Russia's nuclear rules say it can use atomic weapons if the country — or one of its allies — is attacked, especially if the attacker is a non-nuclear nation backed by a nuclear power. That clause ...

The MOEX Russia Index gained 0.73% to 2,777.16 points, while the RTS Index edged up by 0.7% to 1,122.22 points ...

A Ukrainian soldier told BI that the thermonaric warheads have gotten bigger, while a first responder said Russia is using ...

While these conflicts are disquieting, the biggest geopolitical risk affecting Asia is U.S. policy uncertainty, particularly the imposition of tariffs and Washington’s military and economic ...

This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Sergey Shoigu believes that European countries could try to sell their spending on the construction of roads, bridges, transportation hubs and other civilian infrastructure facilities as "related" exp ...

Officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that a demographic crisis could mean the country he leads will be short millions of workers by the end of the decade.

Tourism from the West to Russia took a major hit after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Flight bans, banking restrictions and a ...

A Russian court on Wednesday said it had seized 50% of shares in a wholesale bakery as part of interim measures in a lawsuit brought by state prosecutors that seeks to label the company's ultimate ...

Putin invaded Ukraine just over 13 months into Biden's White House term. Between February 24, 2022, and January 20, 2025, the U.S. became the world's biggest supplier of weapons and aid for Ukraine's ...

Russian officials and commentators have shown little indication that Moscow is about to change course under new pressure.

The large-scale, long-range attacks targeted energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.