Rubio denied Zelenskyy’s assertions and said the U.S. had only passed along Russia’s demands. He said security guarantees could only come after the fighting has ended and that the U.S. will keep pushing for a peace deal.

Russia is providing intelligence support to Iran in the Middle East war to "kill Americans," Kaja Kallas said Thursday.

March 26 (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin has asked oligarchs to donate to the country's budget in a bid to stabilise the country's finances as he presses on with his invasion of Ukraine,

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck oil terminals in the port cities of Ust-Luga and Primorsk in Russia's Leningrad Oblast overnight on March 27, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

Ukraine has recently taken out advancing Russian troops with mines, mortars, artillery fire and unmanned aircraft — without ever sending a soldier to the frontlines.

The past week showed that neither side is easing up. Russia on Tuesday fired almost 1,000 drones and 34 missiles at Ukraine in one of the war's biggest bombardments. The following day Ukraine launched almost 400 drones at Russian regions.

Russia is taking advantage of the war in Iran by “pouring” increased oil revenue into its war effort in Ukraine, according to the commander of Sweden’s armed forces. In an exclusive interview with The Hill on Thursday,

Russia is benefiting from a sharp rise in fertiliser prices driven by the US-Israel war against Iran, as other major suppliers in the Middle East halt production and struggle to ship exports via the Strait of Hormuz.

MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S. has been seeking control over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were damaged by mysterious blast in September 2022.