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Meanwhile, the mother of a UK soldier in Ukraine reportedly detained by Russians has called for his release

LONDON — The loss of the flagship vessel of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet goes beyond wounded pride, robbing the military of important protection and capabilities as the war in Ukraine enters a crucial phase for Moscow.

Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia's siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city's massive steel works and port, and the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks.

Germans should start saving energy now to become more independent from Russian fossil fuels, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said, as Europe's top economy looks for ways to cut gas and oil imports from Moscow in response to the war in Ukraine.

Russia's Black Sea fleet flagship the Moskva, built in the Soviet era, has sunk following a fire which Ukraine claims was caused after it was hit with a missile

Ukraine earlier claimed it struck the ship with its Neptune missiles.

Move is Moscow’s reply to US sanctions banning Russian parliament members from entering the country

A majority of US citizens across parties now condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and support the sanctions adopted by the Biden administration. However, talk of unanimity would be stretching it. The Republican Party is a case in point, as Donald Trump and a good number of his supporters continue to…

What happened to the Moskva? Russia's flagship cruiser in the Black Sea is out of action. Moscow claims there was a fire on board, while Kyiv is crowing that it was due to a Neptune anti-naval missile. Either way, how will it impact the Kremlin's designs on the entire Ukrainian…

As global democracies lined up to condemn the actions of Russia in Ukraine, one country was less forthcoming in its criticism – and it was the largest democracy of them all: India.

Moscow says seven people wounded and six buildings damaged by ‘air strikes’ in Russia’s southwestern Bryansk region.