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When the 2026 Winter Olympics kick off in Milan Cortina in February, Russia will once again be on the outside looking in. Long considered a formidable powerhouse for figure skating, ice hockey and ...

An ally and former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and former President Boris Yeltsin said the country could use nuclear weapons against Europe should Russia ever be on the verge of defeat ...

Analysts say the war in Ukraine is unlikely to end in 2026, in part because Russia seems unwilling to make substantial concessions. Russia continues offensive operations, while Ukraine still controls ...

NATO chief Mark Rutte and other European leaders have issued repeated warnings in 2025 about a possible Russian attack on NATO countries in the coming years. Some experts doubt Russia’s capability or ...

The Russian economy has been dealing with growing headwinds this year: unruly inflation, a ballooning budget deficit – due in part to massive military spending – and shrinking revenues from oil and ...

Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. Its economy is strained but not enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war. By Neil ...

A leaked document from the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed on Monday that the Russian Federation’s casualties in Ukraine in 2025 total more than 281,550. The report provided a breakdown of ...

The story of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been one of upset expectations and wild swings in performance. At the start of the war, most of NATO saw Russia as an unstoppable behemoth, poised to ...

NATO has been on high alert since Russia invaded Ukraine more than three and a half years ago, but a recent spike in the alliance’s airspace violations has security experts increasingly concerned that ...

Athletes from Russia will be allowed to participate at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games under a neutral flag, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. The decision by the IOC after a ...