Zelenskyy announces next round of talks with US, Russia

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A Kremlin official confirms that U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks are resuming this week
A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week. A senior Kremlin official said Monday that negotiations will take place Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi.

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Next round of US-Russia-Ukraine talks to begin Feb. 4, Zelenskyy says
Further Russia-Ukraine talks scheduled for next week, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector

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Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector after Trump push for pause
A Russian attack on coal mining facilities in Ukraine Sunday killed at least 12 miners, according to DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company.

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Russia resumes strikes on freezing Ukrainian capital
Russia resumes night strikes on major Ukrainian cities as brief pause agreed between Putin and Trump ends

Russia, Starlink and Musk

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Musk says his company stopped Russia from using Starlink
Elon Musk said today that moves by his SpaceX company to stop the ‘unauthorized’ use by Russia of its internet system Starlink seemed to have worked, while Kyiv’s defence chief said officials were working on ways to prevent any future use by Moscow.

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SpaceX stops Russia’s ‘unauthorised’ use of Starlink, Elon Musk says
SpaceX counters Russia’s ‘unauthorized’ use of Starlink to guide drones in Ukraine

Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that

President Donald Trump made a bargain with India this week that introduced a simple calculus.

'Enemy' insults and questioning Putin: Steve Rosenberg on tightrope of reporting from Russia

The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.

Russia does not want a global conflict, Medvedev says

Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Kremlin security official, said in remarks released for publication on Monday that the world was ...

Russia kills 12 Ukrainian miners in deadly bus attack hours after peace talks postponed

Russian drone strike killed 12 Ukrainian coal miners in what DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko called an "unprovoked terrorist attack" ...

Russia’s Oil Revenue, the Lifeblood of Its War Machine, Is Plummeting

The new reality has forced the Kremlin to raise taxes and increase debt, and hovers over peace talks with Ukraine.

Russia struggles to shake reliance on foreign technology imports

Russia remains critically dependent on imports in areas at the heart of its war effort, including machinery, drone ...

Gay hockey drama 'Heated Rivalry' becomes word-of-mouth hit in Russia, but fandom could lead to prison

Like with any queer content, it’s a Russian roulette. It may be OK or you may be fined or go to jail. That’s what’s so scary, ...

Russia says foreign forces in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets'

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russia would regard the deployment of any foreign military forces or infrastructure in Ukraine as ...