Russia

Russia has warned NATO it is ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave, as Moscow and the West trade threats over Baltic tensions.

On September 29 and 30, 1941, German forces, aided by local collaborators, murdered 33,771 Jews at Babyn Yar. In just two days, the lives of children, parents, and grandparents were cut short.

Debris had been found at the premises of one of the Western embassies in the center of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday, citing preliminary information.

Babis, whose government includes a pro-Russian party, has halted Czech contributions to military aid to Ukraine and also opted out of EU and NATO financing and military aid pledges for Kyiv.

Trump is weighing a proposal to lift some Russia sanctions if Moscow releases political prisoners. The plan could expand US ties with Russia but faces opposition from Ukraine and European allies.

Israel faces growing global hostility driven by religious, ideological and historical forces that extend far beyond its policies.

The plane crashed during a training flight in the Amur Region, north of China, Russia's Defense Ministry said.

"I have no doubt that this is a war Europe is waging against us," Lavrov told reporters, citing Europe's supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to comments from Iranian officials about Tehran's possible withdrawal from the treaty, which commits Tehran not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons.

Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Germany's Johann Wadephul discussed bilateral relations and the war in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said.