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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The trip by the U.S. defense secretary comes ...

As the war enters its 967th day, these are the main developments.

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 ...

Photo: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters Let’s take it slow. If Russia’s government sought Donald Trump’s election, it wouldn’t noisily tell Americans it wanted Mr. Trump elected. On the other hand ...

Roger Wicker, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, is pushing much higher defense spending to meet the growing threats from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

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 ...

Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Additional reporting by John Irish in New York; Writing by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Andrew Osborn and Stephen Coates Russian forces are fighting street-to-street ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia Sunday, officials said, sparking a wildfire and setting an apartment block alight in one of the largest barrages ...

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.