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April 25, 2023 at 6:30 am

Moscow hosts more Turkey-Syria rapprochement talks

Russia’s defense minister has hosted his counterparts from Iran, Syria and Turkey for talks as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to help broker a rapprochement...

Business

April 17, 2023 at 6:30 am

Chinese minister’s tour underscores closer ties with Russia VIEW

China’s defense minister has toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscores the increasingly close ties between Moscow...

April 17, 2023 at 2:22 am

Putin hails Russian navy’s performance in Pacific drills

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the military’s performance during massive naval drills that involve the entire Russian Pacific Fleet in a show of force...

April 7, 2023 at 9:10 am

Russia: West must remove obstacles to its grain exports VIEW

Russia's top diplomat says Moscow may pull out of a wartime deal that allows the export of Ukrainian grain to global markets if the West...

Business

March 30, 2023 at 3:40 am

Russia to keep missile test notices under Cold War-era deal

A top Russian diplomat says Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms...

This photo made from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, shows a Yars missile launcher of the Russian armed forces being driven from a shelter in an undisclosed location in Russia. The Russian military on Wednesday launched drills of its strategic missile forces, deploying Yars mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) XAZ109 XAZ109

March 29, 2023 at 3:40 am

Russia stops sharing missile test info with US, opens drills VIEW

A Russian diplomat says Moscow has suspended sharing any information about its nuclear forces with the U.S., including notifications about missile tests as envisioned by...

Nation & World

March 23, 2023 at 5:16 am

Russia’s security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats

A top Russian security official has declared that the risk of a nuclear war has risen and blasted a German minister for threatening Russian President...

Business

March 22, 2023 at 1:06 pm

Analysis: China’s sway over Russia grows amid Ukraine fight

At one point during this week's Kremlin meetings, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin that they were driving global changes unseen in...

Nation & World

March 21, 2023 at 7:22 am

Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry VIEW

Russia and China have showcased their “no-limits friendship” during a pomp-laden Kremlin ceremony intended to further cement ties amid the fighting in Ukraine.

Business

March 20, 2023 at 10:16 am

Putin warns Russia could drop grain deal after 60 days

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed that Moscow agreed to extend a deal allowing grain exports from Ukraine for 60 days and could drop it...

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