Russia

Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defense budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government’s total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from both sides…

President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday that Russia would employ all weapons at its disposal should Ukraine obtain nuclear weapons. “If the country which we are essentially at war with…

Ukraine’s power infrastructure has come “under massive enemy attack”, according to the country’s energy minister, leaving more than 1 million people without electricity. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Energy…

A U.S. plan to deploy sophisticated missiles on a Japanese island chain close to Taiwan is prompting angry responses from both China and its close ally Russia. The United States…

President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate retired Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg to serve as assistant to the president and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg was chief…

The US decision to allow Ukraine to fire American weapons deeper into Russia has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack, which is unlikely, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…

Ukraine’s military said Tuesday it shot down 76 Russian drones in overnight attacks that targeted areas across the country and damaged critical infrastructure facilities. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched…

North Korean troops have begun fighting alongside Russians, a U.S. State Department spokesman said during a briefing. “Over 10,000 DPRK (North Korean) soldiers have been sent to eastern Russia, and…

Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russian aerial attacks overnight killed at least one person in Kherson and injured several people in Kharkiv. Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram that…