When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it came days after joint maneuvers with Belarus. The latest sweeping drills, dubbed “Zapad 2025” — or “West 2025” — have worried NATO members Poland, Latvia and Lithuania that border Belarus to the west.

The Kremlin is plotting to seize billions in assets from a Siberian snack food tycoon after accusing him of supporting Ukraine.

Remember when Trump said he’d give his counterpart in Moscow “a couple of weeks”? More than two weeks later, it’s decision time at the White House.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that he should come to Moscow to hold peace talks — all while Moscow fired more than 500 drones and missiles at Kyiv overnight, wrecking energy and civilian infrastructure.

Mr Trump is urging the EU to join him in a trade war on China. Nato member Turkey could soon be facing tough questions over its energy ties with Russia. Mr Orban has no problem putting his European allies’ noses out of joint. In fact, he even seems to enjoy it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a government meeting on Monday that measures to reduce inflation were working, but questioned whether more needed to be done to boost growth.

President Trump says he believes Russia's war against Ukraine would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum.