Prices of milk, potatoes, and butter are soaring in Russia. Retailers are beefing up security to prevent shoplifting. Mortgage rates are skyrocketing as the sales of new apartments plummet. More than 1,000 days since Moscow launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine, Russia has transformed its economy, retooling it to fuel the war effort and cope with Western sanctions. Government spending on things...

Moscow's ambassador to Britain asserted that the United Kingdom is now "directly involved" in the war in Ukraine after Kyiv used British-made Storm Shadow long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia.The post B...

What You Need to Know: The Russian MiG-35, hailed as a "4++ generation" fighter, has proven to be a massive disappointment for Moscow. Despite its promising debut in 2007, only six units have been built, far short of the planned 37. Its limited combat experience, reliability issues, lack of export sales, and inferior components compared to rivals have tarnished its reputation.

Over 10,000 North Korean troops are currently in Moscow.

North Africas main oil producer, Libya, is again making headlines, mainly in light of OPECs ongoing market struggles. At the same time, Europeans are looking at the OPEC member as a potential source for their energy-hungry industries. After Europes energy crisis, mainly caused by Russias invasion of Ukraine, the Southern Mediterranean is back on the books of politicians and investor...

US investor Stephen P. Lynch, who has decades of business dealings in Moscow, has reportedly asked US officials for permission to bid on the sabotaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline if it is auctioned off in a Swiss bankruptcy court, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Lynch has discussed with US senators, Treasury officials, and State officials the possibility of American ownership of the...

Moscow says the Oreshnik,a nuclear-capable weapon, was used in an attack on Ukraine amid escalating tensions.

Cyber threat experts say one group of Russian hackers is spying, spreading disinformation, and hawking fake Viagra pills. It's just one part of Moscow's cyber strategy.

Ukraine claimed Russia used an ICBM in a recent attack, but Moscow said it was an IRBM, the "Oreshnik," targeting Dnipro.

Since Moscow launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv has complained that it is defending itself with one arm tied behind its back in the face of Russia's full might. While Western partners like the United States provided billions of dollars in weapons, Ukraine was prevented from using them to strike deep into Russian territory, where Moscow's war machine largely sat out of ...

What You Need to Know: The Biden administrations authorization for Ukraine to use U.S. long-range missiles against Russia has escalated the Ukraine war and increased the likelihood of direct NATO-Russia conflict, according to Moscow.-Russia views this decision as an act of war, reinforced by its revised nuclear doctrine and repeated warnings of potential nuclear reta...

Retired American General Mark MacCarley said that, after Russia's attack on Dnipro, there is fear in Kyiv that Moscow will target the capital next.

What You Need to Know: Russia's Admiral Nakhimov, a Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser, may soon return to service, reflecting Moscow's push to bolster its naval presence amidst the Ukraine war. Though its nuclear reactors are inactive, auxiliary engines will allow the warship to rejoin the fleet.

Dnipro appeared to bear the brunt of Moscow's first retaliatory strike after Ukraine fired U.S.-made missiles into Russia, but it's unclear what weapons Russia used.

Moscow says it has shot down British-made Storm Shadow missiles soon after it fired an ICBM missile at Ukraine for the first time in the conflict.

Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, which, if confirmed, would be the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war.In a statement Thursday on the Telegram messaging app, Ukraine’s air force did not specify the exact type of missile, but said it was l...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war.It wasn’t clear exactly what type of missile was fired, but Ukraine’s air force said in a statement on Telegram on Thursday that it was launched from Russia...