Veteran Putin ally Sergei Lavrov suggested a fight with Europe would not prove difficult for Moscow

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was seeking a ‘unique alliance’ with the EU – but not membership

Putin has been facing declining approval ratings, mounting casualties and ‘net-zero’ territorial gains since March this year as polls open today. Experts tell Maira Butt what this could mean for the future of Russia

Four men and a woman were killed on the bus attack in Nikopol