Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told ABC News that he is "very much confident and pretty sure" that Moscow and Kyiv are "on the verge" of a deal to end the war, as U.S.-brokered peace talks make slow but steady progress.

The attack appeared to have been inspired by white supremacist ideology, Telegram channels close to intelligence agencies reported.

By bnm Tehran bureau Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned Western pressure on Iran's nuclear programme and defended Tehran's rights under international law during an interview with Iran's state broadcaster IRIB on December 15,

The Bank of Russia filed a lawsuit in Moscow seeking 18.2 trillion rubles ($229 billion) from Euroclear, the state-run Tass news service reported Monday.

Russia’s Central Bank says it has filed a lawsuit against Belgian financial institution Euroclear. That's the Brussels-based clearing house that holds most of Moscow’s frozen assets in Europe.

Construction is progressing on a planned Far Eastern route to supply Russian natural gas to China, Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, told Russia’s RIA news agency in remarks published on Wednesday.

The European Union has implemented new sanctions against individuals and entities involved in Russia's “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, part of its ongoing response to the Ukraine invasion. , Economy, T