Equally worrying, Russia has increased its naval cooperation with China and given Beijing access, and a stake, in the Arctic.

Russia is behind schedule in building its Ivan Rogov-class ship, which was laid down at the Zaliv shipyard in Crimea in 2020.

Fires and smoke foul the air. Toxins seep into the earth and water. Habitats for wildlife disappear. Experts call it ecocide.

Vladimir Putin ordered the bombing of a dam on a reservoir near the border with Ukraine to stop Ukrainian forces from moving ...

As allegations of attacks and other incidents blamed on Russia piled up across Europe last year, a team of AP journalists set ...

Real Lives in the Ruin of Empire, the journalist Howard Amos’ first book, is a prescient and fascinating examination of the borderlands of a bellicose nation. Focusing on the Pskov region, which juts ...

Ukrainian troops are making small gains in Russia's Belgorod region, while Donald Trump has taken a swipe at Vladimir Putin.