The Russian economy is in an increasingly precarious state as a result of a shift to a war mode and of Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a report by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) said on Tuesday.

A CNN investigation found that residents of Mariupol, including schoolchildren, are being trained in new media programs and “blogger schools” with ties to the Russian state.

KYIV/BRUSSELS: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will be waiting for Russian leader Putin in Ankara on Thursday (May 15) for talks. President Putin hasn't yet said whether he w

A Ukrainian military spokesperson said the deployment signals that Russian forces are facing some trouble in Chasiv Yar.

Moscow has hit back at Europe 's 30-day ceasefire ultimatum as “unacceptable” and “unsuitable” following Western threats of sanctions. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it was wrong to “use such language with Russia ” as Europe ’s deadline for Russia to agree to a truce with Ukraine got closer.