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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (Aleksey Babushkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia declares itself a 'safe haven' for foreigners wishing to 'escape their neoliberal home countries'

Zelenskyy said UK leadership on Ukraine aid had slowed down

Zelenskyy says UK leadership on Ukraine aid 'has 'slowed', as he calls for long-range missile capabilities

Safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant 'deteriorating' after drone strike threatens disaster at Europe's largest nuclear facility

Safety at Ukraine power plant 'deteriorating' after drone strike threatens disaster at Europe's largest nuclear facility

The quake was recorded at a depth of around 51km (32 miles) and struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region

Huge 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Russian coast as tsunami warning issued

Russia's Kadyrov equips Tesla Cybertruck with machinegun for Ukraine war and claims he was 'sent vehicle by Elon Musk'

Russia's Kadyrov equips Tesla Cybertruck with machinegun for Ukraine war and claims he was 'sent vehicle by Elon Musk'

Alexander Lukashenko urged Russia and Ukraine to end. the war

Belarus president and key Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war

FILE - Ksenia Khavana sits in a defendants’ cage in a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 20, 2024. Khavana, 33, was arrested in February on treason charges, accused of collecting money for Ukraine's military.

Ballerina jailed for 12 years in Russia over 'treason' after donating £40 to charity

The Nord Stream after the sabotage

Ukrainian diving instructor charged with bombing Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany

Ukraine can use British-made weapons in Russia in line with international law

Ukraine has 'clear right' to use British weapons in Russia, UK government says

Ukraine continued its advancement into the Kursk region on Wednesday

Ukraine 'captures 100 prisoners of war' and 'launches major attack on airfields' as troops take more Russian land

Ukraine has advanced into Russia

Ukraine is 'bringing war home to Russia,' Zelenskyy says after troops gain '1,000 square kilometres of ground'

An elderly woman walks past a building damaged by shelling on Sunday

Ukrainian troops advance 30km into Russia, Kremlin says, as both sides blame each other for nuclear power plant fire

At least 11 people have died in the missile strike

At least 11 killed in Russian strike on shopping centre in eastern Ukraine

Russia has retaliated by launching a missile attack, targeting the military equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Kremlin accuses Britain of instigating and taking part in Ukraine's invasion of Russia after 'masterstroke' attack

Putin was told that 1,000 troops had crossed into Ukraine

One thousand Ukrainian troops cross over Russian border, as Putin hits out at 'large-scale provocation'

File photo of the Russian Rostov-on-Don submarine

Ukraine sinks Russian submarine off Crimea and launches wave of drone strikes

Russian prisoner exchange comes at the cost of releasing 'serious threat to the West', says Alexander Litvinenko's widow

Russian prisoner exchange comes at the cost of releasing 'serious threat to the West', says Alexander Litvinenko's widow

The fire in east London

Two more men charged over 'Wagner Group' arson attack on Ukraine-linked businesses in east London