Knowing what overarching strategy guides both nations is essential to acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the war.

Russia on Thursday accused Ukraine of plotting a provocation at an ammonia facility in the Donetsk region that would allow Kyiv to later blame Moscow for a man-made catastrophe, a media report claimed.

President Trump is applying pressure on Moscow by restoring weapons pipelines to Ukraine and imposing tariffs on Russia’s trading partners, in an effort to weaken Russia’s war economy

"Unlike past direct sanctions, secondary tariffs extend US reach globally, targeting Russia's trade partners. If enforced, they could affect at least 30-40 percent of Russia's oil sales, destabilizing its economy and rippling through global energy supplies," he warned.

Shoigu warns of deception and economic fallout among NATO allies, says EU defense push undermines global stability - Anadolu Ajansı

By sending 6,000 soldiers to help rebuild Kursk, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is clearly working to strengthen his country’s strategic alliance with Russia.

From 2015 to 2018, she was Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council. JIM TOWNSEND is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.

Three Ukrainians were killed in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russia captured a first village this week after a months-long incursion. In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region — the site of a nuclear plant — two civilians were killed in the attacks, Gov. Ivan Fedorov said.

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more bodies of their war dead, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday, part of an agreement struck at the second round of peace talks in Istanbul in June. Vladimir Medinsky,