More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military ...

An American intelligence-gathering aircraft has operated off the coast of Crimea for the first time since the outbreak of the ...

Lisa Murkowski described the move as an “unprecedented provocation by our adversaries.” The following month, Russia and China sent patrol boats through icy waters of the high north.

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and ...

Mapped: Ukraine’s counterattack into the Russian Kursk region explained - Ukraine’s attack into Kursk has left Vladimir Putin ...

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By Henrik Pryser Libell and Lynsey Chutel The Kremlin is trying to cripple YouTube in Russia, internet experts say, pushing some people to state-controlled domestic alternatives. But many Russians ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. At least 14 people were killed in Poltava ...

After Russia's 2022 invasion, Ukraine's normally febrile political life was becalmed under martial law. But there have been growing signs of activity picking up, as the United States has set its ...

Fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers nearly three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, close to eastern Crimea – some 250 km from Sevastopol ... s announcement came after authorities in Russia ...

Nariman Dzhelyal has been appointed as Ukraine’s new ambassador to Turkiye after facing jail at the Kremlin’s hands.