Russia is reinforcing its presence at a base in the Arctic Circle, including nuclear weapons pointed towards the United States, according to Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik.

Together with Russia’s third and fourth biggest producers, Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz, targeted in the last days of the Biden White House, the US has now blacklisted Russia’s top four oil companies, accounting for about four-fifths of its oil exports.

Russian jets violated NATO airspace over Lithuania for 18 seconds during suspected refueling exercise. Nation's president calls it a breach of international law amid tensions.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. and its allies have tried to cripple Russia’s energy industry, but Moscow has found loopholes time and again.

This cluster of quakes serves as a reminder that large subsea seismic events near Russia can trigger trans-Pacific tsunami alerts, with possible effects for Alaska, Hawaii, and the US West Coast. The pair of earthquakes that struck Saturday were both moderate in strength, measuring at 5.2 and 5.3 magnitude, according to the USGS.

European leaders vowed to work in coordination to ratchet up the pressure on Russia as the so-called “coalition of the willing” met in London to discuss strategies to end the war in Ukraine.

Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks, citing Serbia's friendship with all parties involved in the conflict.