Russia
The latest on Russia. The largest country in the world by territory, Russia is one of the most populous countries in the world and is the most populous in Europe. Currently led by President Vladimir Putin, the government is comprised of three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary. Relations between Russia and the United States are often at odds, with tensions dating back decades.
Video: Russian soldiers warn Ukraine "better armed" after 1,000 troops lost
"Enemy manpower superiority is reportedly 10-fold," a Russian soldier fighting in Klishchiivka said in a video that has emerged on social media.
Wagner fighters think Putin appointee is a "traitor"—UK
The Russian president tasked the former chief of the mercenary group, Andrey Troshev, with finding troops for combat formations.
Russian soldier shares video of HIMARS strike aftermath
"You can't leave equipment out in open places like this," the soldier said of the strike purportedly in the Donetsk oblast of eastern Ukraine.
Russia's gas production collapses to late-stage USSR levels
Russian energy giant Gazprom said that gas production in Russia had decreased by nearly a quarter in 2023.
Russian official calls for Ukrainians' "genocide", creating patriot "camps"
"We will destroy 1, 2, 3 or 5 million Ukrainians," Pavel Gubarev, former self-appointed "governor" of Donetsk, told an interviewer.
US government shutdown would play right into Putin's hands
"Putin is looking for any chink in our armor," Kremlin critic Bill Browder told Newsweek.
Without U.S. Intervention, the Caucasus Could Be Lost to a New Proxy War
Distracted by its disastrous invasion of Ukraine, Russia's clout in the region has collapsed. And now Armenia must look for stronger security guarantors.
Putin makes eyebrow-raising military appointment
Andrei Troshev, a former commander of the mercenary group that mutinied in June, will be in charge of Russia's volunteer fighter units in Ukraine.
Putin keeps changing his mind on Russia using mercenaries
The Kremlin struggled to explain President Vladimir Putin's apparent U-turn on using mercenaries in his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
European support for Ukraine aid is plummeting
Just 24 percent of EU citizens "totally agree" with providing Ukraine with money for weapons, according to a new poll.
Wagner troops "in demand" after returning to Ukraine frontlines: UK
Many of the mercenary fighters will have prior knowledge of the terrain and Ukrainian tactics around Bakhmut, the British Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Russia's next nuclear weapons test will likely be in this location
Russia should conduct nuclear tests at the location at least once to scare the West, Vladimir Putin ally Mikhail Kovalchuk has said.
Another neighbor turns back on Russia
"Wow, huge move. Just shows weakening grip across region of Russia," said economist Timothy Ash of comments by Kazakhstan's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Russian state TV lays out plans for new empire
Sergey Mardan has claimed Russia could restore its long-abandoned empire.
Russian Su-35 fighter jet downed by own air defense, video appears to show
Russian air defenses reportedly took down the fighter jet close to the frontlines in the contested Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.
Russia prepares nationwide drills with nuclear war scenario
Russia said shortly after the outbreak of all-out war in Ukraine that the risks of nuclear conflict were "considerable."
Video shows Putin giving orders to Prigozhin's "successor"
Andrey Troshev, a former Wagner commander, has been touted as the successor to the mercenary group's late leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
I was captured, beaten and interrogated by Russia for months
Our unwavering mutual support and unyielding belief in eventual victory kept us from succumbing to despair.
Putin eyes fall window of opportunity
Developments in Central Europe may offer hope to Vladimir Putin, with Russia bogged down in Ukraine and isolated on the world stage.
Is Russian Black Sea commander actually dead? What we know, what we don't
Kyiv claimed that Admiral Viktor Sokolov was killed in a strike in Sevastopol, but he has since appeared in footage on Russian television.
Putin's big lie revealed by Russian soldier
In an alleged intercepted call, a Russian troop fighting in Ukraine said Russia was behind a sabotage act despite Putin claiming otherwise.
Russia loses 38 artillery systems, 12 APVs in a day: Ukraine
Russia's military has lost 6,375 artillery systems since the beginning of all-out war in Ukraine in February last year, Kyiv's military said on Thursday.
Putin seen with Kadyrov after death rumors
There has been speculation that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was dead or in a coma.
Putin's plan for next year raises questions about end of Ukraine war
Despite a Russian official hinting about a possible end to the Ukraine war, the country's Finance Ministry has dramatically increased Putin's war budget.
China moves to counter US by winning over Japan and South Korea
"China will still make unremitting efforts to persuade South Korea and Japan to return to the track of regional cooperation," expert Zhan Debin told Newsweek.
Three ways Russia-Ukraine war could escalate by accident: Report
"World War III is getting closer," former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in mid-July.
Russians crowdfunding for sailors wounded in Rostov-on-Don submarine strike
The initiative raises questions about payouts Vladimir Putin promised to injured servicemen in the war.
Ukraine ATGM strike destroys Russia's "AT-6 Spiral" anti-tank system: Video
The strike, footage of which was shot from inside and outside the target vehicle, appears to have destroyed the Russian weapon.
Putin calling the shots without listening to military: Think tank
The Kremlin leader "has narrowed the funnel of information that reaches him," according to a new report from the RAND Corporation.
'Panic' in Crimea will grow, Zelensky adviser says
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said Russia is reeling from strikes in Crimea.
