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Russia and Ukraine have carried out a high-profile prisoner swap, involving almost 300 people, including 10 foreigners, marking the largest exchange since the start of the Ukrainian conflict.
One of Russia's most senior security officials says he favors holding referendums in the breakaway Donbass region of eastern Ukraine in order to formally make them part of Russia.
The Pentagon said the US may provide “NATO compatible” tanks to Ukraine's military to replace aging Soviet-era gear, a step towards deeper participation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Former US President Bill Clinton has revealed that he offered Russia a special partnership with NATO, as well as “the prospect of eventual membership” in the Western military alliance.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has slammed Germany for failing to supply the war-torn country with heavy weaponry and tanks.
President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to adopt new approaches so as to confront the United States’ unilateralism.
Ukraine’s persistent ambition to join the NATO military alliance presents a threat to Russia’s security, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, underlining the necessity to carry out what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
Iran’s embassy in Brussels has condemned a recent anti-Iranian statement issued by NATO, saying the Western military alliance is in no position to accuse Tehran given its support for those who have waged cyber-attacks against the Islamic Republic in the past.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made a surprise visit to Kiev. Washington has approved $2.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine and its allies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are expected to meet next week for the first time since Moscow began a military offensive in Ukraine.