Russia Set To Evacuate Ukraine Embassy After Sending Troops Into Separatist Territories Sebastian Hughes on February 22, 2022 Russia’s foreign ministry announced on Tuesday it …
By Michelle Nichols and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS – The United States and other United Nations Security Council members slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin on …
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – More than two-thirds of Americans think the United States should impose additional sanctions against Russia as it masses its forces …
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Union will be ready to launch a second package of sanctions against Russia, including export controls, if Russian …
LONDON – JPMorgan’s emerging market strategists said on Wednesday that new U.S. sanctions on Russian sovereign debt announced this week were likely to have limited …
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that the sanctions imposed by the Western countries on Russia for ordering troops into …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he still believes “there will be no war” with Russia, despite Moscow sending troops into Ukraine’s breakaway regions. “With …
WASHINGTON – Banks in the United States do not expect a material financial impact on their businesses, or broader risk contagion, as a result of …
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at 1 p.m. ET (1800 GMT) on Tuesday to provide an update on the situation concerning …
– Foreign companies with exposure to Russia were poring over contingency plans on Tuesday, with some looking at whether to shift production or find new …
By Amna Karimi – Coca-Cola HBC said on Tuesday it had contingency plans to cope with the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis, as the London-listed soft drinks …
By Natalia Zinets KYIV – Ukraine wants to launch talks with the International Monetary Fund on a new programme in April to reassure markets that …
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS – The European Union must impose sanctions on Russia immediately after it recognised two Ukrainian breakaway regions as independent, the governments …
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden is meeting his national security team on Monday about Russia and Ukraine, a White House official said, as Russian …
BERLIN – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen disclosed some details of the sanctions Moscow would face if it invaded Ukraine, saying Russia would …
MOSCOW – The U.S. embassy in Russia cautioned Americans on Sunday to have evacuation plans, citing the threat of attacks in Moscow and along the …
WASHINGTON – The White House on Saturday said that Russia could launch an attack against Ukraine at any time and said U.S. President Joe Biden …
The Ukrainian government accused Russia on Friday of rigging explosives in eastern Ukraine to manufacture a false flag terrorist attack. “Ukraine’s military intelligence has information …
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING – China would back Russia diplomatically and perhaps economically if it invades Ukraine, worsening Beijing’s already strained relations with the …
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland stepped well beyond economic policy at a G20 finance meeting on Friday …
By Andrea Shalal and Robin Emmott WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS – The United States and its allies have mapped out detailed plans for coordinated, severe sanctions if Russian …
More than two dozen Republican senators wrote Thursday to President Joe Biden, calling for him to boost domestic natural gas (LNG) production and exports amid …
MUNICH – All options are on the table regarding sanctions on Russia in the event it attacks Ukraine, including the Nord Stream 2 pipeline intended …
MOSCOW – Escalating tensions between Moscow and Western countries over Ukraine and the possibility of sanctions against Russia have fuelled fears supplies of key commodities …
WASHINGTON – Moscow’s expulsion of the U.S. deputy ambassador to Russia was “unprovoked,” White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday, while warning about …
MILAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Italy that Russia is ready to increase its gas supplies to the country if needed, the Russian …
Russia announced that some of its troops would return to base after completing military drills, and NATO is cautiously optimistic about possible de-escalation in the …
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – A majority of U.S. Senate Republicans introduced on Tuesday their own legislation to support Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia …
TORONTO – Canada has temporarily withdrawn its Ukraine-based military personnel to an undisclosed destination in Europe, the Canadian defence ministry said on Sunday, as Western …
By David Lawder and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON -Senior U.S. officials on Sunday said they could not confirm reports that U.S. intelligence indicates that Russia is …
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead …
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead …
By Julien Pretot, Karolos Grohmann and Iain Axon BEIJING – Russian skating prodigy Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test prior to her dazzling Winter Games team …
A 15-year-old figure skater tested positive for a banned substance before her gold-medal-winning performance, and she later refused to give her back her medal, multiple …
Russia and Belarus began joint military drills on Thursday near the latter’s border with Ukraine amid ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region and …
PHILADELPHIA – A parcel of “Monopoly money” did not pass Customs and Border Protection officers, and the importer will not collect the more than $263,000 …
KYIV – Ukraine believes there is still a chance of resolving the West’s standoff with Russia kuleba through diplomacy but that there are already grounds …
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to engage with French President Emmanuel Macron soon, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. “We …
WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers negotiating a Russia sanctions bill were getting “closer and closer” to an agreement, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. …
By Oksana Kobzeva and Olesya Astakhova MOSCOW – Russian gas giant Gazprom may tap a field hit by U.S. sanctions off the Pacific island of …
By Andrea Shalal, Andreas Rinke and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be …
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday warned that if Russia invades Ukraine, there would be no Nord Stream 2, but did not specify …
By Anton Zverev DONETSK, Ukraine – An influential separatist commander in eastern Ukraine has urged Russia to send 30,000 soldiers to reinforce rebel forces fighting …
LONDON – British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Sunday that Russia’s claims it has no plans to invade Ukraine were false and the UK …
By Tony Munroe, Andrew Osborn and Humeyra Pamuk BEIJING/ MOSCOW/WASHINGTON – China and Russia on the opening day of the Winter Olympics declared a “no …
By Chen Aizhu – Russia has agreed a 30-year contract to supply gas to China via a new pipeline and will settle the new gas …
Senior officials in the Biden administration told reporters on Thursday that U.S. intelligence purportedly uncovered a Russian plot to use a fake video as a …
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt – U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia has formed a plan to fabricate a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine, …
By Phil Stewart and Dmitry Antonov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to shield Eastern Europe …
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Tuesday that the U.S. was attempting to pull his country into a war in Ukraine, The New York Times …