Perspective: Ukrainian drones set the Kapotnya refinery alight. A falling market is deflating Russia's other cushion.

The West, fronted by NATO, is actively preparing for war against Russia, President Vladimir Putin told hundreds of his country's newest army officers on Tuesday. The members of the Western alliance

News of the damage must surely have found its way into the most isolated of bunkers.

Even Russia’s leading warmonger has run out of ways to justify the Ukraine invasion.

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An investigation reveals that the Kremlin has repeatedly misled the public about the location of President Vladimir Putin, who uses three nearly identical offices in different parts of the country. Systema, RFE/RL's Russian investigative unit, identified ...

Since the beginning of September, Russia has sent dozens of drones into European airspace. In response, NATO governments have briefly shut down civilian airports, scrambled fighter jets, and invoked NATO’s Article 4—calling for formal consultations ...

When Vladimir Putin was captured by a hot mic telling Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality by replacing their organs, some dismissed the exchange as eccentric small talk between aging autocrats. In fact, during the conversation at a Beijing ...

In chess, there’s a move called a fork. You attack two pieces at once, forcing the hand of your counterpart. Russian President Vladimir Putin relishes opportunities to fork his enemies. He recently told President Trump that his Valdai residence had been ...

In recent months, the normally placid waters of Russian politics have been marked by the appearance of small but noticeable ripples—not yet indicators that Vladimir Putin’s hold on power is in immediate danger but that the war in Ukraine is beginning ...

Zelenskyy made the statement in an evening video address. He said the Ukrainian military “proves the power of Ukrainian accuracy every day,” and that long- and medium-range drone operations targeting Russian assets will continue.