Moscow, Russia and Ukraine

New Russian School Textbook Says Moscow 'Forced' Into War in Ukraine
A new school textbook introduced in Moscow on Monday claims Russia was "forced" to send soldiers into Ukraine in 2022, according to Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin has often characterized his war in Ukraine as an attempt to thwart Western forces backing Kyiv against Russia.
Russia’s new school textbook claims Moscow was ‘forced’ to invade Ukraine – and was edited by a Putin aide
A new school textbook in Russia is teaching children that Moscow was “forced” to invade Ukraine as it likens the conflict to the Soviet Union’s battle against Nazi Germany in
Trump: Russia sanctions ‘likely’ if Moscow doesn’t negotiate Ukraine ceasefire
President Trump said Tuesday it was likely he would impose additional sanctions on Russia if it did not come to the negotiating table to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. “Sounds likely,” Trump said of potential sanctions on Moscow.
Ukraine War Maps Show Russia on Verge of Capturing Major Target
Moscow's forces have captured Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region and about to gain Toretsk, according to reports.
Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine
Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine, as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland
Russia summons Moldovan ambassador over calls to expel Moscow's top diplomat in Chisinau
Russia said on Monday it had summoned the Moldovan ambassador in Moscow to protest against what Russia's foreign ministry ...
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Russian delegation in Syria as Moscow scrambles to secure military presence
The visit marks the first since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, who had been Moscow's key ally in Syria.
On This Day: Moscow airport suicide bombing kills 37
On Jan. 24, 2011, a suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport international arrival gate killed 37 people and ...
Russia says it repelled massive Ukrainian drone attack on 13 regions including Moscow
Russian air defences repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight, intercepting and destroying 121 drones targeting 13 ...
ING sells Russian business to Moscow-based company
Dutch bank ING has agreed to sell its Russian business to a Moscow-based company, taking a €700mn hit to after-tax profits and ending its activities in the country nearly three years after the Kremlin ...
China's Biggest Air Carrier Halts Flights to Moscow in Blow to Putin
China's largest airline, China Southern Airlines, has suspended flights from Beijing to Moscow at the end of January, a ...
Moscow mayor says air defences repel Ukrainian drone attacks aimed at capital
(Reuters) -Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early on Friday that air defence units had intercepted attacks by Ukrainian ...
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Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President ...