Macron urges ‘respect’ for Russia as he tries to defuse Ukraine crisis
French president does not see invasion of Ukraine as imminent as he visits Moscow and Kyiv
French president does not see invasion of Ukraine as imminent as he visits Moscow and Kyiv
US ready to discuss missile sites and military exercises but rules out block on Nato expansion
Western powers urge Moscow to reduce tension as ‘crucial phase’ in diplomacy looms
Official has been a regular critic of government and country’s ‘anti-democratic’ turn
Kremlin denies blocking negotiations and rejects US calls to halt troop build-up
Armenia ‘ready’ for ceasefire bid but Nagorno-Karabakh bloodshed continues
Aleksandar Vucic hails party’s ‘historic’ win ahead of Moscow and Washington meetings
Kiev says all preconditions are being met for summit with Russia, Germany and France
Clashes stoke tension before ballot opposed by president and opposition party
Five years of Kremlin rule have brought repression to Muslim community
Pro-EU party sees massive fraud in ballot won by Moscow-friendly Socialists
Deputies vote to bar refugees with ban on arrival of any ‘alien population’
Russian-led separatists say mine is no longer radioactive after 1979 blast
Landslide win divides EU opinion as election monitors raise concerns
US and Russian envoys plan to discuss conflict on Friday
Berlin doubts US arms supplies to Kiev will help end war with Russian-led militia
Russia foresees only limited role of protecting monitors for UN ‘blue helmets’
Kiev criticises Vladimir Putin’s proposals for war-torn east as self-serving and ineffective
Investigation stalled one year after Pavel Sheremet’s car was blown up in Kiev
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