Russia - Ukraine War

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed "firm support and solidarity" for Russia in his congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the end of World War Two.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world's biggest economies.

A Russian deputy defence minister in charge of military construction has been detained on Tuesday on suspicion of "large-scale" bribe-taking, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine.

Russia but not President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the French ceremony in June to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings during World War II, organisers said Tuesday.

Two Indian Navy warships being built in Russia are likely to be commissioned by the end of this year, after getting delayed due to the Russia-Ukraine war there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday welcomed Sweden's accession to NATO, which his own country is hoping to join after the war ends.

The United States on Thursday denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin's warnings of a risk of nuclear war as "irresponsible," but said there no sign of greater risk.

A court in Russian-annexed Crimea has sentenced a man to two-and-a-half years in prison for "rehabilitating Nazism", the regional Investigative Committee said on Tuesday, amid a crackdown on behaviour deemed unpatriotic since the start of the war in

Russia on Thursday dismissed a warning by the United States about new Russian nuclear capabilities in space, calling it a "malicious fabrication" and a trick by the White House aimed at getting U.S. lawmakers to approve more money to counter Moscow.

Russia on Monday imposed sanctions on 18 British citizens including a number of top academics and Russia experts for what Moscow said was an attempt to demonise Russia and fan the war in Ukraine.

Russia's registration of candidates for the March presidential election has closed, TASS reported on Sunday, with a list including President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to win, and three politicians who all support Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on tech mogul Elon Musk during an interview he granted American journalist Tucker Carlson that was released Thursday.

President Vladimir Putin said it was "out of the question" for Russia to invade Poland or Latvia, telling US talk show host Tucker Carlson in an interview posted Thursday: "We simply don't have any interest" in expanding the war in Ukraine.

Russia and China accused the United States during a UN Security Council meeting on Monday of stoking already high tensions in the Middle East with its recent retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed "firm support and solidarity" for Russia in his congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the end of World War Two.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world's biggest economies.

A Russian deputy defence minister in charge of military construction has been detained on Tuesday on suspicion of "large-scale" bribe-taking, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine.

Russia but not President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the French ceremony in June to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings during World War II, organisers said Tuesday.

Two Indian Navy warships being built in Russia are likely to be commissioned by the end of this year, after getting delayed due to the Russia-Ukraine war there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday welcomed Sweden's accession to NATO, which his own country is hoping to join after the war ends.

The United States on Thursday denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin's warnings of a risk of nuclear war as "irresponsible," but said there no sign of greater risk.

A court in Russian-annexed Crimea has sentenced a man to two-and-a-half years in prison for "rehabilitating Nazism", the regional Investigative Committee said on Tuesday, amid a crackdown on behaviour deemed unpatriotic since the start of the war in

Russia on Thursday dismissed a warning by the United States about new Russian nuclear capabilities in space, calling it a "malicious fabrication" and a trick by the White House aimed at getting U.S. lawmakers to approve more money to counter Moscow.

Russia on Monday imposed sanctions on 18 British citizens including a number of top academics and Russia experts for what Moscow said was an attempt to demonise Russia and fan the war in Ukraine.

Russia's registration of candidates for the March presidential election has closed, TASS reported on Sunday, with a list including President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to win, and three politicians who all support Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on tech mogul Elon Musk during an interview he granted American journalist Tucker Carlson that was released Thursday.

President Vladimir Putin said it was "out of the question" for Russia to invade Poland or Latvia, telling US talk show host Tucker Carlson in an interview posted Thursday: "We simply don't have any interest" in expanding the war in Ukraine.

Russia and China accused the United States during a UN Security Council meeting on Monday of stoking already high tensions in the Middle East with its recent retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria.