Together with Russia’s third and fourth biggest producers, Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz, targeted in the last days of the Biden White House, the US has now blacklisted Russia’s top four oil companies, accounting for about four-fifths of its oil exports.

President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia had tested its Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile. Here are some key facts about the weapon. - The 9M730 Burevestnik, whose name translates as "storm petrel",

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine.

This cluster of quakes serves as a reminder that large subsea seismic events near Russia can trigger trans-Pacific tsunami alerts, with possible effects for Alaska, Hawaii, and the US West Coast. The pair of earthquakes that struck Saturday were both moderate in strength, measuring at 5.2 and 5.3 magnitude, according to the USGS.

Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks, citing Serbia's friendship with all parties involved in the conflict.

Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security.

Trump has been repeatedly claiming that he helped to secure a "full and immediate" ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan after talks reportedly mediated by Washington.