President Trump warned Sunday that the US will defend Poland and the Baltic countries if Russia’s aggression escalates after a series of incursions into the airspace of the NATO allies.

After a brief recession in 2022, the Russian economy boomed in the following two years. Now, though, Russia’s economy is slowing, almost to a standstill. In July GDP grew by just 0.4% on a year earlier;

Russia and Vietnam have developed a mechanism to conceal arms deal payments to avoid American and other Western sanctions, using profits from joint energy-sector ventures to pay for defense contracts,

It's Russia's answer to Eurovision. With less kitsch – and more Kremlin. Intervision 2025 is Vladimir Putin's brainchild. He signed a decree reviving the Soviet-era songfest with the aim of "developing international cultural and humanitarian co-operation".

The latest set of European Union restrictions are aimed at chipping away at Russia’s energy profits and ability to do business globally.

A swarm of Russian drones flew last week into Poland in what officials there regarded as a deliberate provocation.

After multiple Russian drones violated NATO airspace, Europe faces questions over the alliance’s long-term ability to deal with this growing threat.

Restrictions have made it costlier for Russia to ship oil by sea. But they have also expanded the illicit shipping economy, with lasting consequences.