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Global food prices surged to a record after Russia’s Feb 24 invasion disrupted exports of grain and vegetable oil through Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, adding to cost pressures from…

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Thursday (May 26) that Western sanctions against Russia were disrupting its supply chains, but said they would not succeed in…

BRATISLAVA – A flood of posts pushing misinformation in Slovakia is putting the spotlight on Facebook for facilitating the spread of pro-Russian theories on the war in…

MOSCOW – Meduza, a prominent independent Russian-language news site, knew it was in trouble after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. But it didn’t expect the issues to…

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin told the visiting UN chief Tuesday (April 26) that he still had hope for negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine.“Despite the fact that…

OTTAWA – Canada on Tuesday (April 19) added Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters to its sanctions list, following similar moves by allies, in response to…

REHOVOT, Israel – The moment Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, Russian film-makers Anna Shishova-Bogolyubova and Dmitry Bogolyubov knew they had to leave Moscow.“We were the next on…

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (April 14) called for diversification of energy exports towards Asia, while accusing European countries of destabilising the…

KYIV – Ukraine’s security services on Tuesday (April 12) said they had arrested pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who is President Vladimir Putin’s closest and most influential…

BERLIN/FRANKFURT – For years, the US warned Germany of building up a dangerous energy dependence on Russia, the source of more than half of its fossil fuel imports. Now that the…