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The Dutch intelligence service has uncovered a Russian military agent attempting to use a false identity to infiltrate the International Criminal Court.

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania visited Ukraine and backed the country's bid to join the EU, saying it should be given "immediate" candidate status.

Russia has barred top UK-based journalists and defence figures as part of sanctions, in response to UK measures on Russian public figures. The BBC's Clive Myrie, Orla Guerin, Nick Robinson and Nick Beake, who have reported from Ukraine,…

Russian forces have blown up a bridge linking the embattled Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk to another city across the river, cutting off a possible evacuation route for civilians, local officials said on Sunday. Sievierodonetsk has…

The head of the Russia-based Committee for the Prevention of Torture has disbanded the organisation after it was branded a “foreign agent” by authorities, a label he called an “insult”. Founded in 2000, the Committee for the Prevention…

Russian forces fired cruise missiles to destroy a large depot containing U.S. and European weapons in western Ukraine's Ternopil region, Interfax reported on Sunday, as street fighting raged in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk. The…

McDonald's restaurants flung open their doors in Moscow on Sunday under new Russian ownership and with the new name, Vkusno & tochka, which translates as "Tasty and that's it". The unveiling of the rebranded outlets, more than…

Russia and China opened a new cross-border bridge in the far east on Friday which they hope will further boost trade as Moscow reels from sweeping Western sanctions imposed over its actions in Ukraine. The bridge linking the Russian city…

Britain says it will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away, in a move that was coordinated with the United States in response to Russia's invasion. Defence Secretary Ben…

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will expand the list of targets Russia will attack in Ukraine if Western countries send long-range weapons to Kyiv. The warning came as explosions shook parts of Kyiv on Sunday in the first air…