Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law formally withdrawing from the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement with the U.S., according to a decree published on Oct. 27. The 2000 agreement obligated both countries to dispose of 34 tons of weapons-grade plutonium — enough for thousands of nuclear warheads — no longer required for

Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 after claiming the defense of the breakaway regions Luhansk and Donetsk, launching an attack across the Eastern European country. Should no peace deal materialize in the next few months, the war will enter its fourth year, with both countries losing tens of thousands of men to the conflict.

Russia has flown a nuclear-arm-capable cruise missile propelled by a nuclear engine. In a televised conference chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin the 15-hour flight of the 9M730 Burevestnik (NATO name SSC-X-9 Skyfall) was confirmed.

Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato, Norway’s defence minister has warned.

As Zelenskyy lauds Europe and the U.S. for ramping up economic pressure on Putin over the war in Ukraine, Moscow dismisses them as a counterproductive "act of war."

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

The Kremlin has accused Donald Trump of declaring war on Russia in a furious response to his administration's decision to impose new US sanctions. The White House announced a fresh set of financial measures targeting two of Russia 's biggest oil companies - Rosneft and Lukoil - on Wednesday.

The US has imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree to an immediate ceasefire in its war with Ukraine.

President Trump scored a win in Gaza, but can he do the same in Ukraine? NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the future of the Russia-Ukraine war with Michael McFaul, the former ambassador to Russia.

The Kremlin on Monday said that Russia would be guided by its own national interests after U.S. President Donald Trump said that President Vladimir Putin should end the war in Ukraine rather than testing a nuclear-powered cruise missile.