Russia has carried out tests of its Burevestnik nuclear-powered unlimited-range cruise missile, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a "unique weapon that no other country possesses."
The United States imposed massive sanctions on Russia as a result of its "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine," the Treasury Department said.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) stated Friday on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.” that supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would be a “game-changer” and could decisively shift the war in Ukraine’s favor.
Special Envoy of the President of Russia for Investment and Economic Cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, proposed a "Putin-Trump" tunnel connecting the two countries.
An Indian student detained by Ukrainian troops has become the first known national from India captured in the ongoing war, after allegedly being coerced into fighting for Russia to avoid a lengthy prison sentence.
Power has been restored to more than 800,000 residents in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone strikes targeted Ukraine’s power grid on Friday, causing widespread blackouts and injuring at least 20 people. The strikes marked one of the largest concentrated assaults on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the war began more than three years ago.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in North Korea Thursday to join dictator Kim Jong-un for a parade marking the 80th anniversary of the country’s communist “Workers’ Party of Korea.” The visit underscores China’s attempt to maintain its strategic position in Pyongyang amid North Korea’s deepening alliance with Russia.
Russia deepened its alliances with communist Cuba and socialist Venezuela this week, formalizing military and strategic agreements that strengthen Moscow’s foothold in the Western Hemisphere and directly challenge U.S. influence.