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The United States and its European partners are considering banning Russian oil imports, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on March 6.

A governor in Siberia faced tough questions about why young men were sent to invade Ukraine, a testy exchange that comes as the Kremlin moves aggressively to stamp out any opposition to the war with its neighbor.

The music director and principal conductor at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater has announced his resignation over pressure to take a position on the Ukraine conflict.

Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia over Russia's crackdown on reporting about Russia's war in Ukraine.

Serdar Berdymukhammedov, the son of Turkmenistan’s authoritarian president, has seen his public profile rise in recent years as his father groomed him to be his successor. Despite his multiple high-ranked posts, little is known about the younger Berdymukhammedov’s personal life and character.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law into effect that calls for sentences of up to 15 years in prison for people who distribute "false news" about the Russian military.

Belarusian writer, Nobel laureate, and opposition figure Svetlana Alexievich says Belarus is no longer independent and has become "an aggressor nation."

Russia's status as an energy superpower is headed toward collapse following the invasion of Ukraine, analysts say, as Europe accelerates alternatives to its oil and natural gas and Western companies end financial and technological support for projects.

The visiting head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has warned in Tehran of outstanding issues as time runs out to revive a 2015 nuclear deal crippled by a U.S. pullout and Iran's retreat from compliance, with both sides warning it will take months to clear the obstacles.

Russia's Defense Ministry has ordered at least a partial cease-fire in the besieged Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha to allow humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave.