When President Trump unveiled major new tariffs on Wednesday, one big economy that he did not target was Russia.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Wednesday that Moscow was spared because sanctions imposed on the country after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 mean that…
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A senior Russian envoy of Vladimir Putin is meeting White House officials as the US attempts to freeze the war triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and rebuild ties…
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in Kyiv on a surprise visit, has warned against falling for Russia’s stalling tactics in peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
The outgoing German diplomat, on her ninth trip to Ukraine since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion in…
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Nato could play a key role assisting a proposed European military mission to guarantee a peace deal in Ukraine under plans being sketched out by a coalition of Kyiv’s…
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in Kyiv on a surprise visit, has warned against falling for Russia’s stalling tactics in peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
The outgoing German diplomat, on her ninth trip to Ukraine since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion in…
The city of Siversk, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, has been reduced to rubble. As a key logistics hub for the Ukrainian military in its defense of the region, the city has become a major target as Russian forces intensify efforts to seize more territory.
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The city of Siversk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region has been razed to the ground. The few remaining locals live in basements to shelter from daily Russian aerial attacks. RFE/RL correspondent Serhiy Horbatenko visited the destroyed frontline city and spoke to residents trying to survive the Russian…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy went from TV star to Ukraine’s president with a landslide victory in 2019.
Now he’s poised to face an even bigger electoral challenge: putting his wartime presidency to a vote for the first time since Russia launched its all-out invasion more than three years ago.
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