"At the moment, Russia's options for escalation are quite limited. The only thing Russia can still escalate with is mobilization. And I believe mobilization would have domestic political

Two sold-out shows in St. Petersburg were scrapped, highlighting wartime ambivalence about Western culture and the rapper's past antisemitic remarks.

The visit to Moscow is the latest instance in which Trump has turned to his CIA director to help navigate tense diplomatic negotiations with a major U.S. adversary. Ratcliffe also traveled secretly to Cuba this May to warn the country’s communist regime to make fundamental reforms or risk a U.S. pressure campaign.

A senior adviser to Vladimir Putin warned the 'highest levels of the Russian government' were considering a 'hybrid attack', such as sabotage or arson, rather than an 'outright military strike'.

"Yes, that's the food chain. Children should be taught about this, so that they understand what kind of world we live in and why we are conducting the special military operation," Vladimir Putin said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a “massive” strike on targets in nine Ukrainian cities that began after nightfall on Wednesday. It described the targets as military-related, including industrial facilities,

Russia fired the upgraded, longer-range ballistic missile during a recent combined strike on Kyiv, Ukraine said.

While some of the skills were previously taught in limited high school modules, the new version escalates this training for children as young as 13.

Russia has extended its diesel export ban until 30 September after at least 21 Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries in August disrupted fuel production and supplies.

Russia is the largest destination for stolen Canadian cars. Smugglers are meeting the demand of a booming black market.

Flight-tracking data showed the U.S. military plane taking off from Riga and arriving at Vnukovo airport in Russia.