Russia-Ukraine standoffs

Vessels are seen as they wait for inspection under United Nation's Black Sea Grain Initiative in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik//File Photo
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Ukraine says Russian drones threatened Danube port, key for grain exports

Ukraine's Danube ports accounted for around a quarter of grain exports before Russia pulled out of a UN-backed deal to provide safe passage for the export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea

A tank of Russian armed forces drives during military exercises in the Leningrad Region, Russia, in this handout picture released February 14, 2022. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

How a Russia-Ukraine conflict might hit global markets

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
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Ukraine renouncing Nato ambitions would ease security fears - Kremlin

Ukraine's biggest national flag on the country's highest flagpole is seen at a compound of the World War II museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 16, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. Photo : Reuters
Politics

Russia and Ukraine say Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough

Military vehicles are seen during the joint exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus at a firing range in the Brest Region, Belarus February 3, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Politics

West warns of 'dangerous moment' as Russia holds drills in Belarus

Service members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces take part in tactical drills at a training ground in the Kherson region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released February 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Russia accuses West of ramping up pressure with Ukraine arms supplies

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Russia could invade Ukraine any day but diplomatic path is open -White House

Russian and US state flags fly near a factory of Ford Sollers, a joint venture of US carmaker Ford with Russian partners, in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region, Russia March 27, 2019. Reuters
Politics

Kremlin accuses US of stoking tension with troop deployments

A service member of the Ukrainian armed forces walks at combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels near Horlivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 22, 2022. REUTERS.
Politics

'We don't want wars': Russia sends less hawkish message on Ukraine

Russian and US state flags fly in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region, Russia March 27, 2019. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Russia sees some room for dialogue after US security response