Russia is considering a diesel export ban, Deputy Prime Minister ⁠Alexander ⁠Novak said on Tuesday, while a newspaper ⁠reported on possible fuel imports to tackle shortages, especially in Crimea, which tightened restrictions on public services ​and activities.

The partners have stepped up joint naval training and patrols in a challenge to U.S. military dominance in the Pacific.

Russia is still inching forward in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, but outside experts and Ukrainian soldiers say Russia’s claims of advancement are exaggerated.

By Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, June 24 (Reuters) - Russia wants to know if Donald Trump has really changed his stance on the Ukraine war after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested at this month's G7 summit that the U.

S irens did not wail in the early hours of June 21st in Feodosia, an attractive resort town on the east coast of the Crimean peninsula. There was only the buzzing of drones and th

In a break in decades of doctrine that left its prized bombers exposed, Russia is building shelters for them at a highly-targeted air base.

Ukraine's strikes on refineries are no longer only producing dramatic images — they have disrupted a significant portion of Russian oil exports.

It is true that this resilience owes a lot to Russia’s heavy fiscal stimulus. Last year the government spent the equivalent of 7-8% of GDP on the armed forces. This enormous outlay, those who foresee a crisis argue, sucks manpower from the rest of the economy, as well as draining the government’s finances.

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is willing to hold peace talks with Ukraine, but only on the basis of the terms agreed during the negotiations in Istanbul in 2022, which were widely

Latvian intelligence warns Russia is preparing military provocations against Baltic states or Poland, including drones and missiles, to pressure NATO.

By Ben Aris in Berlin Russia's brief fiscal reprieve from the Gulf war is already coming to an end. A surge in oil prices in the last months looked like it would bail the Kremlin out which is increasingly struggling to pay for the war in Ukraine.