Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle as economic strain and opposition threats mount in Russia.

President Donald Trump rebuked Russia on Monday for testing a new nuclear-capable cruise missile instead of working to end the war in Ukraine — a testy exchange that is indicative of how relations between the countries have worsened in recent weeks.

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting follows last month's meeting between Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country has tested a new, nuclear-capable missile and is preparing to deploy it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui during talks in the Kremlin on Monday to tell his country's leader Kim Jong Un that everything was "going to plan" in bilateral relations.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claims that the summit in Budapest between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin will still take place. Details: Orbán noted the summit in Budapest will take place,

Russian intelligence services are using Telegram, among other social media platforms, to recruit so-called "low-level agents" in Germany for small acts of sabotage, surveillance or provocation. Even a simple click or like can put users on the radar of Moscow's intelligence agencies.

The UK signed an £8 billion ($10.7 billion) deal to sell 20 Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey, an order which Prime Minister Keir Starmer portrayed as a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about NATO’s long-term unity.