Russia

The soldiers of the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division train, eat and sleep on a drab, sprawling post in south-east Romania, a mere seven-minute rocket flight from where Russia has stockpiled munitions in Crimea. Farther north, in…

Foreign ministers from Russia, Syria and Turkey will meet in the second half of January, after last week holding the highest-level gathering since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said late…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for a dialogue in resolving the Ukrainian crisis as he held online talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying Beijing will "play a constructive role" for its peaceful settlement,…

Ukraine is striking more boldly at targets deep in Russian territory because Kyiv has assessed that Moscow’s military is fighting at the limits of its conventional capabilities, say former military officials and analysts. So far, the…

At least 10 people have been killed and dozens injured in Russian air strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, officials say. Residential and administrative buildings in central areas of the city were damaged in the blasts.…

The director of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said Friday that Russia was trying to convince Ukraine to divert soldiers from the combat zone in the south-east with a flurry of military activity to the north in Belarus, dismissing…

The leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies on Monday vowed to "intensify" economic pressure on Russia amid its war on Ukraine and seek to provide Kyiv with much-needed air defense systems, while noting they see no evidence of…

The US intends to be a “good steward” of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) when it chairs the regional grouping in 2023, and has invited its member economies, including Russia, to participate in its activities. But Matt Murray,…

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has heightened security alert levels in Europe, with Moscow's nuclear rhetoric serving as a key factor in prompting Finland to apply to join NATO, the country's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has said.…

Moscow will intensify its cyber efforts to pressure the sources of Ukraine’s military and political support, both domestic and foreign, according to Microsoft. In a post on the company’s “On the Issues” blog, Clint Watts, general manager…