Russia's army has GROWN since launching invasion despite suffering huge troops losses and is 'learning how to defeat the West on Ukrainian battlefields', top US general warns

Lieutenant General Charles Costanza said the biggest threat to NATO is 'clearly Russia ', and that the threat is more imminent than many realise.

Threats against NGO leaders multiply as Georgia green lights ‘Russian law’ for final vote

A decisive vote on Tuesday could see the final adoption of a law, dubbed the “Russian law” by critics, that targets civil society organisations and independent media in Georgia that receive foreign funding. For ten days now, the pro-Russian...

Putin defence minister shake-up a sign of plans for ‘long confrontation’ with West

President Vladimir Putin's nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as defence minister is a sign of the importance the Russian leader places on the war economy in gaining the upper hand in what he expects will be a long conflict...

Russia warns it is ready for direct conflict if the West wants to fight for Ukraine on the battlefield - as Swedish PM says he is open to hosting nukes 'in a war situation'

Lavrov's worrying statement constitutes the latest ramping up of rhetoric teasing a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO

Georgians protest in last-ditch effort to block controversial ‘Russian law’

Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside the Caucasus country's parliament on Monday after a night-long demonstration against a controversial "foreign influence" law that critics say was inspired by repressive Russian legislation.

Rishi Sunak warns threat of nuclear war 'is the closest since the Cuban Missile Crisis', as he says Keir Starmer 'can't be trusted to keep Britain safe' and pleads with voters not to hand Labour the keys to No10

In a speech putting security at the heart of the looming battle, Rishi Sunak swiped that the Labour leader would say anything to get power.

Last stand for democracy as 1,000 protesters demonstrate against Georgia's 'Russian law' that copies Kremlin's repressive legislation and moves the country closer to Putin

The ex-Soviet republic has been gripped for weeks by huge protests over the bill, dubbed the 'Russian law' as it resembles repressive legislation used by the Kremlin.

'You can't trust Keir to keep Britain safe': Rishi Sunak puts Starmer's character at heart of election fight as he warns Labour leader will not handle threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - vowing to prove his mettle in TV debate

In a speech putting character at the heart of the looming battle, the PM swiped that the Labour leader would say anything to get power.

'You can't trust Keir to keep Britain safe': Rishi Sunak puts Starmer's character at heart of election fight as he warns Labour leader will not handle threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - vowing to prove his mettle in TV debate

In a speech putting character at the heart of the looming battle, the PM swiped that the Labour leader would say anything to get power.

'You can't trust Keir to keep Britain safe': Rishi Sunak puts Starmer's character at heart of election battle as he warns Labour leader can't handle threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - vowing to prove his mettle in TV debates

In a speech putting character at the heart of the looming battle, the PM swiped that the Labour leader would say anything to get power.

'You can't trust Keir': Rishi Sunak puts Starmer's character at heart of election battle as he says Labour leader can't handle threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - vowing to prove his mettle to voters in TV debates

In a speech putting character at the heart of the looming battle, the PM swiped that the Labour leader would say anything to get power.

Rishi Sunak warns Keir Starmer 'can't be trusted to keep us safe' amid threats from China and Russia, mass immigration and rise of AI - as he accuses Labour leader of 'making people feel bad about Britain' to grab power

In a speech drawing stark dividing lines ahead of the election, the PM pointed to the rise of AI, immigration and hostile states.

If West Wants to Settle Ukrainian Conflict on Battlefield, Russia Ready - Lavrov

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - If Western countries want to solve the Ukrainian crisis on the battlefield, Russia is ready for this, acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

US Sabotaging Agreement With Russia on Legal Assistance - Russian Prosecutor General

MOSCOW(Sputnik) - The United States is sabotaging the agreement with Russia on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov said in an interview with Sputnik.

Putin on the march: Russian forces 'seize four more villages' and advance towards Kharkiv after 'simply walking' through Ukraine's first line of defence in lightning cross-border attack

Drone footage circulating on social media appears to show Russian soldiers marching through fields just north of Vovchansk that a Ukrainian commander lamented had not been defended

Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defence minister in cabinet shakeup

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office.

Germany 'considers conscripting all 18-year-olds' amid fears of all-out NATO war with Russia - as Putin's forces advance in Ukraine

Military planners in Berlin, Germany are discussing three potential plans, two of which involve a compulsory military year for all men once they turn 18. One plan would include women as well.

Wife of American soldier jailed in Russia claims she saw his local girlfriend stab him during video call with their six-year-old daughter

Megan Black claims she watch as her estranged husband, American soldier Gordon Black, was stabbed by his Russian girlfriend during a video call months before he was arrested in Vladivostok.

Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as Russia advances in Kharkiv region

Russia said Sunday it had captured four more villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, as thousands of residents were evacuated from the offensive in an area where Russian troops were repelled in 2022.

Putin fires his bungling defence minister and parachutes in 'Kremlin puppet' with zero military experience - in 'sign Russia's hardline president wants to take personal charge of the Ukraine war'

Vladimir Putin tonight proposed firing Sergei Shoigu, 68, and appointed him as secretary of Russia's national security council. The move appears to be an astonishing snub to Shoigu.

‘Ukraine shelling’ collapses Russia apartment building, kills 8

Rescue teams then fled the scene as part of the roof crashed to the ground.