Kiev’s “negotiating position” has never been strong enough amid the conflict, former US Deputy Secretary of State says Ukraine has never been in a position to get a favorable settlement to end the enduring conflict with Russia and so Washington has never actually encouraged Kiev to negotiate with Moscow, former US Under Secretary of State…

The temperature in the Russian capital on Thursday lagged 1.5 months behind the normal climate calendar, meteorologists have said The snow that fell in Moscow on May 9 was the first ever recorded on that day of the year in the capital, the head of Russia’s Hydrometeorological Center has said.

Local police have said that there were at least 20 passengers on board the vehicle at the time of the accident A passenger bus fell into a river in the Russian city of St Petersburg, killing at least seven people, the Investigative Committee has said.