Russia's war against Ukraine could end during Cyprus’s presidency of the European Union, which will last until June 30, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this during his speech at the ceremony marking the start of Cyprus’s EU Council presidency.

Zelensky said Russia targeted Ukraine overnight, while a Russian official said drones targeted a New Year party in a Russian-occupied region.

Problems in the oil sector, a possible banking crisis and consumer woes lie ahead for Russia’s economy as four years of heavy military spending come due.

Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.

When a group of defense insiders gathered in Whitehall, the home of the British government, last month to discuss how prepared the United Kingdom and its allies were for a war they believe could come in the next few years,

A Latvian military officer says the scale of spending leaves little doubt about the Kremlin’s intentions. Budget disclosure According to figures released by Russia’s Ministry of Finance, planned defence spending for 2025 stood at 11.

What began in February 2022 as a planned lightning campaign has hardened into a grinding war of attrition, and analysts increasingly warn Russia is running out of the resources needed to sustain it. The warning signs are no longer subtle.

In Russia's Tver, a medieval city two hours' drive from Moscow, locals have got used to not being able to use their phones for hours on end. "Of course it's not safe," local resident Olga told AFP on Tuesday,