Then, there was the NATO member. By Valerie Hopkins and David Pierson The Russian leader wants to cast himself as a global statesman, even as the U.S. and its Western allies try to isolate him.

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III called ...

Don’t even think about not having children. If you’re Russian. Russia’s parliament is considering legislation to outlaw “a conscious refusal to have children.” The State Duma lower house ...

On September 25, Russian president Vladimir Putin provided insights into changes to Russia’s long-anticipated new nuclear doctrine. He indicated that the nuclear mission was being “expanded” and ...

Andriy Kostin took responsibility for a scandal in which dozens of officials are alleged to have abused their position to receive disability status and avoid military service.

Footage purports to show North Korean troops at a military camp in Russia's Far East reportedly ahead of deployment to Kursk.

Income from crude oil shipments in Russia has dropped to its lowest level in eight months, it has been reported, potentially complicating spending plans Vladimir Putin is committed to in keeping ...

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The Russian government wants to earmark 32.5% of its spending for defense in 2025, a record amount and up from a reported 28.3% this year, as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a fresh nuclear threat against the West and Ukraine on Wednesday, indicating that any nation’s conventional attack on Russia that was supported by a nuclear ...

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as ...

By the second year of the Ukraine war, the conflict had morphed into an all-out proxy battle between global powers. In early ...