A Russian comedian has been arrested while trying to leave the country after he was publicly denounced for allegedly mocking war invalids. In a clip from a stand-up performance that was posted online, ...

Russian investigators said that Artemy Ostanin had been arrested on suspicion of inciting hatred and debasing human dignity, an offence that carries a jail term of up to six years ...

Russian comedian Artemy Ostanin told a joke about a supposed encounter with a legless beggar in the Moscow metro.

At the height of their offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian soil. Now they hold just a narrow strip of land along the border. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Ukrainian ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops are still holding off Russian and North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region after a U.S. military official said Russian forces could ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. Sushi has long been a popular indulgence in ...

Donald Trump's policies have been unprecedentedly pro-Russian. Until this week, when the US pressed the Kremlin to commit to a ceasefire, the Trump administration had apparently asked for nothing ...

Ukraine loses grip on key Russian territory, as Trump says peace ‘is up to Russia now’ By Edward Szekeres and Lauren Kent , and Anna Chernova, CNN 3 minute read ...

Italy, Spain not ready to back EU plan to boost Ukraine military aid Italy and Spain made clear on Monday they were not ready to back a European Union proposal to pledge up to 40 billion euros ($ ...

Russia has laid out a list of demands to U.S. authorities that need to be met in order for the war in Ukraine to end, Reuters reported, citing two people "familiar with the matter." The requests ...

US has raised prospect of sanctions relief if Moscow negotiates Industry sources say government is asking which sanctions most need lifting Russian industry ministry declines to comment MOSCOW ...

Russian forces have recaptured Sudzha, the largest town that Ukraine once occupied in the Kursk region, according to Moscow, threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining chip amid pressure to ...