The pipeline incidents “are the result of a deliberate act,” the EU’s top diplomat said

Vladimir Putin has retaliated against a renewed push from a neighbouring nation as tension in Europe mounts.

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons in a new location if a red line is crossed.

The US has been pressing China not to support Russia – but Vladimir Putin has other, grander, plans, and the signs from Beijing are ominous.

The presidents of the two countries have held talks discussing the hottest international and bilateral issues

The growing standoff between East and West is a hangover from the Cold War

Washington wants China to “use its influence” with Moscow to push diplomacy over Ukraine

Moscow considers talks with the US and NATO “unsuccessful,” but there is no talk of military action, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said