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Opinion | Ukraine has never shown a close interest in conflicts in the Middle East, but the current flare-up in the Palestinian-Israeli enmity has presented Kyiv with a dilemma.

The Kremlin may have averted disaster for now, but it remains at the mercy of US officials

Decide itself. >> ukraine is advocating the u.s. and eu impose sanctions on russia before russia invades just because of the troop deployment there, the amassing of troops. given moscow has not withdrawn despite the warnings, why wait and not impose sanctions to deter an invasion? >> well, the message from the nato allies today has been that if russia used military force, invades ukraine, again, as they did in 2014, then there will be severe economic political financial sanctions. and the reason...

Ukraine. now just could be the best possible time to seize another slice of ukrainian territory. but, you know -- and hes got a clock ticking because in march the ground will start to thaw and the strength of putins army is in its tank corps and they need hard, frozen ground to travel over. but in terms of this false flag operation, yes, by announcing it, the u.s. has taken a page out of the potential russian playbook, but also its given moscow a chance to ridicule the u.s. because the u.s. hasn...

Russia has promised to “take appropriate military-technical reciprocal measures” if the US and NATO fail to provide security guarantees. One option—deploying an intermediate-range ballistic missile that could reach Europe—appears possible, dangerous, and counterproductive.

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As Russia weathers a fourth surge of COVID-19 cases, the country’s management of the public health challenge has yet to improve. What factors led the country here, and what does this mean for the Putin regime and the Russian people going forward?

As Russia weathers a fourth surge of COVID-19 cases, the country’s management of the public health challenge has yet to improve. What factors led the country here, and what does this mean for the Putin regime and the Russian people going forward?

Now on bbc news it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sakur. economies across the industrialised world are feeling the strain of soaring fossil fuel energy costs. but the bad news for energy consumers represents a potential bonanza for the biggest producers. step forward gas—rich russia, ideally placed to exert growing influence in europes energy market. my guess is sergei ryabkov, russias deputy minister of foreign affairs. given moscows increasingly tense relations with th...

Well, my guest is sergei ryabkov, russias deputy minister of foreign affairs. given moscows increasingly tense relations with the west, will energy deepen the mistrust? minister sergei ryabkov in moscow, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. minister, we must start with the soaring cost of fossil fuel energy, particularly natural gas. russia possesses vast quantities of natural gas. it supplies 40% of the natural gas going into europe.