Alongside expert-level exchanges, there has been a return to normalcy — in the sense of holding working contacts in the capitals, namely Moscow and Washington,” Ryabkov said. He confirmed that the previous round of talks took place in the United States and stressed that such meetings are not publicized to preserve a working atmosphere.

Moscow reported a new gain in the Kharkiv region while Kiev condemned overnight attacks during Abu Dhabi negotiations.

Russia Foreign Ministry said in a statement the diplomat’s accreditation has been revoked and that the individual must now leave the country within two weeks. The U.K.’s charge d’affaires in Russia, Danae Dholakia, was summoned to the ministry’s Moscow headquarters to receive the notice.

As tensions simmered between the United States and Europe this week over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland, Russian officials, state-backed media and pro-Kremlin bloggers responded with a mixture of glee,

One of Moscow’s top universities is offering plush signing bonuses to encourage students to enlist in non-combat military positions, but legal experts warned the recruitment efforts rely on deceptive tactics that instead are thrusting the young academics into the throes of war.

France’s interception of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker has drawn fresh attention to how Moscow uses ageing, opaque vessels and false flags to evade Western oil sanctions.

The Kremlin wants Ukraine and Russia to share the electricity generated by the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says talks on Ukrainian peace have been underway 'almost uninterruptedly' - Anadolu Ajansı