Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained at a Moscow airport after returning from Germany on Sunday, the prison service said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post that he discussed a possible unconditional ceasfire with Russia at a meeting with US President Donald Trump on th
Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin's silence as specu
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke before a joint session of parliament during a surprise visit to London on Wednesday, thanking the British people for their support from
Outgoing Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili became the country's first female president in 2018 with the support of the governing party Georgian Dream. Now, six years later, w
The SCO summit in Tianjin highlights the growing strategic partnership between Russia and China, while India also seeks to assert its influence, particularly in the race for leader
Russia sees no point in a weak ceasefire to freeze the war in Ukraine but Moscow wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security of both Russia and
Are those sanctions starting to bite? On the surface of it, it is business as usual for a Russia that Saturday took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council and stil
South Africa is due in August to host a summit of the BRICS -- a bloc which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. South Africa is a member of the International Crim
In January this year, French president Emmanuel Macron announced the country would send a number of light tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv in its fight against invading Russian forces
FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Kristine Berzina, Managing Director of Geostrategy North at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. She says that the ceasefire proposal agre
European leaders are meeting in Paris for emergency talks on Ukraine, following last week's call between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. With
Last month, a Russian-brokered ceasefire brought an end to six weeks of fighting between #Armenian and #Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-#Karabakh. The confli
FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson in Washington takes a look at the fallout of an extraordinary week in geopolitics as US President Trump upends decades of foreign policy doctrine with a
Negotiations between US and Ukrainian officials over the prospect of a partial ceasefire in the war with Russia have started Sunday in Saudi Arabia, part of the push by US Presiden
Ukraine said on January 11 that it was questioning two wounded soldiers it claimed are North Koreans taken prisoner while fighting for Moscow in Russia's Kursk region. France 24's
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Chinese President She Jingping spoken by phone today - for the firs time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky's office
FRANCE 24's correspondent to Ukraine Gulliver Cragg says the Ukrainians are losing ground to the Russians everyday in Bakhmut. 'The fear is that the Russians have received the orde
Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear dis
Ukrainian president Vlodymir Zelensky says the situation on the eastern front is increasingly difficult. In recent days, Moscow has claimed gains, and Russia's Wagner group says th
Ukraine has launched a fresh offensive in Russia’s western Kursk region, with Moscow saying that Ukrainan forces along the Kursk front suffered several hundred casualties and lost
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday accused Donald Trump of succumbing to Russian "disinformation", deepening a rift between Kyiv and the new US administration. For
Ukrainian troops still control about 60% of Vovchansk and are fighting house-to-house to defend the border town in northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian attacks, officials said
FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert breaks down what could be Putin's strategy and ultimate goal, following the proposal accepted by Ukraine of an immediate 30-day ceasefire.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Kyiv Monday for a two-day visit aimed at reaffirming France’s support for Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion. He is set t
What's the US doubling of tariffs on India really all about? The Trump administration insists it just wants India to stop buying, then reselling, discounted Russian crude oil to by
Countries around the world mobilised rapidly to send aid and rescue workers on Monday after a massive earthquake killed more than 2,300 people in Turkey and Syria. The pledges of a