North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed Vladimir Putin as his "dearest friend" in a New Year's letter to the Russian leader praising close bilateral ties, state media said on Tuesday.

The two countries have deepened political, military and cultural ties since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with Putin and Kim repeatedly professing

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Russia and Ukraine swapped more than 300 detainees of war on Monday in an exchange brokered by the United Arab Emirates ahead of New Year's Eve, officials from both nations said.The two sides have actually exchanged hundreds of captive soldiers because Russia introduced the full-blown invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, in among the few locations of

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Ukrainian militaries struck a hospital in the partly inhabited Kherson region on Monday, killing a physician and injuring another, the area's Kremlin-installed guv said.The attack occurred in the Russian-held town of Oleshky in the southern Kherson area, an area where Ukrainian and Russian forces regularly clash. A NATO drone operator

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A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are dealing with unmatched challenges. Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has actually designated The Moscow Times as an unwanted organization, criminalizing our work and putting our personnel at threat of prosecution. This follows our earlier unjustified labeling as a foreign agent. These actions are direct

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On July 10, 2024, the Russian government labeled The Moscow Times an “undesirable” organization, a designation that made it a criminal offense to collaborate with us in any way, shape or form.

Despite the new challenges that this label has brought, we have continued our work. From the presidential election to growing economic pains, the Kursk

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga prompted Syria's recently set up leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to expel Russian forces from the country throughout a surprise check out to Damascus on Monday.Moscow, an essential backer of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, intervened in Syria's civil war in 2015, helping Assad gain back control of much of the country. Assad's elimination f

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