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Washington has nixed nascent plans for a meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin because of Russia’s recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway republics, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said. She added that the Biden administration still hopes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. “We’re never going to …

The extent of the Russian military’s action in the breakaway eastern Ukrainian republics of Donetsk and Lugansk hinges on the developing situation on the ground, President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Tuesday, after the country’s Senate granted him the right to deploy troops abroad. Speaking to the media minutes after …

Moscow has recognized the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in the borders they had as regions of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters at a press conference at the Kremlin on Monday. “We have recognized them, which means that we recognize their basic documents, including their constitutions. Those constitutions …

Washington has not seen any evidence of Russia pulling its military units away from Ukraine in a “meaningful” way, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, insisting the troops have continued to “mass” at the border. Moscow had previously said on Tuesday that its units had begun returning …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his support for diplomatic efforts to put an end to the conflict in the Donbass, despite calls from his country’s parliament for the Kremlin to consider recognizing two breakaway regions of Eastern Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in …

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued grave warnings about Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, but insisted that US forces being deployed to Europe have “not been sent to fight Russian forces in Ukraine.” During an appearance on ABC’s ‘The Week’, Sullivan echoed the statements of other US officials …

Russian soldiers could be sent to Nicaragua under laws already in place in the Central American nation, Moscow’s ambassador in Managua has argued amid a new standoff with Washington over the prospect of the Kremlin stepping up its military presence in the region. Speaking to RIA Novosti on Friday, Alexander Khokholikov, who also …

‘The View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg was suspended from the show for two weeks after she sparked outrage by suggesting that the Holocaust was not about race. In a memo to staffers on Tuesday, ABC News President Kimberly Godwin announced that Goldberg had been suspended “effective immediately” for making the “misinformed, …

Russia is thoroughly analyzing Washington’s response to its European security proposals, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, adding that it has already become “clear” that the US has disregarded Russia’s “fundamental” concerns following crunch talks between the two sides. According to him, the American response is lacking any “adequate” considerations of three key demands put forward by …

‘The View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg apologized for claiming that the Holocaust was “not about race,” and instead about “man’s inhumanity to man.” Goldberg sparked controversy after she said on Monday’s episode of ‘The View’ that “the Holocaust isn’t about race.” “No, it’s not about race… It’s about man’s inhumanity to …