FIGHTING IN E UKRAINE EASES AMID TRUCE

The conflict between government troops and rebels in eastern Ukraine has been raging since April 2014, claiming some 10,000 lives... READ MORE›

BELARUS PM WANTS SAME GAS PRICE AS RUSSIAN REGIONS

Belarus, a major transit route for Russian gas to Europe, has previously said a price of 73 would be reasonable... READ MORE›

WORST INSURGENT CLASH IN MONTHS CLAIMS FIVE UKRAINE TROOPS

Kiev military spokesman Leonid Matyukhin told AFP that another six soldiers were wounded in the battle for control of the strategic city of Debaltseve... READ MORE›

LAVROV CITES HISTORICAL FALSIFICATION AS MAJOR THREAT TO RELATIONS WITH ALLIES

Lavrov proposed countering actions such as these with broader cooperation between Russian and Belarusian historians and other specialists... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT BLASTS LITHUANIA FOR RESUMING CRIMINAL CASE INTO 1991 CLASHES

In mid-October, Lithuanian media reported that the Vilnius Regional Court had summoned former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev as a witness in the case... READ MORE›

NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE 2016: BOB DYLAN NAMED WINNER

US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition ... READ MORE›

RUSSIA THREATENS DENMARK WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Please read our Russia has threatened to target Denmark's warships with nuclear weapons if the Scandinavian nation becomes a member of Nato's missile defence shield... READ MORE›

US OFFICIALS COMPARE PEACE EFFORTS TO APPEASING HITLER

But Mr Putin said the summit would go ahead only if leaders reach agreement on a number of points ... READ MORE›

'KILLER' SEAGULLS TOP THE PECKING ORDER FOR A MEDIA FRENZY

He said We've been coming to Cornwall for years and seagulls have always been a problem, especially in St Ives, but things have definitely got worse... READ MORE›

AS BAGHDAD LIFTS CURFEW BOMBS ARE REMINDER OF COUNTRY AT WAR

Putin of Russia to honor an agreement negotiated in Minsk, Belarus, in September... READ MORE›

Mariupol is a bustling port in a strategic location on the Sea of Azov, near the Russian border... READ MORE›

REBEL 'STATUS' ROW ERUPTS IN UKRAINE

Pro-Russian rebels and Moscow accuse Ukraine of introducing new terms that threaten last month's ceasefire deal... READ MORE›

KEY PEACE TALKS IN MINSK CALLED OFF

Irish independent ukraine peace talks end in minsk 34 hrs ago... READ MORE›

REBELS 'PULL HEAVY WEAPONS' FROM FRONT LINE

Ukraine and Western countries have said there is clear evidence that Russia is helping the rebels with heavy weapons and soldiers... READ MORE›

VLADIMIR PUTIN CALLS FOR 'EURASIA' CURRENCY UNION

The Russian rouble's decline has hit former Soviet trading partners such as Belarus and Kazakhstan... READ MORE›

POLICE OFFICER IS KILLED DURING UKRAINE PROTESTS

The chamber approved the constitutional amendment in a first reading, with 265 lawmakers in the 450-member Parliament voting in favor of the so-called decentralization bill during a raucous session... READ MORE›

BELARUSIAN PRESIDENT ACCIDENTALLY SPARKS INTERNATIONAL STRIPTEASE

Alexander Lukashenko was talking about the importance of technology to the national economy when he urged citizens to get undressed and work till you sweat ... READ MORE›

CIVILIANS, SOLDIERS DIE IN EAST UKRAINE FIGHTING AS PUTIN VISITS CRIMEA

In Moscow Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov blamed Kiev for the violence giving no detail but saying he suspected Ukraine was preparing a new offensive... READ MORE›

EGYPT S GLOBAL TELECOM TO SELL DJEZZY MAJORITY STAKE FOR 2.6 BILLION

Russia insists that it does not formally represent the separatists in eastern Ukraine, although Western governments have imposed economic sanctions on Russia for backing them... READ MORE›

ATTACKER WIELDING CHAINSAW & AX KILLS WOMAN IN MINSK SHOPPING MALL

The suspect is a citizen of Belarus, born in 1998 and currently living in Minsk, police chief Alexander Barsukov was quoted as saying by Interfax... READ MORE›

UKRAINE CRISIS MINSK PEACE TALKS - LIVE

Kiev says 19 of its soldiers were killed and 78 wounded as European leaders set to meet in Minsk to agree peace deal. Follow the latest developments here... READ MORE›

VLADIMIR PUTIN LEAVES G20 EARLY AFTER CRITICISM FROM WORLD LEADERS OVER UKRAINE

Yesterday, Mr Cameron and Mr Putin met for 50 minutes in a room overlooking a blue tennis court in the Russian president's hotel... READ MORE›

EUROPEAN OFFICIAL NOT READY TO STIFFEN RUSSIA SANCTIONS

He arrives in Washington at a moment when both Europe and the United States want to present a common front against Mr... READ MORE›

ANGELA MERKEL WARNS RUSSIA COULD SEEK TO DESTABILISE 'WHOLE OF THE EUROPEAN PEACEFUL ORDER'

