Trump says final Nippon Steel deal not yet approved, addresses Russia sanctions and foreign policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that the Nippon Steel acquisition is not finalized and requires his approval, while also commenting on sanctions legislation against Russia and the prospects…
Canadian-Russian woman pleads guilty in US to sending military components to Russia
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Canadian-Russian woman on Monday pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to money laundering conspiracy for her role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to send drone and…
Russia launches drone attacks on Kyiv, southern Ukraine – Ukraine’s military
(Reuters) – Russia launched drone attacks overnight on Kyiv and southern Ukraine, injuring at least one civilian and damaging a gas pipeline and residential buildings in the river and sea port of…
Russia closes presidential race candidate registration with Putin, 3 others -TASS
(Reuters) – Russia’s registration of candidates for the March presidential election has closed, TASS reported on Sunday, with a list including President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to win, and three politicians…
US, Russia clash at UN over North Korea, Patriot missiles in Ukraine
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States accused Russia on Tuesday of firing at least nine North Korean-supplied missiles at Ukraine, while Moscow labeled Washington a “direct accomplice” in…
Turkey to discuss ‘new mechanism’ for Ukraine Black Sea grain exports with Russia – minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will discuss a new mechanism to allow Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his upcoming visit to…
World Court to rule on whether Russia violated international treaties in Ukraine
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top court will rule on Wednesday on whether Russia violated an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including…
Exclusive-Sony, Zee clashed over Russia assets, cricket deal before India deal collapse-emails
By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sony and Zee disagreed over more than 20 compliance issues, including the Indian firm’s failure to dispose of some Russian assets and…
Ukraine says Russia not handing over alleged POWs bodies from crashed plane
(Reuters) – A Ukrainian military spy official said on Tuesday that Russia was showing no willingness to return the bodies of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war Moscow says died in a…
Russia to Japan: Drop territorial claim if you want a peace treaty
By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev told Japan on Tuesday it would have to drop territorial claims to a group of Pacific islands if it wanted to…
Ukraine says Russia did not ask it to ensure air space security where Russian plane crashed
(Reuters) – Ukraine military intelligence said Kyiv was not asked to ensure air space security on Wednesday around the Belgorod area in southern Russia as had been the case during previous prisoner…
Russia probing for Ukraine weaknesses as US funding stalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s military is carrying out probing attacks with barrages of missiles and drones in an attempt to find weaknesses in Ukraine’s military as U.S. funding for security assistance is…
Russia says four survive charter jet crash in Afghanistan, condition of two others unclear
KABUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s aviation watchdog said on Sunday four people survived the crash of a charter plane bound for Moscow in northern Afghanistan, citing the Russian embassy there, and it said the…
NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes, Russia says
(Reuters) – The scale of NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises mark an “irrevocable return” of the alliance to Cold War schemes, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told the state RIA news…
Ukraine says it hit targets in St Petersburg with domestic-made drone
(Reuters) -Ukraine hit targets in Russia’s St Petersburg overnight using a domestic-produced drone that flew 1,250 km (775 miles), a Ukrainian government minister was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency on…
North Korea threat could change ‘drastically’ given Russia cooperation-US official
By David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The nature of the security threat posed by North Korea could change “drastically” in the coming decade as a result of its unprecedented…
From an Arctic prison, Navalny says Putin’s Russia will one day crumble
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s most famous opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin’s state would one day crumble along with the post-Soviet elite which he…
Kremlin says Davos talks on Ukraine will achieve nothing as Russia is not there
By Guy Faulconbridge and Filipp Lebedev MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin on Monday said that talks in Davos on Kyiv’s peace proposals would achieve nothing as Russia was not participating in the discussions,…
Russia says it will build ties with North Korea as foreign ministers set to meet
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Russia will develop ties with North Korea in all areas building on agreements between their leaders in September, the Kremlin said on Monday, as their foreign ministers…
US Deputy Treasury Secretary to discuss use of new Russia sanctions authority in trip to Europe, Japan
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo will travel to Europe and Japan this month, where he will coordinate with partners on the use of a new…
Russia condemns US and UK for ‘irresponsible’ strikes on Yemen
By Guy Faulconbridge and Filipp Lebedev MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia condemned the United States and Britain on Friday for their military strikes on Yemen, which Moscow said amounted to an irresponsible adventure…
Biden met with sister of Paul Whelan, American detained in Russia, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden met on Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine detained in Russia, the White House said. The White House said that after…
North Korea’s Kim visits arms factories amid criticism over trade with Russia
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited arms factories this week, state media outlet KCNA reported on Wednesday as the United States and its partners condemned…
Explainer-Where did Russia get its North Korean missiles?
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Russia has launched multiple North Korea-made ballistic missiles at Ukraine recently, the White House said on Thursday, the first time the North’s latest weapons have been…
Russia says some in the West are hinting at looking for peace in Ukraine
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that some in the West were suggesting that Moscow should discuss peace in Ukraine because the United States…
Russia, Ukraine report six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka
By Maria Starkova LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian attacks on southern Ukraine’s Kherson region killed five civilians on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, while Russian-installed officials in the eastern town of Horlivka said…
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