Russia has initiated a large-scale manoeuvre of its strategic nuclear forces, running parallel to an ongoing NATO nuclear exercise in Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed on Wednesday that it was a scheduled military exercise,

Max Boot is right. We really are in Peanuts territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin is Lucy van Pelt. President Trump is the ever-hopeful yet fatalistic Charlie Brown, and Ukraine is the

Russia tested its nuclear capabilities on land, sea and air on Wednesday - just a day after Trump said he did not want to have a “wasted” meeting with Vladimir Putin. The test included the launch of a land-based "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch of nuclear-capable cruise missiles from strategic bombers.

As temperatures drop in Ukraine, Russia has stepped up drone attacks on power facilities supplying millions of homes across the country.

The European Union's 19th package of sanctions against Russia will list four companies involved in China's oil industry that circumvent Western restrictions, EU diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.

Only Russia friendly Hungary and Slovakia, refused to back the bill, which terminates Russian pipeline and liquified natural gas imports.

Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine early Wednesday, causing power outages across most of the country, setting homes ablaze and killing at least six people, including a six-month-old baby,