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“This…comes into force on Feb. 1, 2023, and applies until July 1, 2023,” says Kremlin’s decree

The president says Moscow is acting in the right direction ‘because West led by US is trying to cleave Russia apart’

'All armed conflicts end one way or another with some kind of negotiations', says Russian president

Russian President says country and the government are providing everything that the army asks for

“President Erdogan expressed his sincere wish for termination of the Russia-Ukraine war,” Turkish presidency says

Russian forces shelled the entire front line in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv say

Russian president criticizes media for ignoring Ukraine's actions in Donbas

The two men met in Turkey on Nov 14 in the highest-level face-to-face contact, since Russia invaded Ukraine

Russian president vows to shield Russian history from distortion through falsification and misinterpretation

It is the first known high-level face-to-face US-Russian contact since Putin's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine

Request by American officials 'a calculated attempt to ensure Kyiv maintains the support of other nations'

Says Russia had no plans "for now" for more massive air strikes like those it carried out this week

As both sides suffer losses, those in Europe and many across hold their breath on who will give in first

Pakistan can rely on support of German people and government, says FM Annalena Baerbock

Turkish president repeats Ankara's willingness to do its part to peacefully resolve the war in Ukraine

Annexation has been rejected in the West as an illegal seizure of land captured in war

Not dismissing them as bluff but taking them seriously is by no means sign of weakness, says former German chancellor

We are open to cooperation with the entire world, says Russian President

Transcript released by Putin’s office after meeting Shehbaz suggests Russian eagerness to deepen ties with Pakistan

We are doing everything to make Iran a full member of the SCO, says Russian President

Russia, US and France call for restraint after deadly fighting since Armenia and Azerbaijan waged six-week war in 2020

Meeting will give Xi an opportunity to underscore his clout while Putin can demonstrate Russia's tilt towards Asia

Gorbachev, unloved at home for chaos that his 'perestroika' reforms unleashed, will be buried on Saturday

The increase includes a 137,000 boost in the number of combat personnel to 1.15 million

Kremlin leader, addressing an arms show outside Moscow, insists Russian weaponry is years ahead of the competition

Moscow accuses the US of artificially fuelling tensions in the region

Moscow says such a step would put Washington on a collision course with Beijing

Russian president cautions Moscow has the military clout to defeat any potential aggressors

UK defence ministry describes Moscow as 'growing desperate' in the ongoing war

'John Doe' says he has evidence of financial wrongdoing which helped fund the war in Ukraine

Iran's supreme leader tells Putin both countries need to stay vigilant against 'Western deception'

Russian president dares the West to try to defeat Moscow on the battlefield

Kremlin cites 'unfriendly' actions towards Moscow as the reason for not extending felicitation on US Independence Day

Russian president says it would be 'disgusting' to see them strip off

Russian president points to ex-UK leader Thatcher's decision to send troops into the Falklands

Moscow says the step was taken as a response to the 'ever-expanding US sanctions'

Says Moscow ready to ensure free passage of Ukrainian grain vessels into international waters

Calls for evolving a 'truly multinational international system based on the 'United Nations'

Putin says US considered itself ‘God's emissary on Earth’, and Russia is taking its place in a new world order

Unveiling a package of $1b, White House says longer-range systems could have an important impact

Britain says captured men are regular soldiers and should be exempt under Geneva Conventions

Mayor of Mariupol says sanitation systems were broken and corpses were rotting in the streets

We will strike at those targets which we have not yet been hitting, says president

Reacting to the remarks, Ukrainian foreign minister says the position can only humiliate France

Russian president says dozens of Ukrainian weapons have been destroyed

The fresh sanctions have been termed the 'toughest' over the war on Ukraine

Russia says the move won't affect its ongoing 'military operation' in Ukraine

250 soldiers killed over past day alone, according to Ukrainian General Staff

Russia and Ukraine account for nearly a third of global wheat supplies

Russian president says Western attempts to isolate Moscow will fail