Russia

The Russian President made a startling admission about Donald Trump at his annual press conference but it was the map behind him that was most revealing.

General Kirillov and his aide were killed in a bomb explosion in Moscow

The two ships had 29 crew members on board when calls for help were issued, the Russian Emergency Ministry has said

Moscow on Wednesday accused Kyiv of firing US-supplied ATACAMS missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region and threatened to retaliate. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's "destructive" approach made peace impossible.  

Sufficient Oreshnik hypersonic missile systems could alleviate the need for further updating the country’s nuclear doctrine, according to the Russian president

The experimental missile was used to target Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday.

The new missile’s demonstration was a success, the Russian president has told a Kremlin meeting

If confirmed, firing of weapon would mark first time missile – which can carry nuclear payload – has been used

The fearless widow of Alexei Navalny, the anticorruption activist poisoned and murdered by the Kremlin, tells Decca Aitkenhead about their perilous family life and why she is continuing her husband’s fight to save their country.

Kiev’s “foray” into Russia sought to prevent a swift end to the wider conflict, Aleksandr Bortnikov has said

The president has suggested several new criteria that would merit a nuclear response

Six people, mostly in mid-level positions, showed “signs of intelligence and subversive work” according to the Russian FSB

Kyiv and Moscow say military action is under way to retake Russian territory

The Defense Ministry says ten border settlements have been captured in the last 48 hours

Eleven UAVs have been downed in the vicinity of the Russian capital overnight, according to the Defense Ministry

All over the world, the old military rules are being broken, this has the potential to become very dangerous

The Ukrainian attack has already led to civilian casualties, the National Antiterrorism Committee has said

Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years