The governor of Moldova's pro-Russia Gagauzia region has reportedly become the second regional leader from the Eastern European nation to request the "protection" of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia has been ranked the world’s least peaceful country in the Global Peace Index 2025, driven by the Ukraine war, internal unrest and rising security risks.

Russia is facing some tough decisions as it adjusts to a far more challenging economic and political environment. Just over a decade after Russia’s forced devaluation of the ruble and default on its ...

As Vladimir Putin’s army continues to wage war in Ukraine—destroying cities and villages, murdering civilians, and kidnapping children—many people may find themselves probing the culture of modern ...

Border guards report capturing a 41-year-old Russian army deserter believed to have been fighting in Ukraine before crossing illegally into NATO country Poland, from Belarus. It marks what appears to ...

Since his return to office in late January, U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear he wants to end the war in Ukraine as quickly as he can, irrespective of what that means for Ukrainians. Breaking ...

Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported. The sudden death of ...

Russia vowed to “respond with action” to the expected U.S. sanctions package against the country by growing its economy, Russian state media reported Thursday. “You know, we will respond with action ...

MOSCOW — As Vladimir Putin persists in his bloody campaign to conquer Ukraine, the Russian leader is directing an equally momentous transformation at home — re-engineering his country into a ...

Every time Daryna Koryagina enters her Budapest flat rented to her by a Hungarian friend, she sees the same sticker on a wardrobe inside the entrance. "Sorry about our prime minister," it reads. The ...

The Russian authorities carry out mass scale censorship online, throttle websites and online platforms they deem subversive, and increasingly carry out arbitrary and internet shutdowns intensified in ...

Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Dominik Hašek is calling on NHL team owners to not let Russian players compete in the league. "The NHL should, and could make a decision," Hašek said from Volia Space. "It’s ...