Russian and Iran share a complicated past, peppered with conflict, and even now tread a fine line between cooperation and mistrust. And yet, the war in Ukraine has pulled Moscow and Tehran closer.

RUSSIA must get ready for World War Three and must not be "shy" to fight the West, Vladimir Putin's chief crony has warned. Warmonger Aleksey Zhuravlyov, a top Russian MP, said the male population ...

And he warned the West - especially Europe - to ramp up its military strength and be ready to fight a war with Russia. Zhuravlyov said: "It is necessary to prepare the male population and ...

and if President Trump requests as part of his strategy to end the Ukraine war, that I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up --especially on the Russian oil majors -- to levels that would ...

Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater military spending to counter Russia, NATO Secretary-General Marc Rutte ...

Both Ukraine and Russia will have to make concessions to end the war, Marco Rubio, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, said on Jan. 15 at his confirmation hearing ...

Among them, they found one still alive. But as they approached, he detonated a grenade, blowing himself up, according to a description of the fighting posted on social media by Ukraine’s Special ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

Russian elites are increasingly frustrated over Putin's handling of the Ukraine war, as the conflict drags on into its third year. The growing discontent and war fatigue threatens to exasperate ...

The U.S. unveiled some of its toughest sanctions against Russia's energy sector on Jan. 10, in an effort to further erode a cornerstone of the Kremlin's economy powering its war machine.

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...