Xi Jinping told Vladimir Putin China and Russia should pursue close strategic coordination and defend the values of their respective countries, state media said Thursday.

NATO and U.S. leaders said they support Ukraine. And they said co-ordination between Russia, China and Iran is concerning — but the alliance stands ready.

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches the two-year mark, polling suggests Canadians are nearly split on a path forward and their support for continued aid for Kyiv is dipping.

The United Nations' top court will rule on Wednesday on whether Russia violated an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.

CIA Director William Burns said in July that disaffection among some Russians over the war in Ukraine was creating a rare opportunity to recruit spies.

A further 25 people were injured in Ukraine's strike on the Donetsk market, including two children.

Andrey Melnichenko berthed a $300 million yacht in the UAE last year after his other $578 million vessel was seized by authorities.

After several years of moving between countries during the development of Telegram, Durov settled in Dubai in 2017, partly due to the favorable tax policies of the United Arab Emirates.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov is renting a new pad in the emirate’s ritzy neighborhood.