine war, ...

Russia deploys new lethal tactic against Ukraine

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) said Russia began to hit enlistment centers in recent weeks in a concerted effort to disrupt Ukraine's mobilization. Olha Polishchuk, ACLED's Eastern ...