Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. But some experts say this image of resilience is a mirage crafted by the Kremlin.

On Jan. 22, posts on the social media platform X alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to extradite Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the U.S. president from 2021 to 2022, to Russia as part of a deal to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The posts provided no evidence to support the claim.

"He can't fool us," wrote Dmitry Medvedev on Telegram, commenting on the initial days of Donald Trump's presidency in the United States. The deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation believes that Trump "is trying to confuse the entire world.

North Korea is likely preparing to send additional troops to Russia after suffering heavy losses in battles against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's military said Friday.

President Trump has demanded Russia stop its “ridiculous war” with Ukraine or face stiffer penalties — but the U.S. doesn’t appear to have much financial leverage left after a raft of prior sanctions.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its war in Ukraine, and added that these could also be applied to "other participating countries.

North Korean troops' limited combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefields have contributed to heavy losses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sees drones as the great equalizer and a way for Ukraine to continue to grind down Russia’s military.

Belarus has “unilaterally” freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held an orchestrated election poised to give strongman President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power.

The Southern Interconnection pipeline project promises greater energy security by diversifying gas supplies and reducing dependence on Russia.

I am 100 percent certain that unpredictability redounded to the benefit of the United States.” The Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid recently argued that Trump’s madman strategy pressured Israel to accept a Gaza cease-fire.