Russia–Iran ‘Strategic Partnership’ In recent years, Russia and Iran—both targets of Western sanctions—have drawn increasingly close, especially in terms of security.

"We will continue these trials, including in combat environment, depending on the situation and security threats to Russia," Putin said, per Tass.

Previous talks between Ukraine and Russia took place in Turkey in June and May of this year, but yielded few results.

LONDON—U.S. citizen Stephen James Hubbard pleaded guilty in a Moscow court on Monday to charges of mercenary activity, admitting that he had received money to fight for Ukraine against Russia, the RIA state news agency reported.

The strategy says the Chinese communist regime and the state of Russia pose “the most significant intelligence threats.” These leading adversaries are working together more frequently, amplifying the threats to the United States.

Neither North Korea nor Russia have confirmed the troop deployment to the region.

Much of this growth is attributed to China's expanding trade with Russia, as both countries use the yuan to bypass sanctions on U.S. dollar transactions.

If President Donald Trump can negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, communist China could become the next target of the United States, analysts say.

Putin has warned that he views long-range strikes inside Russia as a significant escalation in the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war.

to the West and eight sent back to Russia from the West.

The younger of the pair said he initially believed that he was being sent to Russia for training, not to take part in the ongoing war.

Speaking to participants of an extraordinary session of the European Parliament marking the 1,000th day of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Zelensky said, "Every 'today' is the best moment to push Russia harder."

President Donald Trump will drop efforts to clinch a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the absence of any clear signs of progress.

A U.S. official said on Monday that Russia is escalating the conflict in Ukraine by sending North Korean troops after Moscow warned that Washington is getting more involved in the war by allowing Kyiv to strike into Russia with U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral cease-fire today in recognition of the Easter holiday. The order pauses Russian combat operations against Ukraine starting at 6 p.m. Moscow time and lasting until midnight on Sunday. Meanwhile, talks toward a more permanent agreement remain stalled. An early morning order from the Supreme Court has put deportations […]

Blinken argued there's an important distinction between those countries supplying weapons to Russia and those supplying weapons to Ukraine, including the United States. "Russia is the aggressor. Ukraine the victim. Russia fights for conquest.

President Donald Trump says a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine must be reached within days or he may abandon negotiations altogether. He added that the United States wants to see the war end, as thousands of soldiers continue to die each week.

MOSCOW—Russian forces captured two villages in Ukraine, the defense ministry said on Monday. The settlements were Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region and Netailove in Donetsk. The Ukrainian military’s General Staff said in a report late on Sunday its forces had repelled an attack near Ivanivka, east of the town of Kupiansk. In a report on […]

At least two U.S. citizens arrested in Russia in recent years—including WNBA star Brittney Griner—have been exchanged for Russians jailed in the U.S. Mr.

Russia has retaken more than 300 square miles of territory in Kursk since Ukraine carried out a cross-border offensive into the Russian border region in summer 2024, a top Russian general has said.

Russia, meanwhile, boasts some 30 diesel-powered and seven nuclear-powered icebreakers.

The ongoing Russia–Ukraine war has upended the deal.

The IMF and all its member countries—which include Russia—have an agreement under which IMF experts carry out periodic economic assessments.

The State Department also revealed that it expects Russia to coordinate with RT to skew the October election in Moldova, by stirring up civil unrest.

They said it was foreign intelligence services without specifically naming Russia.

"We will know soon enough—in a matter of weeks, not months—whether Russia is serious about peace or not," he said.

The United States and Russia said on Tuesday that they have agreed to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine after holding talks in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.

Russia reported fierce fighting on Sunday on three sections of the front line in Ukraine while Ukraine's president praised his troops for repelling Russia's advances and claimed their counter-offensive was progressing well.

State Department said it was aware of reports of the sentencing of a U.S. citizen in Russia and was monitoring the situation.

Putin spent his last day in China in the northern city of Harbin, where he visited a China-Russia Expo.