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Wealthy Russians are pouring money into real estate in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, seeking a financial haven in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions, according to many property companies.

Officials on both sides play down hopes of major breakthrough in Istanbul ceasefire negotiations

President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine has split the Orthodox Church.

The latest round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia takes place in Istanbul today. Much like previous negotiations, they are proceeding as Moscow lays siege to Mariupol, shells population centres and amid reports of thousands of civilians being forcibly deported to Russia.

Germany’s energy minister says the Group of Seven major economies have agreed to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for energy imports from Russia in rubles

A local councillor in southern Russia who criticised Moscow's invasion of Ukraine as amounting to a war crime has said she felt an obligation to speak up and was prepared for the consequences.

With the last nine, unscripted words of an impassioned speech about Russia's aggression in Ukraine, President Joe Biden created a troubling distraction, undermining his effectiveness as he returned home to face restive Americans who strongly disapprove of his performance on issues that matter most to them. His comment that Russia’s…

Sanctions don’t always have the intended consequences. Overthrowing malevolent regimes can be tricky precisely because the regimes are malevolent. Presidents and their henchmen can simply impose economic pain on their people while continuing to dine on black market champagne and caviar. Admittedly, the people may eventually rise up and oust…

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company is pausing investments in Russia, which represent less than 1% of its portfolio, because of the Ukraine crisis, the chief executive of the $243 billion sovereign wealth fund said on Monday. This is the first comment by the top executive of Mubadala, Abu Dhabi's second…

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said Russia's relations with China were at their strongest level ever, at a time when Western nations are seeking to isolate Moscow with unprecedented sanctions over Ukraine.