Days ahead of an election in which he’s all but certain to secure another six-year term, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons in case of a threat to ‘the existence of the Russian state’
More than two years after he sent troops into Ukraine, not much has changed economically for most people in President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. That’s despite the sweeping sanctions that have cut off much of Russia’s trade with Europe, the U.S. and their allies
The strikes targeted infrastructure and reportedly destroyed a Lukoil refinery and a fuel depot while Russian pro-Ukraine paramilitaries fought Kremlin troops in border skirmishes
A group of hackers called Anonymous Sudan, which is considered by cybersecurity experts as pro-Russia, claimed responsibility for the attacks in online post
In an area of the front where Russian troops have gained the most ground in Ukraine, under daily bombing from the enemy, a couple of farmers shelter, care for and feed 100 soldiers
In his first term, the New York magnate turned his country’s relations with the world upside down. If he wins a second, he is likely to again upturn Washington’s position on Russia, China, Europe and Latin America
Washington remains the world’s main exporter, while Moscow loses steam and falls to third place behind France
The number of prosecutions grew rapidly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and public criticism of the war was outlawed
Russia places the former world chess champion on its list of terrorists and extremists, more than 10 years after moving to New York when targeted by the Russian president for his political dissension
The president called on Congress to approve military aid for Kyiv and officially announced the US army would help construct a temporary port on the coast of the Strip
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided at a ceremony in which Sweden’s ‘instrument of accession’ to the alliance was officially deposited at the State Department
Eight Russian creators in exile have participated in a collective exhibition, which highlights the invasion of Ukraine and the Putin administration’s indoctrinating propaganda
They are wanted for the war crime of directing attacks at civilian objects, and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects, and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts
The facility has been occupied by Russian forces for two years with barely any power supply to cool the reactors. The director of the IAEA is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday
Moscow’s official doctrine allows these weapons to be used if ‘the very existence of the Russian Federation is under threat’
The EU is going through a metamorphosis that seeks to dissuade Putin from undertaking new aggression and guarantee its autonomy in a turbulent world
Thousands bid farewell to Navalny on Friday after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. The crowds chanted slogans against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine
Western diplomats, including U.S. Ambassador Lynn Tracy, were among those who attended, along with presidential hopefuls Boris Nadezhdin and Yekaterina Duntsova
Mircea Geoană, deputy secretary general of the North Atlantic Alliance, notes that the US needs its European allies as much as Europe needs America
Earlier this week French President Emmanuel Macron said that the future deployment of Western ground troops to Ukraine should not be ‘ruled out’
Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, speaking at the European Parliament, expressed fears that the police might interfere. ‘I’m not sure yet whether it will be peaceful or whether police will arrest those who have come to say goodbye to my husband,’ she said
The Chancellor argues that the delivery of this long-range weaponry heightens the risk of Germany being dragged into the war
Kremlin propaganda links Nazism to purge of Soviet mark in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, where fears of Russian aggression mount
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought to position himself as a potential mediator to end the war between Ukraine and Russia
Putin threatens to keep numerous Western assets while accelerating privatization and bestowing his blessing on the new millionaires who support him
A dissident politician believes a congress of deputies in the secessionist Moldovan region will request incorporation into the Russian Federation this week
Alexei Navalny and two U.S. citizens held in Russia were supposed to be swapped for Vadim Krasikov, who was serving a life sentence in Germany, according to his ally