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Russian passports distributed in besieged Mariupol: Ukrainian official
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order allowing residents of Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions to apply for Russian citizenship under a fast-track procedure
Russian FM Zakharova hints at strengthening defence amid Japan hostility
Zakharova criticised Tokyo for clinging to these already traditional training events, distorting their goals and content, and wrongly linking them with Russia's special military operation in Ukraine
Mirage or oasis?
India could drink sustainably from the spring-wells of development
Putin hikes Russian pensions, plays down Ukraine impact on economy
With annual inflation near 18% last month, the Kremlin leader acknowledged that 2022 would be a 'difficult' year for the Russian economy
Scars of war everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months of Russian invasion
Even in regions out of the range of the heavy guns, frequent air raid sirens wail as a constant reminder that a Russian missile can strike at any time even
Ukraine war may be beginning of third world war: Billionaire investor Soros
China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin are tied together in an alliance that has no limits: George Soros
Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny loses appeal against nine-year jail term
As soon as the Moscow court's sentence came into force, Navalny has been transferred to a strict regime penal colony with harsher conditions, including fewer family visits for another 8 years
Russian attacks on Donbas continues amid Polish president's visit to Kyiv
Duda's visit, his second to Kyiv since April, came as Russian and Ukrainian forces battled along a 551-kilometer (342-mile) wedge of the country's eastern industrial heartland
Russian soldiers start clearing mines from Ukraine's Azovstal steel mill
Soldiers walked through the compound and swung mine detectors over roads littered with debris, while others checked under objects for the explosive devices, video footage showed
Ukraine rules out giving Russia land in ceasefire deal, says report
Recent calls for an immediate ceasefire have come from US
Russia-Ukraine war: Fate of 2,500 POWs from steel plant stirs concern
Among the defenders were members of Azov Regiment, whose far-right origins have been seized on by the Kremlin as part of its effort to cast the invasion as a battle against Nazi influence in Ukraine
Russia publishes list of 963 Americans permanently banned from entry
Earlier on Saturday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that 26 Canadian nationals are permanently banned from entering Russia in retaliation to Ottawa's anti-Russian sanctions
Putin's war in Ukraine ends decades of Russian money, influence at Davos
Vladimir Putin during day one of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2009. (Photo: Bloomberg)
Russia advances in Ukraine's Donbas as Mariupol steelworks siege ends
The last Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's smashed Azovstal steelworks surrendered on Friday, Russia's defense ministry said
Russia-Ukraine war: Mariupol steel mill troops registered as POWs
Amnesty International said in a tweet that the POW status means that the soldiers must not be subjected to any form of torture or ill-treatment
Alexei Navalny's team urges more sanctions on Russia to help Ukraine
The push from Navalny's allies this week in Washington came as Congress gave final passage to USD 40 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukrainians battling the Russian invasion
Russian foreign minister briefs BRICS counterparts on situation in Ukraine
The foreign ministers of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) countries held a virtual meeting during which the Ukraine issue was discussed
Battle for Ukraine's Mariupol draws toward close after troops surrender
The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters
Ukraine invasion triggers NATO expansion as Finland, Sweden seek membership
If, as seems likely, NATO accepts their request, this will be the Atlantic Alliance's biggest and most far-reaching expansion in two decades
Russia, Ukraine say peace talks on hold as process mired in stalemate
Russian and Ukrainian officials have said that negotiations on a solution to the ongoing war have been suspended as the process is mired in a stalemate.
