US says its top diplomat Antony Blinken will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov as hundreds of shells fly in eastern Ukraine, ratcheting up tensions in the highly combustible corner of Europe.
Kremlin says the meeting between Turkish President Erdogan and Russian President Putin will be held when the pandemic situation and the schedules of the two leaders allow for it.
US President Joe Biden will tell Russian President Vladimir Putin in a video conference that Russia could be hit with the toughest economic sanctions yet if it invades Ukraine, White House officials said.
Existing transit routes allow for bolstering supply from Russia as gas prices rise to a record high in Europe in recent days.
Baku dismisses Yerevan's accusations that it was laying "siege" to a lake on their border, calling such claims "provocative."
NATO and Kiev have warned Russia against building up troops near eastern Ukraine, prompting Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov to threaten Western countries with force if they send troops to join the fray.
Asked about US President Joe Biden’s remarks, President Vladimir Putin charged they reflect the troubled past of US, pointing to atomic bombing of Japan, history of slaughtering Native Americans and slavery.
EU’s foreign policy chief Borrell has conveyed his concerns on the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny to Russian FM Lavrov, who called the bloc an unreliable partner. Both sides, however, appeared ready to engage where possible.
"The holding of unauthorised rallies raises concerns and justifies the tough actions of the police," Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says.
More than 280 people were detained in Moscow for protesting a court hearing that decides if Navalny should be jailed for violating the terms of a suspended sentence he was given on embezzlement charges in 2014.
Several allies and supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny have been detained in Moscow after mass protests demanding his release from prison drew tens of thousands to the streets in over 100 Russian cities.
Moscow says it will not take into account European Union's demand to free Kremlin-critic Alexey Navalny, describing the calls to protest by the opposition as "troubling".
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