Some of the 1,700 troops from the 82nd Airborne Corps being deployed to Poland
The $11.6-billion Nord Stream 2 can carry 151 million cubic metres of gas a day
Russian President Vladimir Putin, following Russian-French talks, criticized NATO and its member state for giving a 'lecture' on Russia's armed force deployment in Ukraine
Macron sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday for talks that lasted more than five hours, after which the two leaders emphasized the need for more talks
Putin himself did not mention such concessions when he spoke to the media after his six hours of talks with Macron in the Kremlin late on Monday
Kiev ignores all possibilities for a peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas, Putin said
Biden on Monday told a press conference at the White House that if Russian tanks and troops cross the border and enter Ukraine, "there will be no longer Nord Stream 2"
Russia plays down hope of breakthrough, even as Macron flies to Moscow
Prime Minister Imran Khan will undertake a crucial visit to Russia later this month - the first by a Pakistani premier in over two decades for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Russia has rubbished a Russian media report describing Kashmir as another Palestine in the making and reaffirmed its position that it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.
As Russia masses more than 100,000 troops near the border, Moscow has said it is not planning an invasion but could take unspecified military action if its security demands are not met
It came after Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Friday.
Russia has assembled 70% of military it needs to invade Ukraine: Washington
Russia is reporting a record daily count of new coronavirus infections, a tenfold spike from a month ago as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads through the country
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met on Friday in China on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympics and reaffirmed their close ties
Russia has shut down the Moscow bureau of Deutsche Welle, Germany's international media broadcaster, and has withdrawn the press credentials of all of DW's journalists on Friday
Unveil 30-year gas deal via new pipeline; tell NATO to stop expansion
Putin and Xi present united front in talks at Beijing Winter Olympics amid strained relations with West
The visit comes after the U.S. accused the Kremlin on Thursday of an elaborate plot to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces that Russia could use as a pretext to take military action
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