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Anti-war slogans filled central Moscow and Saint Petersburg streets on Thursday, as hundreds took to protest against the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine. Police in the Russian capital have said they temporarily detained 600 people. In Moscow, a crowd of demonstrators gathered on central Pushkinskaya Square, many of them …

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he called Vladimir Putin at the request of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who reportedly was trying, in vain, to reach the Russian president. In a press conference on Thursday, Macron revealed that he had demanded an end to Moscow’s military action in Ukraine during …

The European Union (EU) has announced sanctions aimed at derailing Russia’s oil, banking, technology, and airline industries. The move would also target the Russian elite’s money in Europe, stripping diplomats and businessmen of preferential access to the EU. In response to Russia’s military action in Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula …

Accusing the West of leaving Ukraine to face Moscow alone, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he was not afraid to negotiate about ending the Russian “invasion,” but would need security guarantees to do so. Speaking in the early hours of the morning from Kiev, Zelensky said he had reached out …

Hacker collective ‘Anonymous’ declared a “cyber war” against Russia, claiming to have disabled several Russian government websites and that of RT. Social media accounts claiming to represent the group announced on Thursday evening that they were “officially in cyber war against the Russian government” and had taken down dozens of …

There have been reports of multiple explosions heard in the Ukrainian capital city, Kiev. Footage has emerged on social media purporting to show an attack on the city. RT cannot independently verify the videos. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared a “general mobilization” of the country’s population, calling up conscripts and reserve forces to bolster Kiev’s military across the country following Russia’s “special operation” in the Donbass, which also targeted sites in Ukraine. The mobilization should be carried out within the next 90 days, …

The US will deploy some 7,000 troops to Germany, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday as Washington accused Russia of “invading” Ukraine. President Joe Biden has said US troops will not enter Ukraine, and that it will only defend NATO territory. Biden told reporters that the troops headed overseas were part of …

The West spent eight years ignoring the “sea of blood” in Donbass while arming Ukraine, and now claims Moscow is the aggressor when it stepped in to end the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RT on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine …

US President Joe Biden revealed on Thursday that he has “no plans” to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he accused of carrying out a “premeditated” attack on Ukraine. “It’s a large conflict already,” Biden said when asked if he was communicating with the Kremlin to keep the situation …