The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

The Kremlin said Wednesday it had no choice but to continue its military offensive on Ukraine and rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Russia was a "paper tiger".

In today’s newsletter: Intentional or not, recent incursions by drones and fighters jets are testament to Moscow’s increasingly cavalier attitude, and pose difficult questions of the alliance

The Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, recently drew parallels between his country’s experience from its conflicts with the Soviet Union during the second world war and Ukraine’s current struggle against Russian aggression. The analogy has gained considerable traction.

While the air and ground war in Ukraine grinds on, Moscow is increasing pressure on Kyiv’s western allies. Russian drone incursions into Poland in the early hours of September 10, and Romania a few days later, were followed by three Russian fighter jets breaching Estonian airspace on September 19.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski issued the warning to Moscow at an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Monday.

Russia says it shot down three dozen Ukrainian drones heading toward Moscow

Locals who sided with pro-Russian separatists become ideologically closer to Ukraine as the war rumbles on.

The US president accused Vladimir Putin of ‘bad leadership’ during an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York

Ukrainian intelligence officials revealed that more than 1,000 Cubans have signed contracts with the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, with at least 39 confirmed dead. The disclosure was made during a briefing organized in Washington by Cuban American Republican lawmakers, highlighting growing concerns about Havana's alleged complicity in Moscow's…