W ITH All Russia ’s warmongering, repression and corruption, it is easy to forget how the West was once so enamoured of Vladimir Putin. In 2001 George W. Bush declared the then-newish Russian president “trustworthy”,

Fuel supply bottlenecks are tightening in Russia, after Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries led to fuel disruptions in several regions. And this could just be the beginning, with pressure on the fuel market expected to increase in the coming months.

Russia isn't competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here's a look at the reason why and whether that'll be lifted in the future.

Ukraine intelligence indicates the country's stepped up drone strikes are forcing Russia to burn through interceptor missiles, possibly faster than it can build new ones.

Russia is set to import fuel by sea this ​month as it seeks to manage a gasoline shortage following extensive drone attacks on ‌its refineries, four industry sources said.

MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."

Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday described Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as "neutral" during the war with Iran,

Russia allegedly linked to arson attacks on U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's properties, with a reported diplomat accused of recruiting Ukrainian nationals.

The FSB just arrested Ilya Traber — a St. Petersburg crime boss nicknamed "the Antiquarian" who, in the 1990s, was so close to a young deputy mayor named Vladimir Putin that he was thought untouchable.