The shift marks a turnaround for Russia, which had been forced to sell oil at steep discounts following Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that the pause in talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia is temporary and could end once all the sides have aligned their schedules, primarily

Russia threatens to "sink" NATO warships after UK moves to seize shadow fleet vessels, as Ukraine strikes key Russian military and oil targets.

An unprecedented wave of defeatism has gripped Putin's most ardent war supporters as Ukrainian strikes cripple Russian military factories and oil exports, with analysts warning of elite conspiracy to

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russi

The Ukrainian military has stepped up attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, as Moscow benefits from higher crude oil prices and some sanctions relief.

A loyal pro-Kremlin blogger who unexpectedly denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a war criminal and thief” has been admitted to a psychiatric facility.

Moscow is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into an aggressive buildout of transport and trade infrastructure in the Ukrainian territories it has seized. The projects are inexorably weaving these occupied areas into Russia and undermining demands by Kyiv that the land be returned.

Citing Western intelligence assessments, the report said that Moscow began sending the drones to Tehran this month and is set to complete the phased shipment of the equipment by the end of the month.