Tensions between Russia and NATO have escalated further after a stark warning from Belgium’s defence minister, who said any nuclear strike on the alliance would lead to the destruction of Moscow.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that any dialogue with Japan regarding a peace treaty can only begin once Tokyo abandons what Moscow describes as its "anti-Russian" course.

The impact of President Donald Trump’s attempt to financially choke Moscow’s war machine by imposing sanctions on Russian oil firms was instant; not on the battlefield in Ukraine, but in the offices of oil traders in India and China,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia's losses from recently imposed sanctions will total no less than $50 billion annually, following a report by the head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service,

Sberbank CEO German Gref said Russia is so fixated on fighting inflation that it's forgetting about economic growth.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says long-range strikes on Russian refineries have reduced Moscow's oil refining capacity by 20%

Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, endured two consecutive nights of Russian strikes this weekend. The latest overnight attack on Oct. 26 saw drones and ballistic missiles raining down on the city. In total, five people were killed, and more than fifty others were injured.

Ukraine pounded Russia with drones in a wide-reaching overnight attack after Vladimir Putin said his country had tested an ‘invincible’ nuclear-powered cruise missile.The Russian defence ministry claimed to have shot down 193 drones overnight,