PUTIN FACING MULTI-MILLION POUND LEGAL ACTION OVER ALLEGED ROLE IN MH17 CRASH

The evidence at the crash site will not tell you if it was a Ukraine or Russian operator of the Buk launcher... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN GROUPS CROWDFUND THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Nearly all the fund-raising groups solicit donations through QIWI, a virtual payment company founded in 2004 and later incorporated, like many Russian companies, in Cyprus... READ MORE›

The West accuses Russia of sending arms and troops to back the rebels in eastern Ukraine... READ MORE›

PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA BEEFING UP NUCLEAR ARSENAL, NATO DENOUNCES 'SABER-RATTLING'

Putin made his comments a day after Russian officials denounced a U.S... READ MORE›

AS PUTIN TALKS MORE MISSILES AND MIGHT COST TELLS ANOTHER STORY

The military budget jumped 32 percent last fall, only to be cut back by over 4 percent this year, according to Russian news reports... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SAYS WILL RETALIATE IF U.S. WEAPONS STATIONED ON ITS BORDERS

MOSCOW WARSAW A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive U.S... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT POROSHENKO'S THREAT AFTER REBEL POLLS

More on This Story Pro-Russian rebels control broad swathes of eastern Ukraine and a fragile ceasefire with government forces could end at any time... READ MORE›

VLADIMIR PUTIN ANNOUNCES RUSSIA WILL ADD 40 NEW BALLISTIC MISSILES TO NUCLEAR ARSENAL IN 2015

Vladimir Putin announces Russia will add more than 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal in 2015... READ MORE›

US AND POLAND IN TALKS OVER WEAPONS DEPLOYMENT IN EASTERN EUROPE

An alliance summit in Wales last year agreed quick deployments of Nato forces in Poland and the Baltic states... READ MORE›

U.S. TO PRE-POSITION TANKS, ARTILLERY IN BALTICS, EASTERN EUROPE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Tuesday moving to reassure NATO allies unnerved by Russian involvement in Ukraine... READ MORE›

DUTCH SAY JET CRASH INQUIRY IS BEING BLOCKED IN UKRAINE

This month, the Dutch foreign minister, Bert Koenders, visited Moscow, where he discussed the inquiries with his Russian counterpart, Sergey V... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN STATE TV REPORTER FIRED AFTER CRITICISING VLADIMIR PUTIN

Mr Goldenzweig said he was ousted from NTV shortly after giving the interview on June 8 to the Phoenix channel, in which he said that Mr Putin felt "insulted" ..... READ MORE›

RUSSIA 'WILL RETALIATE' IF NATO STORES HEAVY WEAPONS ON ITS DOORSTEP

Russia's response could include delivering missiles to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad between Poland and Lithuania... READ MORE›

RUSSIA AND GREECE FLAUNT SOLIDARITY BUT DEALS ARE SCARCE

Russia and Greece Flaunt Solidarity but Deals Are Scarce... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CHIEF TO PUSH U.S. ALLIES TO DITCH 'COLD WAR PLAYBOOK'

Relations between Moscow and the West have plunged to a post-Cold War low since Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region... READ MORE›

EU AGREES TO EXTEND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Decisions on sanctions require unanimity so Russia needed to win over only one European Union country to block an extension... READ MORE›

NATO SAYS WON'T BE DRAGGED INTO ARMS RACE WITH RUSSIA

The United States said on Monday it would contribute special operations forces, intelligence and other high-end military assets to the new spearhead force... READ MORE›

RUSSIA URGES USNOT TO DEPLOYWEAPONS TO BORDER

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had no immediate reaction, although he was expected to address military matters on Tuesday when he opens a major exhibition showcasing new Russian weaponry... READ MORE›

THE WEST IS MEAN TO RUSSIA, BUT LET'S BE FRIENDS

It is through no fault of her own that Russia finds herself on the side of those who challenge European elites and their perceived status quo... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN JET FLIES CLOSE TO NATO SHIPS IN THE BALTIC SEA IN A SHOW OF MILITARY FORCE

It has been reported that a Russian military aircraft flew within 150 metres of a group of Nato warships in the Baltic Sea last week... READ MORE›

VLADIMIR PUTIN CALLS BARACK OBAMA TO DISCUSS UKRAINE AND ISLAMIC STATE

Putin, who has consistently denied backing the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, initiated the phone call with Obama, according to the White House... READ MORE›

RUSSIA CONDEMNS 'AGGRESSIVE' US PLAN FOR TANKS IN EASTERN EUROPE

Estonia has also allocated funds towards building barracks and extra military facilities for Nato troops and equipment... READ MORE›

WHAT HAPPENS IF PUTIN TURNS OFF EUROPE'S GAS?

Between 40 and 50 per cent of the Russian gas for Europe is transported through Ukraine... READ MORE›

Companies from selling goods or services to five Russian energy companies to conduct deepwater, Arctic offshore and shale projects... READ MORE›

EU TO CALL ON RUSSIA TO HELP STABILIZE UKRAINE

The EU has gradually tightened sanctions on Russia following its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in March and its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine... READ MORE›

PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WILL ADD OVER 40 MISSILES TO NUCLEAR ICBM ARSENAL

Has had heavy military equipment -- including battle tanks -- in newer NATO members that were once under Moscow's influence as part of the Soviet Union... READ MORE›

RUSSIA WILL ADD 40 BALLISTIC MISSILES TO NUCLEAR ARSENAL IN 2015, VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYS

Russia will add 40 ballistic missiles to nuclear arsenal in 2015 vladimir putin says... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CHIEF PLANNING FOR LONGER-TERM RIFT WITH RUSSIA

BERLIN The United States and its NATO allies are preparing militarily for the prospect that their rift with Russia could outlast President Vladimir Putin U.S... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SAYS WILL RETALIATE IF US WEAPONS STATIONED ON ITS BORDERS

A spokesman for Lithuania's foreign ministry, Kestutis Vaskelevicius, said any increased NATO presence was intended to improve the security of the Baltic states... READ MORE›

RUSSIA WARNS OF RETALIATION AFTER EU EXTENDS SANCTIONS

Last week, Russian officials similarly criticised a decision by the European Union to extend economic sanctions restricting most business dealings with Crimea... READ MORE›