Brussels struggles to advance fresh measures against Moscow as Budapest demands the restoration of a damaged oil route through Ukraine before lifting its veto.

In the early hours of February 24 2022, standing on the freezing roof of a hotel in Kyiv, the idea that Russia would launch a full-scale assault on Ukraine, despite a troop buildup on the border, still seemed almost impossible to imagine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of trying to "disrupt the negotiation process" searching for an end to the war.

As Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine marks four years, the pressure on Russia’s economy is starting to show.

Britain has been accused of involvement in an assassination attempt in Moscow which left a senior Russian military intelligence chief seriously wounded

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Security Council's permanent members in Moscow, Russia, Feb 20, 2026. [Photo/Agencies] MOSCOW -- The development of the nuclear triad "remains an absolute priority" for Russia,

Iran struck a secret €500m (£437m) deal with Russia to obtain thousands of its advanced shoulder-fired missiles. Russia will send 500 of its man-portable “Verba” launch uni

Russia appears to be having difficulty replenishing its losses in Ukraine through the existing mechanisms of troop formation. However, any sort of mobilisation will cause massive discontent among the population.