His comments to CNBC come as the U.S. and Israeli-led war appears poised to enter its third week.

Russia suffered approximately 1,277,620 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and March 13, 2026, with 860 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.

Ministers say the UK will not be following the US by loosening sanctions on some Russian oil.

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. academic Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaughter of a former Soviet leader, was designated by Russia on Friday as a "foreign agent" - a term with connotations of spying that Moscow applies to people it views as engaged in anti-Russian activity.

The inclusion of Russia in the line-up of the 2026 Venice Biennale art fair has sparked international outcry, with the European Commission threatening to withhold funding and 22 European countries

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to maintain European sanctions against Russia and said the U.S.’s temporary relaxation of specific sanctions didn’t signify a change in Washington's stance. The U.

The Trump administration’s “narrowly tailored, short-term” lifting of sanctions on Russian oil may produce a longer-term boost to Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent insisted that wasn’t so as he announced on Thursday that countries would be allowed to purchase any Russian oil in ships at sea as of March 12.

As U.S. and Israeli missiles and bombs rain on Iran, Russia has responded with words of indignation — but no action to support its ally.

U.S. cross-country skier Jake Adicoff has made history at Milan Cortina 2026 by becoming the first out gay man to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Paralympics. Adicoff,

The American military says the rescue efforts are ongoing and aircraft not brought down by hostile or friendly fire.

Fifteen people have been sentenced to life in prison in Russia on for their involvement in a mass shooting at a concert hall that killed 149 people.