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Russia said it's fighting off a massive long-range drone attack across the country
The Kremlin that its air defenses shot down 485 drones across 14 regions in its control. Several reports indicate other ...
No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks are scheduled, Kremlin says
A Kremlin spokesman says Russia and Ukraine have no scheduled direct peace talks. The statement Thursday came nearly a week ...
US Senate Considering Action on Punishing Russia Sanctions Bill
Senate Republicans are warning Russia that they’re prepared to pass punishing sanctions if President Vladimir Putin refuses ...
Russia’s struggling war economy might be what finally drives Moscow to the negotiating table
War experts believe Moscow is planning a summer offensive in Ukraine. Economic and military pressures closer to home could ...
Russia Classifies Population Data as Birth Rates Plunge to 200-Year Low
Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said reviving the nation's birth rate is one of Russia's "top priorities." ...
Could Pope Leo mediate between Russia and Ukraine? Trump thinks so.
The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...
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Report to Congress on Russia’s Nuclear Weapons
The following is the May 22, 2025, Congressional Reserach Service In Focus report, Russia’s Nuclear Weapons. From the report ...
Russia Classifies Budget As Ukraine War Costs Spiral Out of Control
Almost one third of Russia's total expenditures is classified and the word "secret" appears 39 times in the budget when it was adopted last December, the Russian news outlet RuNews24.ru reported.
With little progress after phone calls and talks, Ukraine’s allies hit Russia with new sanctions
Kyiv’s European allies have slapped new sanctions on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and ...
The E.U. Is Still Ramping Up Sanctions on Russia. Here’s How.
The European Union has now targeted Moscow’s fleet of covert oil tankers and plans more restrictions, as the Trump ...
Russia's Gazprom scraps dividend as high interest rates bite
Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday that its board had recommended not paying out a dividend on 2024 ...
The North Korea-Russia alliance gets tighter
On Tuesday, South Korean military officials announced that North Korea likely received help from Russia to develop a new air-to-air missile — a missile fired from an aircraft to destroy another ...