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US president said Ukraine war would not have happened if Moscow had not been thrown out in 2014 over Crimea

The Ukrainian leader confirmed the two countries signed a number of cooperation agreements in areas such as agriculture, reconstruction, and the return of abducted Ukrainian children from Russia.

A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be erected in central Moscow since Stalin’s death in 1953 and marks a disturbing new stage in…

COMMENT: Not just yet, writes Sean O'Grady – the US embassy in Tel Aviv suffering damage may turn out to be the high watermark of danger in the Israel-Iran war – but also the moment the chance of escalation began to subside

Staging of Boris Godunov explores the effects that Putin’s regime and war in Ukraine is having on the Russian public

The Independent looks at the five big questions that will dominate the agenda at the summit

Leaders will hold talks on the war in Ukraine and spiralling conflict in the Middle East as they gather at a major global summit in Canada.

Leaders will hold talks on the war in Ukraine and spiralling conflict in the Middle East as they gather at a major global summit in Canada.

Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society