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The US helped down Iranian drones and missiles fired at Israel, but said it won't do the same for Ukraine, calling it a "different threat picture."

An American veteran in Ukraine said he's always voted Republican, but the party blocking Ukraine aid is making him doubt his future allegiance.

Turkish opposition's win over Erdoğan's AK Party may dampen the president's prestige and influence over Russia ties.

In the wake of sweeping sanctions, Russia's Vladimir Putin is leaning on China for economic and political support.

Russians are voting in the country's presidential election from March 15 to 17, and 71-year-old Vladimir Putin is expected to win a fifth term.

Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Putin's political nemesis, suspected he was being poisoned before he died in prison, his lawyer Olga Mikhailova has claimed.

Russians are set for an election many see as a sham, and Putin's main rival lies in his grave, but the Kremlin says its democracy is "the best."

US officials say the $300-million Amadea is owned by Suleiman Kerimov, a sanctioned Russian billionaire. Dry-docking fees alone cost $178,000 a month.

Steven Moore, a Capitol Hill veteran, says he is now "doing the right thing" in helping Ukraine's war effort.

Russia's finance ministry is in talks with China about yuan loans, but a decision has been long in the making amid tightening Western sanctions.

Located near the Arctic Circle, the IK-3 prison colony known as Polar Wolf is infamous for its brutal conditions.

Alexey Navalny "felt unwell after a walk and almost immediately lost consciousness," according to a statement by the Russian prison service.

Donald Trump said he would encourage Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to non-paying NATO countries.

"It is Ukraine today. Taiwan could be tomorrow.," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a speech at the Heritage Foundation.

"There's no world in which Putin can be allowed to win," UK defense secretary Grant Shapps wrote in an op-ed for Politico.

The Russian government said capital controls ordered by Putin in October are effective and should be extended. Russia's central bank disagrees.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged tanker transporting Russian oil last week, likely "mistakenly," according to a UK security firm.

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has spoken out for the first time after disappearing for nearly three weeks.

Russian officials and orthodox activists have called for legal repercussions, highlighting Russia's increasingly conservative turn under Putin.

UBS's annual wealth report showed Russia added $600 billion of wealth in 2022, with the number of millionaires rising by around 56,000.