Russia
The latest on Russia. The largest country in the world by territory, Russia is one of the most populous countries in the world and is the most populous in Europe. Currently led by President Vladimir Putin, the government is comprised of three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary. Relations between Russia and the United States are often at odds, with tensions dating back decades.
Russia takes steps to fill in "security vacuum" left by Wagner: ISW
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday adopted two amendments that will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to create temporary, decentralized military groups.
Russia loses 55 tanks in one week as Ukraine advances
According to Ukraine's military, Russia has lost more than 4,100 tanks since the beginning of the war.
Russia is about to get whole lot more Wagner-style paramilitaries
The new groups will "strengthen the protection of public order and ensure public safety during the period of mobilization, during martial law, in wartime."
China fires foreign minister "missing" after Russian envoy visit
Qin Gang was last seen in public on June 25 and he has now been removed from his post just months into the job.
Jailed ex-Russian commander Igor Girkin receives unlikely support
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called Girkin's detention illegal in a Tuesday message.
Russian spooks use embassy rooftop satellites to spy on NATO ally
"Dishes, masts, transmitting, and receiving devices" have been installed atop the Russian embassy in Moldova, an investigation has found.
Russia preps elite unit for Bakhmut "slaughter" amid mutiny fears: Report
Russia's airborne forces, the VDV, in Kherson had put forth an audio message threatening desertion.
Number of Wagner reinforcements and vehicles in Belarus revealed
There are now nearly 4,000 Wagner Group fighters in the country, a pro-democratic opposition figure told Newsweek.
Putin mocked in Russian media over length of his pants
Social media users noted how the Russian president's suit didn't quite fit him during a meeting with Alexander Lukashenko.
Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter shot down by Ukrainian marines: Kyiv
Russia has lost 311 helicopters since February 2022, according to figures from Ukraine's General Staff.
Unilever allows Russian workers to be conscripted, sparking boycott calls
Ukraine added the British company to its "International Sponsors of War" list after it decided to keep operating in Russia.
"Hot shutdown" at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant sparks radiation fears
There have been widespread concerns about a potential nuclear catastrophe at Europe's largest nuclear power plant since Russian forces captured it in 2022.
Russia has already lost World War III, state TV says
"We are now waging World War IV," political scientist Andrey Sidorov told Russia 1 channel anchor Vladimir Solovyov.
Full list of new equipment sent to Ukraine: Leopard tanks, HIMARS, Stingers
Ukraine is about to receive an additional $400 million of military aid from the U.S., according to reports.
Ukraine exposes critical flaw in Russia's defenses
A crucial air defense system in Moscow failed to shoot down a drone strike on Monday.
Russian colonel killed trying to rescue soldiers surrounded in Ukraine
Colonel Yevgeny Vashunin was killed during Ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive.
Russia hails new "world order taking shape" as Putin prepares Africa summit
"We intend to give an additional impetus to these ties and elevate them to a brand-new level," Ambassador Anatoly Antonov tells Newsweek.
Russian elites keep getting themselves killed with alternative medicine
Russia is seeing a surge in interest in spirituality and mysticism as President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine continues.
Russia withdraws "game changing" T-14 Armata tank after frontline run
Despite the tank's seemingly advanced attributes, its roll-out has been plagued with delays and technical problems.
Russian officers threaten to shoot their own troops for refusing orders
Soldiers are heard being threatened by their commanding officers in newly published audio.
Wagner's new Belarus base puts them closer to Moscow than ever
A new base housing Wagner Group exiles in Belarus is less than 500 miles from the Russian capital.
Poland forms specialist sapper unit to counter Wagner threat
"We care about the security of the eastern flank," Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said on Sunday.
Moscow drone attack reveals Putin can't "control the sky," Ukraine intel
Russia's defense ministry has accused Kyiv of attempting to carry out a "terrorist act" using two drones on Monday.
Ukraine details "key battles" in counteroffensive
Kyiv says its forces have freed nearly 90 square miles of territory since its counteroffensive operation began in early June.
Excalibur strike eviscerates Russia's prized Zoopark-1 radar: Video
Russia has few of its Zoopark counter-battery radar systems and will struggle to replace them in Ukraine, the British government has said.
Putin defends scrapping grain deal amid mounting criticism from Africa
The Russian president said his country is "capable of replacing Ukrainian grain."
Pope Francis offers to meet Putin's top priest at Moscow airport—Tass
Pope Francis travelled to Havana in 2016 for a historic meeting with Patriarch Kirill, but the Ukraine war has strained relations.
Russia shuts down Crimea bridge five times as another ammo depot blown up
Authorities are evacuating residents living within a five-kilometer radius of the damaged ammunition depot.
New drone strikes on Moscow target defense, cyber operations hubs
Video showed unmanned aerial vehicles in the Russian capital where buildings were struck.
Ukraine reaches major milestone in retaking territory from Russia: Blinken
"In terms of what Russia sought to achieve, what Putin sought to achieve, they've already failed," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
