Russia claims it is withstanding the impact of sanctions. Sweden's finance minister said satellite images show a different story.

A bank employee in Moscow stole 180 million rubles ($1.8 million) from a client’s safe deposit box, according to Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk.

Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov issued a fresh warning to NATO member U.K. over assistance provided to Ukraine in the war.

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

Could the personal data of Cuban emigrants from different countries end up in the hands of Russian intelligence bodies? Could the online platforms of companies registered in the US and Spain that sell products in Cuba purchased by emigrants serve as instruments for Moscow to penetrate those countries?

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever. Moscow and Kyiv are seeking battlefield gains to strengthen their negotiating positions ahead of any prospective talks to end the 3-year-old war.

China's largest airline, China Southern Airlines, has suspended flights from Beijing to Moscow at the end of January, a surprise move that comes just ahead of the Chinese New Year. Newsweek reached out to China Southern Airlines and the Russian Foreign Ministry with an emailed request for comment outside of office hours.

The leader of Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria has travelled to Moscow for talks to resolve an energy crisis following the suspension of Russian gas deliveries, Transdniestria's news agency reported on Tuesday.

Türkiye’s low-cost airline AJet, a subsidiary of the country's flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY), will launch direct flights between Istanbul

Russia said on Monday it had downed nine Ukrainian drones that tried to attack part of the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, through which Russian gas flows to Turkey and Europe, and called the attack an "act of energy terrorism".

MOSCOW, Idaho – The Moscow Police Department is looking for a theft suspect and a property damage suspect. According to the department, the theft suspect may have stolen items from Walmart. The other suspect was involved in a property damage case. Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to call the department at (208) 883-7054.