Russia, Toretsk and Ukraine

Russia says it sees no positive steps from US on disarmament, RIA reports
Russia is yet to see any positive steps from the new U.S. administration on disarmament, Russia's permanent representative to ...
Russia's options to rebuild its military are knotty
With its arsenal depleted and its reputation battered in Ukraine, Russia must make hard choices to rebuild its military power ...
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...
High inflation is key challenge for Russia's economy, prime minister tells Putin
Russia's economy grew by 4.1% in 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin on Friday, ...
US Spy Plane Buzzes Russia's Black Sea Red Line as Trump Takes Charge
An American intelligence-gathering aircraft has operated off the coast of Crimea for the first time since the outbreak of the ...
Russia's Baltic neighbors are breaking away from its power grid — and they're braced for retaliation
The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are bracing themselves for possible retaliation as they decouple from ...
Russia claims it’s taken another eastern Ukraine town. Kyiv officials make no comment
Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its forces have captured the coal mining town of Toretsk, their latest ...
Independent media in Russia, Ukraine lose their funding with USAID freeze
Independent media in Russia and Ukraine have been critical of their governments and provide alternative reporting, but much ...
Russia's Birth Rate Collapses to Record Low Under Putin
Vladimir Putin is committed to reversing Russia's declining birth rate but his plans have been hit hard by high casualty ...