Russia launched its third large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine this month, with 465 drones and 32 missiles that primarily targeted the country’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine intercepted 420 projectiles,

Hungary has dropped its opposition to a proposed European Union-wide ban on liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia, bringing the bloc's 19th sanctions package one step closer to reality as Brussels seeks a united front on raising the costs of Moscow's war against Ukraine.

A representative of Ukraine's state-owned rail company said the attacks coincide with Russia's "dramatic increase" in drone production.

Russia has warned the US against delivering Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. "In fact, handling such heavy cruise missiles requires the involvement of US specialists in one way or another," the Russian state news agency TASS cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Monday.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -NATO chief Mark Rutte mocked Russia on Monday over the "limping" condition of one of its submarines as Russian authorities denied it had been forced to surface because of technical problems.

Russia has accused the U.K. of plotting a sabotage operation in a move that shows Moscow is setting the conditions for a conflict with NATO, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

The Kremlin will only negotiate if missiles and drones bring the pain of war home to Russians, Ukrainian officials say.

Russia has hosted a delegation of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government and warned against any foreign military presence in the country.

The first direct passenger flight from Riyadh to Moscow operated by Saudia, Saudi Arabia's national airline, touched down in the Russian capital on Friday amid warming ties between the two oil producers.