China's Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beijing, touted the countries' "unyielding" ties, and took a loosely veiled jab at Trump's policies.

As the chancellor struggles at home and the opposition AfD rises ahead of key elections, the Russian president is moving to undermine one of his biggest adversaries.

Russian research ships have been firing sound waves at the seafloor in the Weddell Sea, a remote stretch of water off Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom. The seismic readings they gathered point to an estimated 511 billion barrels of oil,

Moscow and Beijing will ensure safety and analyse risks when increasing Russian meat exports to China, they ‌said in a joint declaration on Wednesday after a recent outbreak of ‌cattle disease in Siberian regions.

After years of conflict, Moscow is struggling to maintain troop levels and hold territory

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Moscow planning possible northern offensive targeting Kyiv - Kyiv is ramping up defences in the north of the region and believes Belarus may be more deeply in

President Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy ⁠said on Wednesday ⁠that Ukraine had been in contact with ​Britain on Wednesday, having sent signals on the "sensitive" ‌issue of sanctions on ‌Russia, with hopes to discuss ⁠the issue ⁠further this week.

Russia and China said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile-defence shield plans threatened strategic stability and that Washington ‌had been irresponsible not to work on a replacement for a landmark nuclear treaty.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation confirmed on May 19 that the new two-seat Su-57D Felon stealth fighter completed its first flight, with Sukhoi chief test pilot Sergei Bogdan at the controls. The Su-57D features an elongated canopy and a tandem cockpit configuration,

Russia on ⁠Wednesday ⁠showed what it ⁠said was footage of troops delivering nuclear warheads ​to mobile Iskander-M launch systems, loading them and moving ‌them undetected to launch ‌sites as part of a major nuclear ⁠exercise.