Russia’s war against Ukraine began in 2014, when Russia invaded and annexed Crimea and Russian-backed separatists seized territory in eastern Ukraine. Russia expanded the conflict into a full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.

Rutte said that Russia has grown “increasingly reckless” but that NATO stands in “full solidarity” with Germany.

Rutte said that Russia has grown “increasingly reckless” and that NATO stands in “full solidarity” with Germany.

Hungary labeled Russia a “threat to the global order” and formally condemned its military aggression on Aug. 25, in a move that marks a sharp shift in Budapest’s outlook under its new government.

South Korea's Defense Ministry said North Korea is continuing preparations for an additional troop deployment to Russia. South Korean lawmaker Rep.

“As we do not allow access to our models from Russia, they used [virtual private networks] to access our platform,” OpenAI said.

Russia-Ukraine Hostilities Russian and Ukrainian forces have recently been targeting each other’s facilities.

Historically, high-level surprise visits have served as a critical back channel to deliver direct warnings to Russia, as seen with a secret trip to Moscow made in November 2021 by then-Director William Burns, just a few months before Russia invaded Ukraine

Prime Minister Mark Carney named the United States along with Russia as unreliable trade partners, as trade tensions between Canada and the United States escalate.

(Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuter)Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters on Aug. 25 that Russia was facing “an obvious threat of drone attacks against both critical infrastructure and facilities that are essential to our country's economic and social

The UK's ​Ministry of Defence has not confirmed whether British drones were ‌used in attacks on Russia.

“The pressure must be intensified until Russia ends the war,” she said. She also said that the sanctions legislation against Russia initiated in the U.S. Senate by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

“We appreciate this decision, and the fact that Russia asked for no one in return—No exchange took place.”

Russia and Ukraine continue to attack each other’s critical infrastructure, with Russian oil refineries and Ukrainian military-related warehouses being hit overnight.

and Russia in 2001, formally relinquishing the sovereignty claims over the territories taken by Russia in the past more than 100 years.

The Senate on Aug. 7 overwhelmingly passed a bill to impose new sanctions against Russia and Iran. In an 86–11 vote, the Senate passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026.

President Donald Trump welcomes home an American freed after four years in Russia.

“It is likely that Russia could use Ukrainian-made drones for this. "Since Ukraine successfully attacks Russia, some of the Ukrainian drones are intercepted by Russia while defending themselves, and some of the drones crash.”

In addition to sanctions, the president could implement up to 500 percent tariffs on goods imported from Russia, including oil, gas, and coal products.

Third-party-compiled data estimate that there are about 35 million Telegram users in Russia—one of the largest national user bases globally.

several days later that he was going to fire Comey regardless of the recommendation from Department of Justice officials because “this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story.”

Melnichenko, governor of the Penza Oblast in western Russia, said in a Telegram post that several drones had been shot down on approach to the logistics center, but 15 had managed to get through and strike the facility.

Ukrainian drones have struck targets across Russia, including oil refineries and logistics facilities in the cities of Perm, Ryazan, and Taganrog, as well as Crimea.

The U.S. is sanctioning entities in Russia, Iran, and China. Officials say they provided support for Iran’s military. Tesla, SpaceX, and China: A new report raises questions about a potential merger, while CEO Elon Musk pushes back.

Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 on July 16.

–Russia relations and the need to end the war.

Zelenskyy discussed the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting with Trump before the funeral service.

Days later, President Donald Trump said Russia and China had told him they weren’t assisting Iran with weapons.

KYIV—Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.

Trump’s comments came after the Department of War was questioned on Tuesday regarding potential support for Iran from Russia and China.