US sanctions 'designed not only to intimidate court officials and staff' but 'also to chill broader cooperation', say rights ...

Russia accuses Ukraine of planning a provocation to drag NATO into war, alleging Kyiv intends to stage a ship explosion in ...

Over at the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin is holding further talks with regional governors. Having spoken with the Russian governor of the occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine yesterday, the president is ...

As we reported earlier, Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine "may or may not be Russian someday" (see 8.17am post). We've been keeping an eye on reaction in Ukraine, where the comments are ...