When Russia announced a "partial" mobilization in the fall of 2022, its society experienced a genuine shock. The queues at the Upper Lars border crossing into Georgia and the chaotic roundups of reservists are still fresh in public memory.

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will meet Tuesday in Geneva for fresh US-brokered talks seeking to end the four-year war, hours after both sides launched a fresh wave of long-range strikes.US

Spokesman says Elysee Palace neither confirmed nor denied the development, so Russia will do the same ‘out of a sense of solidarity’ - Anadolu Ajansı

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Russia could deploy its navy to prevent European powers from seizing its vessels and may retaliate against European shipping if Russian ships are taken,

The high-stakes meeting came just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a draft deal was 'nearly ready' and that he and United States President Donald Trump had agreed on the issue of post-war security guarantees.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says economic issues are among topics of interest in discussions with US - Anadolu Ajansı

Russia is considering the permanent deployment of its navy to international shipping lanes to prevent the seizure of its merchant ships by Western powers.

In a video-link call broadcast on Russian state television, Putin said the Moscow-Beijing relationship was an important stabilizing factor at a time of growing global turbulence.