Attempts to establish such alliances are “harmful and counterproductive” for regional security, the Russian president has said The Asia-Pacific region should be free of military blocs because of their potential to undermine the security balance, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Talk of genocide or castrating prisoners makes Kiev look bad, a senior spokesman cautions on social media Calls for the killing of Russian children or the castration of prisoners of war are absolutely unacceptable and ruin Ukraine’s image as a civilized European country, a senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday. Responding to…

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