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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin signed federal laws Wednesday formalizing the accession of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Putin also signed federal constitutional laws on forming new regions within Russia. The relevant documents have been published on the country’s official legal information portal. Russia’s upper house of …

Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | Swedish Prosecution Authority said on Monday that an area around the Nord Stream leaks in the Swedish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Baltic Sea has been cordoned off in order to conduct a criminal investigation. According to a press release from the Swedish Prosecution …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | — Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, ratified agreements on the accession of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson to Russia, it said on Monday in a statement. Members of the State Duma unanimously voted in favor of the legislation. The accession to Russia …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden slapped new sanctions on Russia on Friday, following Moscow’s formal recognition earlier in the day of four Ukrainian regions under Russian control since the early stage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict as Russian territory. Among the punitive measures announced by …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday called it “stupid and absurd” to allege that Russia was involved in leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. “Is this in our interests? No, we will lose gas supply routes to Europe. Is it in Europe’s …

Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | The Western countries’ sanctions against Russia have turned the “local” conflict between Russia and Ukraine into a “global economic war,” Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday. An increasing number of countries across the world are becoming “victim” of the conflict in Ukraine, Orban said …

Beijing, China | Xinhua |  The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for international efforts to de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine. “I will continue to spare no effort for peace — peace in line with international law and the Charter …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s announcement that President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the partial mobilization elicited a mixed reaction from the European markets on Wednesday. Major European stock exchanges slipped into negative territory after Russia’s announcement. Natural gas prices surged and the euro lost ground against the U.S. …

Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua |  Patients on life-sustaining medical equipment may be in danger this winter as there is a possibility of power cuts in Sweden due to the energy crunch, according to a government agency on Sunday. “There is always a risk for people who need life-sustaining machines or …

Rome, Italy | XINHUA |  The head of Eni, Italy’s largest oil and gas company said he thought his country would be able to make it through the upcoming winter without major problems despite Russia’s decision to cut off gas supplies, Italian media reported on Thursday. Based on increased gas …