Statement from Western allies on new sanctions against Russia

(Reuters) - Washington and its allies moved on Saturday to block some Russian banks' access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of more sanctions against Moscow as it…

Factbox-Ukraine gets weapons from the West but says it needs more

KYIV (Reuters) - Western countries have stepped up arms deliveries to Ukraine but it says it needs more in order to resist Russia's bigger and better-equipped army. Here is a…

Western states need united front against divisive China – Trudeau

TORONTO (Reuters) - Western countries should have a united front against China to prevent the Asian state from using commercial interests to play them against each other, Canadian Prime Minister…

Putin says Western military backing of Ukraine threatens Russia

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Western-backed military development of Ukraine posed a serious threat to Russia, two days…