Proposed legislation in Russia to prosecute those deemed to be promoting a "child free" lifestyle has sparked an angry response online. Russian opposition figure and rights defender Nikolai ...

Don’t even think about not having children. If you’re Russian. Russia’s parliament is considering legislation to outlaw “a conscious refusal to have children.” The State Duma lower house ...

The Russian leader hopes to use the meeting of the so-called BRICS group, which includes China and India, as a counterweight to the West. By Valerie Hopkins and David Pierson The former U.S ...

The trip by the U.S. defense secretary comes as Russian forces steadily gain territory in eastern Ukraine. By Eric Schmitt Serhii Hnezdilov, a Ukrainian soldier, said he wanted to draw attention ...

Income from crude oil shipments in Russia has dropped to its lowest level in eight months, it has been reported, potentially complicating spending plans Vladimir Putin is committed to in keeping ...

For the previous 72 hours, the menacing whirr above our heads has belonged to Russia’s suicide drones, passing over and then bearing down on their targets. Now the buzz comes from a Ukrainian ...

Ukraine has requested permission to strike inside Russia with Western-provided weapons. In return, Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow will consider NATO countries “at war” with Russia if ...

The nuclear threats from Russia have come hard and fast in recent days. In a Telegram post last month, one member of the Kremlin’s security council even named a specific target in the heart of ...

On September 25, Russian president Vladimir Putin provided insights into changes to Russia’s long-anticipated new nuclear doctrine. He indicated that the nuclear mission was being “expanded” and ...

Russia to spend 6.3% of GDP on national defence Highest level since the Cold War Defence spending at $145 billion, budget shows Defence spending a third of all spending Defence and security ...

The Russian government wants to earmark 32.5% of its spending for defense in 2025, a record amount and up from a reported 28.3% this year, as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday lifted visa restrictions on Georgia, granting its citizens the right to work in Russia two weeks ahead of a parliamentary election in which a ...