The United States regrets Russia’s suspension of its participation in the operations of the U.N.-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative. We urge all parties to keep this essential, life-saving Initiative functioning.
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American fast-food restaurant chain KFC is transferring its Russian business to a local operator, the latest in a string of Western corporations to leave Russia since the start of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine says 32 of its soldiers have been freed and the body of an Israeli citizen who fought for Ukraine has been returned in a prisoner swap with Russia.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said there were dead and wounded in blasts that rocked cities across Ukraine on October 10 in what appeared to be revenge strikes after Moscow blamed an explosion on the bridge linking Russia with illegally annexed to Crimea on Ukrainian "terrorists."
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The picturesque road that climbs vertiginously through the Caucasus Mountains leads to Stepantsminda, a small town where traditionally the stylish hotels serve as a starting-off point for holidaymakers, hikers, and the more adventurous climbers
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As the continuing losses of Russian military hardware adds up in Moscow's faltering attempts to hold on to Ukrainian territory, the Russian Army has begun inflicting damage with Iranian suicide drones
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The U.S. State Department expressed concern Wednesday that Americans with dual citizenship with Russia could be conscripted by Moscow to help fight its war against Ukraine.
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Polina Prokofeva had only been back in Russia from holiday for one day when President Vladimir Putin sent Russian tanks rolling into neighboring Ukraine and launched the largest war in Europe since World War II, but she knew she needed to push back somehow.
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The United States and its allies are preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Russia in the wake of what the West and United Nations have called "sham" referendums in four Ukrainian regions, with the White House saying the measures would exact a "severe" economic price on Moscow.
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NATO and the European Union said on September 28 that the leaks in two major pipelines in the Baltic Sea were caused by "sabotage," and vowed the "strongest possible response," pledging to step up the protection of critical European infrastructure without accusing anyone of being behind the incident.
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