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Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, claimed late in May that the West is trying to use ex-fighters of the ISIL (ISIS) …

Strikes have seen 13,000 residents without power in Zaporizhzhia as Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks. Published On 30 May 202630 May 2026 Ukraine …

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Finnish authorities scramble fighter jets; defence chief says false alarm but warns of potential repeats while Russian war persists. Finland has stood down its …

Russian ⁠President Vladimir ⁠Putin has suggested that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could coordinate talks with the European Union to secure a ⁠peace deal …

A Ukrainian attack on the captured Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant kills a worker, according to the site’s Russia-installed authorities. Published On 27 Apr 202627 Apr …

The US-Israeli attacks on Iran and the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayotallah Ali Khamenei have caused a measure of discomfort in Moscow. Some hawkish …

In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian state television to announce a “special military operation” against …

Kyiv, Ukraine – Hennady Kolesnik never expected the full-scale Russian invasion to last this long. “These are the worst and longest years of my …

The main sticking point in the negotiations continues to be the long-term fate of territory in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are set …