Unlike the West, Russia views the happenings in Ukraine as a crisis rather than an invasion or war. Ties between Moscow and Washington have disintegrated since Putin sent troops to Ukraine last year. Putin spoke
Russia would bomb any country that detains Vladimir Putin using the International Criminal Court arrest warrant, Russia's ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has warned. The ICC last week called Putin a war criminal over his alleged role in abducting thousands
Chinese President Xi Jinping should press Vladimir Putin to “halt the war crimes” in Ukraine, the US has urged. The two will meet again on Tuesday for official talks during Mr Xi’s first visit to
Russian state media report that President Vladimir Putin has paid a surprise visit to Mariupol, a Ukrainian port city captured by Russian forces after they pounded much of it to ruins. An official video shows
China's President Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow next week to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials say. The Kremlin said they would discuss a "comprehensive partnership and strategic co-operation". The visit comes
Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an "extraordinary" phone call in the run-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The then-prime minister said Mr Putin told him it "would
Ukrainian flags have appeared in the key southern city of Kherson after Russia said it had completed its withdrawal of troops All Russian soldiers were moved across the Dnipro river to the eastern bank
