Russia on Saturday said it had arrested 11 people -- including four gunmen -- over the attack on a Moscow concert hall claimed by the Islamic State, as the death toll rose to 115. Russian President Vladimir Putin was yet to comment publicly on the attack and Moscow has not addressed
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Russia’s Baltic neighbours plans massive defences as Trump undermines NATO
With Donald Trump leading in many of the polls for the upcoming US presidential election, his comments about global security and foreign policy have to be taken seriously. In February, Trump flippantly remarked that he would encourage Russia to do whatever it wanted to NATO states that failed to pay their
The West can’t solve its Russia problem
Russia and Ukraine say civilians killed in overnight attacks
Russia and Ukraine said Friday that overnight aerial attacks had killed civilians, as both countries launched a wave of artillery and drone fire at each other. Kyiv said a Russian drone strike killed two people in the central Ukrainian region of Vinnytsia, and that a shelling attack on the frontline Zaporizhzhia
Russia warns Ukraine war could spin out of control due to action of one or two NATO countries
Russia warned on Wednesday that the war in Ukraine could spin out of control and expand geographically due to the ill-considered actions of one or two member states from the NATO military alliance. The conflict has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile
Russia is ready for nuclear war: Putin warns West
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict. Putin, speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six
Putin hopes a Trump win would change course for Russia
UN’s credibility at stake as Russia, Israel continue to remain defiant
The two devastating military conflicts—Russia vs Ukraine and Israel vs Hamas—have exposed once again the stark reality that the United Nations, created 79 years ago to maintain international peace and security, has failed in its political mission – while its credibility is at stake. Russia is accused of violating the UN
Iran launches imaging satellite through Russia
Russia on Thursday put into orbit an Iranian remote sensing and imaging satellite, state media said in Tehran, drawing condemnation from the United States. The launch of "Pars-I" with the Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket was broadcast live by state television in Iran. The satellite was launched from Russia's Vostochny base, some 8,000 kilometres
Sri Lanka halts free visas for long-staying Russian, Ukrainian nationals
Sri Lanka has decided to stop issuing free long-term visas to Russian and Ukrainian nationals who have lived in the Indian Ocean island nation for the past two years, a government official said on Thursday. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Sri Lanka has allowed Russians and Ukrainians to stay