Russia considers the return of its jailed citizens a top priority, Anatoly Antonov has said The US should put an end to its long-standing practice of going after Russian nationals in third countries, Anatoly Antonov, Moscow’s ambassador to Washington has said, adding that Russia has always done its best to secure the release of its…

One civilian was killed and another injured on Wednesday, as Ukrainian artillery renewed its shelling of the residential districts of Donetsk city, according to local authorities. At least one of the strikes involved cluster munitions supplied to the Kiev government by Washington.

The decision by the Russian government to refrain from tightening capital controls has also contributed to the rebound, economists say   The Russian ruble strengthened to 93 versus the US dollar and to 101 against the euro on Thursday for the first time since August 1 after the central bank raised the key interest rate to…