Russia

Donbass ‘referendums’ would have been funny if it weren’t tragic, French president says

Ukraine has dismissed upcoming referendums on the Donbass republics joining Russia as “manipulation” and “fear of defeat”

The referendum will take place from 23 to 27 September, according to LPR and DPR leaders

Donetsk’s civic chamber urged the head of the republic to hold a referendum on joining Russia soon, following Lugansk’s lead

Russia has carried out attacks on Ukraine by using Iranian-style Shahed-136 drones, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping looked to rally Asian leaders behind a new "international order" as they met Friday for a summit aimed at challenging Western influence.

There have been widespread reports that Ukraine is getting on top in its war against Russia. But there are some warning signs from Vladimir Putin.

Another of Vladimir Putin’s top allies has turned up dead, with the editor-in-chief of his favourite paper “suddenly” falling ill on a business trip 

The two leaders meet in person for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war

Liz Truss will inevitably face failure and disgrace, Dmitry Medvedev believes

Vladimir Putin has condemned Western sanctions imposed because of Russia's war in Ukraine as a fever that poses a threat to the entire world.

Gazprom previously said it was halting flows through Nord Stream 1 because of a technical fault

Moscow will not allow its interests to be harmed at any such negotiations, Dmitry Peskov has warned

For those leaving Eastern Ukraine, there's often little choice but to head to Russia

Gorbachev was granted a public send-off but denied full state honours

The chairman of Russia's Lukoil oil giant, Ravil Maganov, has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, reports say.

He had not meant the Soviet Union to die like that.

He led the country through difficult and “dramatic” times, the Russian president said

Gazprom has announced it will halt supplies to Engie following the French company’s failure to pay for gas deliveries in July

He will be remembered as the father of 'perestroika' but also for presiding over the fall of the Soviet Union