Days after canceling a planned summit with Putin, citing a lack of progress toward ending the war in Ukraine, Trump took a major step by effectively blacklisting Rosneft and Lukoil.

There was a stony silence in Moscow a day after President Donald Trump signalled he had lost his patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

When President Donald Trump hung up the phone after his talk with Russia’s Vladimir Putin last week, he was so convinced there was enough progress made that he announced he was heading soon to Budapest for an in-person summit.

Vladimir Putin responded to President Trump slapping sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies in a U.S. policy shift over the war in Ukraine.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said military brotherhood between his country and Russia would "advance non-stop", state media KCNA reported on Friday.

As a Ukrainian, I’ve seen firsthand how Russia has learned to emulate American soft power for authoritarian ends.

Russia conducted the drills for all three forces to rehearse their readiness and command structure as the Ukraine war rages on

Ukraine's defense ministry said it continues to hit Russia's industries, "weakening the offensive potential of the aggressor state."