The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Trump says the countries are ‘very close’ to a peace deal as Russian strikes target Zaporizhzhia

Now Ukraine sounds optimistic, and Russia seems wary.

The European Union’s defense chief has proposed deeper integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc

France will not send its young people to Ukraine under a new voluntary national service, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. Speaking on RTL radio, he confirmed plans to reshape the national service programme and warned that Europe must not show weakness toward Russia as the war in Ukraine escalated…

The perpetrator pleaded guilty to the crime. Prosecutors said he acted "in the interests of the military structures and security services of the Russian Federation."

Wide-ranging assault included drones that crossed into Romanian and Moldovan territory

Downing Street does not deny that justice secretary, David Lammy, is considering scrapping juries for most trials

Ukrainian leader says that talks should also include European allies; Trump says deal is close

Vietnam has approved the Russian cancer drug Pembroria, offering patients a new, cost‑effective treatment option. The move follows deeper health cooperation with Russia and comes as cancer cases in Vietnam nearly double over the past decade.