Putin: Military force in Ukraine will be last resort
President Vladimir Putin says Russia has reserved the right to use all options in Ukraine, but that Moscow would use force only as a last resort.
Death toll rises in Russian flood
Thousands of houses were also flooded after torrential rains, storms and landslides hit Russia’s Krasnodar region near the Black Sea.
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Russian troops dig canal to bar fire from nuclear site
Russian troops dug a 8km long canal to keep fires caused by a record heatwave away from a nuclear arms site, local media said on Saturday.
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Russia prepares to halt gas supplies to Ukraine
Russia was preparing to turn off gas deliveries to neighbouring Ukraine on Thursday, raising the spectre of disruptions to European Union supplies.
