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An ariel view of the Nord Stream gas leak seen from a Danish defence aircraft at mid-sea, in Denmark, on Sept. 30.DANISH DEFENCE COMMAND/Reuters Major leaks that suddenly erupted in the Nord Stream gas pipelines that run from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea have generated plenty of theories…

Home » News » World » Putin Moves to Ban Some Western Trucks from Transiting Through Russia 1-MIN READ Last Updated: September 29, 2022, 16:53 IST Moscow, Russia The ban, which applies to vehicles carrying goods, comes into force immediately and applies to countries which have applied similar restrictions against…

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Russia's referendum results in eastern Ukraine has been called a "farce" by Volodymyr Zelensky who has vowed to keep on fighting despite the nuclear threat from Vladimir Putin Video Loading Video Unavailable Zelensky speaks with G7 via video link in June President Volodymyr Zelensky has blasted as a "farce" the…

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message of condolence to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over a school shooting incident in the country. In his message, Xi said he was shocked to learn of the shooting in the Russian city of Izhevsk. On…

Those who insist that Putin is bluffing argue that going nuclear would be obvious folly. A tactical nuclear strike against Ukraine would contaminate the region he claims to be liberating – and quite probably Russia itself. It would also invite retaliation from Nato. Even more so, if a Nato member…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted former National Security Agency Contractor Edward Snowden Russian citizenship by signing a decree, according to government documents. The development comes as Moscow works to conduct a partial mobilization of its population, and sparked speculation that Snowden, who previously worked for the U.S. intelligence community,…

Multiple military recruitment offices in Russia have been attacked in the days since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilization" of an estimated 300,000 Russian citizens for the country's war in Ukraine. Driving the news: Local officials said a 25-year-old gunman opened fire at a military draft office in…

The United States would respond decisively to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine and has spelled out to Moscow the “catastrophic consequences” it would face, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. After suffering setbacks on the battlefield, Putin is mobilising 300,000 troops while also threatening…

‘Do you want Total War?” Goebbels demanded of the Nazi faithful as the Second World War went south for Germany in 1943. He depicted a Reich surrounded by evil Jewish cosmopolitan conspirators bent on its destruction and he advocated for total mobilisation and to embrace a glory-in-death ideology. Vladimir Putin…