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Russia has no intention of deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday, a day after Moscow’s top diplomat in the US chided Western officials for targeting it with “baseless” accusations.“Russia firmly abides by...

Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Russian President Vladimir Putin have quietly exchanged letters to strengthen bilateral relations, a media report said on Sunday, amidst allegations by Imran Khan that his maiden visit to Moscow, much against Washington’s...

Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern port city and said its forces did...

The man who ‘invented Putinism’ has been detained in Russia and is under house arrest, say reports in Moscow, Daily Mail reported.If confirmed, the move against Vladislav Surkov appears to show Vladimir Putin is turning on his inner circle,...

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met for about three hours Saturday with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to an Israeli official.The unannounced meeting took place with the blessing of the US administration, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office...

The US has hoped that India, which is committed to a rules-based international order, will stand by its side in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, which as per the Biden administration seems imminent with Moscow adding 7,000...

Russia said on Wednesday that it was returning more troops and weapons to bases, but NATO declared it saw no sign of a drawdown as fears that Moscow could invade Ukraine soon persisted.Russia has massed about 150,000 troops east,...

Britain’s top diplomat heads to Moscow on Wednesday to try to defuse tensions raised by Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine, warning that an invasion would bring “massive consequences for all involved.”“Russia has a choice here. We strongly encourage them...

Diplomatic efforts to defuse the tensions around Ukraine continued on Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron expected in Kyiv the day after hours of talks with the Russian leader in Moscow yielded no apparent breakthroughs.Macron is set to meet...

Leaders meet around the globe hoping to calm Ukraine crisis International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron set to hold talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington to coordinate...