Russia has arrested a U.S. citizen on alleged drug charges
U.S. citizen Robert Woodland Romanov has been arrested on drug charges in Russia amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions over Ukraine.
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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far
Ukrainian authorities said 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home in the first exchange in almost five months. Russia's Defense Ministry said 248 Russian servicemen have been freed.
Russia strikes residences in Kyiv in large missile attack on Ukraine cities
Russia launched dozens of attack drones and missiles — including its advanced Kinzhal ballistic missile — according to Ukrainian officials.
See the aftermath of Russia's aerial assault on several cities in Ukraine
Several large Ukrainian cities were attacked, including the capital, Kyiv, as well as Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa and Kharkiv.
Russia launches what Ukraine is calling the biggest aerial barrage of the war
Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country.
More Ukrainian children from Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite outrage
Belarus' authoritarian president attended a government-organized meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over such deportations.
U.S. announces new weapons package for Ukraine, as Congress is stalled on aid bill
The U.S. announced military aid of up to $250 million. It could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation now stalled on Capitol Hill.
How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on Ukraine
According to a new report, the Wagner Group has laundered some $2.5 billion to Russia since its full scale invasion of Ukraine last year, in an effort to support the war effort.
Missing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is located in an Arctic penal colony
Associates of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.
A pro-peace Russian presidential hopeful is blocked by election commission
Yekaterina Duntsova is a former journalist-turned-politician who opposes the Ukraine war and hopes to challenge Putin, but her efforts to run stalled after election officials rejected her nomination.