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Russia halts gas supplies to Germany

MOSCOW: Russia has halted gas deliveries to Germany via a key pipeline for an indefinite… Read More

Russia’s Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail… Read More

Russia calls ageing space station “dangerous” as it plans successor

The International Space Station (ISS) is dangerous and unfit for purpose, Russia's space chief said… Read More

Russian police arrest hundreds for showing off expensive supercars

Russia's state news agency reported that 170 supercars were paraded in the capital's streets. Read More

Poland, Baltic states mull barring Russians regardless of EU

PRAGUE: Poland and the three Baltic states said Wednesday they were considering barring Russian travellers… Read More

Russia gas halt tightens energy screws on Europe

Russia halted gas supplies via Europe's key supply route on Wednesday, intensifying an economic battle… Read More

Russia’s Gazprom further cuts gas deliveries to France

PARIS: French energy firm Engie said Tuesday that Russian energy giant Gazprom was slashing its… Read More

Zelenskiy blames Russia as Europe counts cost of gas crisis

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of economic terrorism on Monday as the cost of… Read More

Taliban to purchase wheat, gas and oil from Russia

The Taliban administration is in the final stages of talks in Moscow over the terms… Read More

US blasts ‘cynical’ Russia for blocking UN nuclear text

The United States on Sunday denounced Russia's "cynical obstructionism" after Moscow blocked adoption of a… Read More

Russia says killed over 200 Ukraine troops in rail strike

MOSCOW: Russia's defence ministry said Thursday that it killed over 200 Ukrainian troops in a… Read More

How the Ukraine-Russia war rattled global financial markets

Over six months since Russia invaded Ukraine in what Moscow calls its "special military operation"… Read More

Egypt directly buys 240,000 tonnes of Russian wheat

Egypt's state grains buyer directly purchased 240,000 tonnes of Russian wheat on Monday, the supply… Read More

Ukraine cites risk of ‘brutal strikes’ by Russia on Independence Day

With Ukraine set to mark its independence from Soviet rule in 1991 and six months… Read More

Russia accuses Kyiv of poisoning some of its soldiers in Ukraine

Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine on Saturday of poisoning some of its servicemen in the… Read More

China to send troops to Russia for ‘Vostok’ exercise

BEIJING: Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises led… Read More

Spacesuit issue forces early end to Russian space walk

One of two cosmonauts working outside the International Space Station on Wednesday safely returned to… Read More

China to send troops to Russia

Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises led by… Read More

Russia says ‘no need’ to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Russia has "no need" to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, its defence minister said on… Read More

Russia, planning to go it alone, unveils model of new space station

Russia's space agency on Monday unveiled for the first time a physical model of what… Read More