Ukraine has been conducting a long-range strike campaign, hitting Russia's oil and gas facilities to try to hurt its economy and war effort.

Meeting Vladimir Putin in Bishkek, Narendra Modi urged an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The talks underlined India's push for dialogue while advancing wider India-Russia cooperation.

The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

Russia is grinding deeper into the Donbas, where Ukrainian troops are preparing for a costly fight over the region's last major defensive bastions.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in the war in Ukraine.

For nearly 30 years, part of Sonoma was ruled by Tsarist Russia, and it played a pivotal – if little-known – role in shaping the US.

The two-day summit of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U.S. economic warfare.

Europe pays for Ukraine’s war and offers a safe base, offsetting Moscow’s superior firepower.