US messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, has been completely blocked in Russia for failing to comply with local law, the Kremlin said on Thursday, suggesting Russians turn to a state-backed “national messenger” instead. “Due to Meta’s unwillingness to comply with Russian law, such a decision was indeed made and implemented,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…
Russia will continue to observe the limits set under the recently-expired New START nuclear arms reduction treaty if the United States does the same, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday. “We proceed from the fact that this moratorium, on our part, which was announced by our president, will remain in effect, but only as…
The Ukrainian leader says difficult issues remain, as Russia carries out further strikes on energy facilities.
Experts have warned that the expiry of the US-Russia New START treaty could spark a fresh nuclear arms race. Published On 4 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Russia says it is “no longer bound” by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it can deploy, as the…
FIFA chief Infantino suggested the ban on Russia’s participation in global competitions should be lifted. Published On 3 Feb 20263 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Kremlin has welcomed FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s comments on ending a ban on Russia from international football competitions over its war on Ukraine,…
For the second consecutive Olympic Games, no athletes will compete under the Russian flag. Instead, 13 Russians will participate in the Milan Cortina Games — which begin Friday — as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs), a designation that will also include seven Belarusians. The designation comes as the war in Ukraine continues to rage. A new…
As the presidents of Ukraine, Russia and the United States prepare to hold their first trilateral meeting to end Russia’s war in Ukraine this weekend, almost half of Ukraine is without electricity and heat in sub-zero temperatures, following repeated Russian drone strikes targeting energy infrastructure. The strikes appeared designed to break Ukrainian resistance at the…
Steve RosenbergRussia Editor Reuters Listen to Donald Trump and you would think Moscow and Beijing were lying in wait off the coast of Greenland, ready to pounce to boost their power in the Arctic. “There are Russian destroyers, there are Chinese destroyers and, bigger, there are Russian submarines all over the place,” President Trump said…
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual joint call-in-show and press conference, on December 19, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russia called the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland “extraordinary” on Friday, adding it would continue monitoring the situation. “The situation is unusual, I would even…
President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. “Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases. And we’ll have to defend Greenland,” Trump told reporters on Friday, in response to a question from the BBC. We will do it “the…
