- NewsMatilda Long
Russian foreign minister claims Britain staged gas attack in Syria using chemicals 'made in Salisbury'
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow has ‘plenty of evidence’ that Britain staged the alleged chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma. Mr Lavrov even claimed that chemicals made in Salisbury were used by the UK.
- NewsMatilda Long
Russia sends warships laden with tanks towards Syria as Putin threatens 'chaos' if another attack is launched
Russia has sent two warships carrying tanks and military equipment towards the Middle East following co-ordinated military action in Syria.
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Donald Trump's top lawyer resigns as President 'won't listen to advice'
He is the lead lawyer in the Russia interference investigation.
- NewsMatilda Long
Former ambassador says there is 'zero evidence' nerve agent used against Sergei Skripal was made in Russia
A former ambassador has said there is 'zero evidence' the nerve agent used in the attack against Sergei Skripal was manufactured in Russia.
- NewsEllen Manning
Boris Johnson personally blames Putin for Salisbury spy poison attack as war of words escalates
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson said it was "overwhelmingly likely" that Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the attack on Sergei Skripal.
- NewsNick Reilly
Pucker up! Vladimir Putin kisses female supporter on the campaign trail
Putin was seen kissing fan Larisa Sergukhina after a concert in Moscow.
- NewsMatilda Long
Putin threatens 'new arms race' as he reveals Russia has tested nuclear weapons 'invulnerable to interception'
Vladimir Putin has revealed that Moscow has tested nuclear missiles that are immune to enemy interception.
- NewsDavid Harding
Putin doesn't 'give a s**t' about Trump, claims explosive new White House book
Vladimir Putin doesn't give a s**t about Donald Trump, according to explosive new White House book
- NewsRob Waugh
Vladimir Putin warns of genetic super-soldiers ‘more deadly than a nuclear bomb’
Speaking to students at the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, Putin warned of the dangers of ‘playing God’
- NewsEllen Manning
Trump grills Putin on US election interference during face-to-face meeting at G20
Donald Trump reportedly questioned Vladimir Putin about Moscow’s alleged interference in the 2016 US election, pressing him over whether Russia had meddled in the poll. President Trump used his first face-to-face meeting to raise the issue with his opposite number, according to reports in the New York Times and Washington Post. Mr Putin reportedly denied any meddling, and aides for both leaders have apparently given different versions of the exchange that took place on the sidelines of the G20.
- NewsDavid Harding
Melania Trump 'trapped' in hotel by G20 riots in Germany
Melania Trump is among a host of A-listers allegedly trapped in a Hamburg hotel room because of riots during the G20 meeting in Germany. World leaders were apparently diverted before they could attend the meeting, including husband Donald Trump. A spokeswoman for the US First Lady told press agencies that because of the rioting, Melania was among a number of spouses unable to leave the safety of a hotel.
- NewsDavid Harding
Russia moves its border with Georgia and hardly anyone notices
Russia has secretly moved one of its borders, pinching a small strip of land from Georgia on the eve of crucial G20 talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. According to media reports, Russia troops illegally moved a border sign into a village called Bershueti on Monday. The move saw Russia pinch about 10 hectares of what was Georgian soil.