Russia could seek to destabilise vast areas of eastern Europe if it is not challenged in Ukraine, Angela Merkel has warned... READ MORE›

EU AGREES TO EXTEND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Decisions on sanctions require unanimity so Russia needed to win over only one European Union country to block an extension... READ MORE›

ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCY EXPEDIA TO BUY RIVAL ORBITZ FOR 1.33 BILLION

Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine last March, was not addressed in the agreement... READ MORE›

IS PUTIN ILL? 'EVERYTHING IS FINE' DESPITE CANCELLED MEETINGS AND OLD PHOTOS

The crises Vladimir Putin is dealing with are very stressful, but his handshake is still strong to break hands, says his spokesman... READ MORE›

UKRAINE RULES OUT DIRECT TALKS WITH SEPARATISTS

Kiev and the West accuse Russia of sending tanks and troops to back the rebels but Moscow denies the charges... READ MORE›

RUSSIA'S ROADMAP FOR ANNEXING EASTERN UKRAINE 'LEAKED FROM VLADIMIR PUTIN'S OFFICE'

The basis, political and PR logistics of Russia's interference into Ukrainian affairs and estrangement from Ukraine of Crimea and eastern provinces ... READ MORE›

ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO WINS FIFTH TERM WITH ELECTION LANDSLIDE

Belarus election alexander lukashenko wins fifth term with election landslide... READ MORE›

CHINA S IMPORTS SLUMP CAPPING DISMAL JANUARY TRADE PERFORMANCE

Putin of Russia to honor an agreement negotiated in Minsk, Belarus, in September... READ MORE›

UKRAINIANS TRAPPED IN DEBALTSEVE POCKET AS DEADLINE LOOMS

Dispatch up to 8 000 ukrainians fighting for their lives in what the russian-backed separatists are calling the debaltseve pocket as a midnight ceasefire deadline passes... READ MORE›

The tasks that the Belarussian economy faces are obvious... READ MORE›

MOSCOW AND KIEV IN 'POSITIVE MOOD' OVER TALKS TO END EAST UKRAINE CONFLICT

Moscow and Kiev in 'positive mood' over talks to end east Ukraine conflict... READ MORE›

UKRAINEA??S POROSHENKO ON RUSSIA, CORRUPTION AND THE CHALLENGES AHEAD

Ukraine's poroshenko on russia corruption and the challenges ahead... READ MORE›

'YEAR OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES:' RUSSIAN ENVOY BLASTS EU'S CONFRONTATIONAL POLICIES

Unfortunately, this year has not brought any positive changes in relations between Russia and the European Union... READ MORE›

PUTIN VOWS TO EXTEND ALEPPO CEASEFIRE AS MERKEL, HOLLANDE ACCUSE RUSSIA OF 'WAR CRIMES'

Tough talks Putin vows to extend Aleppo ceasefire as Merkel, Hollande accuse Russia of 'war crimes'... READ MORE›

PUTIN VISITS CRIMEA AMID HEIGHTENED RUSSIA-UKRAINE TENSIONS AND MILITARY EXERCISES

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea Friday promising not to roll back relations with Ukraine... READ MORE›

'A VERY DANGEROUS GAME': RUSSIA VS. UKRAINE SHOWDOWN REACHES RISKY NEW LEVEL

Kiev dismissed the Russian allegations as fantasies designed to provoke a new border war... READ MORE›

'HAPPY' PUTIN, CONFIDENT CHINA SEE BREXIT SILVER LININGS

Voters were warned that Brexit would be a political boon for Russia and China... READ MORE›

E.U. AGREES TO EXTEND RUSSIA SANCTIONS UNTIL JANUARY

BRUSSELS -- European Union nations agreed Tuesday to extend sanctions against Russia until January, E.U... READ MORE›

GERMAN MINISTER WARNS NATO OF 'SABER-RATTLING' AGAINST RUSSIA

BERLIN German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has criticized NATO's decision to stage military maneuvers in eastern Europe, warning such moves could worsen tensions with Russia... READ MORE›

'UKRAINE, IF YOU NEED ME TO BE PRESIDENT, I WILL'

Two Russian special forces officers who were captured in eastern Ukraine and convicted of terrorism were flown to Moscow on Wednesday as part of the exchange... READ MORE›

UKRAINIAN PILOT IS EXCHANGED FOR 2 RUSSIAN PRISONERS

Lieutenant Savchenko was swapped for two Russians captured in eastern Ukraine, who the Ukrainians say were soldiers serving in the Russian military intelligence service... READ MORE›

MH17 CRASH: VICTIMS FAMILIES SUE RUSSIA AND PRESIDENT PUTIN

The families of victims of downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 have launched a lawsuit against Russia and its President Vladimir Putin... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN FIRM NAMES RUSSIA, PUTIN IN MH17 COMPENSATION CLAIM

The jetliner went down in Ukraine in pro-Russian rebel-held territory on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board, including 28 Australians... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE, PUTIN WANT BREXIT, CAMERON SAYS; PRO-LEAVE ISIS, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT 'MIGHT BE HAPPY'

Russia has not publicly spoken out on the referendum, as the Russian Embassy in London pointed out... READ MORE›