Europe - Russia, Caucus and Eurasia
Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic
Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad,…
Russia to enlarge armed forces again as Ukraine war takes toll
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to boost the army by 15,500 troops in the fourth such order this year.…
Russia’s parliamentary election: What you need to know
Russia holds a parliamentary election on September 18 to 20, the first since it launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February…
Voting begins in Russian parliamentary election
Voting got underway on Friday in a three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President Vladimir Putin has framed as a barometer of…
Belarus launches drills near Polish and Lithuanian borders
Belarus has begun four-day military exercises near its borders with Poland and Lithuania, as Ukraine reported that Russia was using Belarusian relay…
Poland and Ukraine slam Russian strike on train near their border as ‘escalation’
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he expected Moscow to escalate the war in "in the coming weeks", following Russian strikes that…
Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale
Bone fragments from the sword hand of a medieval Russian prince who won a famous victory over the Mongols have been sent…
Drone alert delayed Zelenskiy’s departure for Norway
The departure from Moldova of a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Norway was delayed when authorities closed the country's airspace…
Kremlin says it does not rule out restart of peace talks with Ukraine and US
The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the resumption of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United…
Putin cites chance of peace deal, Zelenskiy says US negotiators to visit both countries
Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was a chance of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine , while Ukrainian…
Putin says Russia is winning on battlefield, will not negotiate with ‘terrorists’
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was winning the war in Ukraine and portrayed the Ukrainian leadership as "terrorists" with whom Moscow…
Russia says it could strike UK military targets
Russia warned on Thursday that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine in response to Ukrainian attacks on targets…