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In Africa, Russia is swapping a ruthless paramilitary for a replica it can control. What’s Putin’s game plan?

Wagner, a feared Russian mercenary group, is being replaced on the continent by another Russian paramilitary, experts say – ...

At least 1 dead in Moscow shopping center explosion, 3 injured

MOSCOW (AP) — At least one person was killed on Sunday in an explosion at a prominent retail building in central Moscow, ...

Free but in exile: One year after Russian political prisoner swap

For German Moyzhes, a little-known political activist and lawyer, the days of uncertainty in his Russian prison cell seemed ...

At least one killed by gas cylinder blast in iconic Moscow toy shop, state media reports

At least one person was killed on Sunday when a gas cylinder exploded in an iconic Moscow toy shop, state news agencies ...

Russia and Ukraine stage new prisoner exchange, Russian defence ministry, Ukraine president say

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war from each side on Sunday after mediation by the United Arab Emirates, the ...

Pentagon Blocking Ukraine Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia: Report

Kyiv had long requested permission to use U.S. weapons to launch strikes deep into Russia before the Biden administration ...

Why Haven’t Sanctions on Russia Stopped the War? The Money Is Still Flowing.

Sanctions were imposed on Russia’s VTB Bank in February 2022, and it was kicked off the interbank payment system called SWIFT ...

Ukraine’s independence-era voices say Russia's effort to keep control has lasted decades

Ukraine is marking 34 years of independence, and the country’s first generation of lawmakers and activists are reflecting on ...

‘Mum, don’t cry. I’ll be home soon.’ Ukrainian journalist secretly held by Russia for three years is released

A Ukrainian journalist who has been held incommunicado by Russia for more than three years has been released on Sunday as ...