The European Commission has presented new sanctions against Russia to the 27 EU member states, highlighted by a lowering of ...

Russian lawmakers took a major step toward the creation of a Russian “super app,” passing legislation authorizing the ...

Ukraine and Moldova have taken a significant step toward EU integration by aligning with the bloc’s "roam like at home" ...

Russia launched one of its largest air attacks at targets across Ukraine early on June 10, leaving at least five dead and a ...

Iran and the United States on June 9 indicated that talks on Iran’s nuclear program will continue but the two side gave ...

Once a champion of reform, Dmitry Medvedev has morphed into a wildly belligerent critic of Ukraine and the West. In Russia, ...

Ukraine and Moldova are set to take a major symbolic step toward European Union membership by joining the bloc's "roam like ...

Several people have died in continuing Russian air strikes on Ukraine, with hundreds of drones raining down upon cities including Kyiv and Odesa on June 10. The Kremlin has intensified attacks in ...

There were emotional reunions as Ukraine and Russia exchanged several busloads of prisoners of war under the age of 25 on June 9. The exchange could last several days with 1,200 from each side ...

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