Vladimir Putin has condemned the EU’s seizure of Russian commercial vessels as “piracy and robbery,” warning that Moscow will retaliate.

Iran and Russia have held a new round of talks in Moscow on strengthening cybersecurity, combating cybercrime, and improving the resilience of critical infrastructure and communications networks against cyberattacks.

New trade routes, financial links, energy projects and industrial partnerships are drawing Tehran and Moscow closer, creating economic ties that could endure well beyond today’s geopolitical pressures.

Russian forces have carried out strikes on a Ukrainian military-industrial facility producing cruise missiles and a fuel depot in Kiev, according to the Defense Ministry.

Dmitry Medvedev has condemned Japanese officials for failing to mention the US role in the Hiroshima bombing.

FBI Special Agent Patrick Steven Yaroch was arrested for stealing $1 million in cryptocurrency.

The Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) could employ nuclear weapons to protect its member states if they come under attack, a senior official has confirmed, citing the bloc’s strategic documents and Russia’s military doctrine.