Despite empty storage tanks, Russia is shipping fuel abroad. Why is the Kremlin afraid to halt exports even in the face of a potential shortage? Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are increasingly affecting Russia’s fuel sector.

Putin and Tokayev signed a landmark $16.5 billion nuclear power plant deal, marking Russia's geopolitical victory in Central Asia, reports say.

Russia is publicly threatening European diplomats and British intelligence offers a shocking new Russian casualty estimate.

Romania says this is the "most serious" incident in its territory since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has seen drones from both sides hit Nato countries in the region.

Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia’s bid for re-election next month, fearing his victory could lock in the former ​Soviet republic’s realignment with the West, according to Western intelligence and government officials.

An explosive-laden Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania early Friday, injuring two people, its government said, as Moscow’s forces attacked a nearby Ukrainian port.

Summary and Key Points: Russia’s war on Ukraine is devouring its finances. War spending now totals 16.8 trillion roubles ($238 billion) — nearly 40% of the entire 2026 budget — and Putin’s own finance minister,