Knowing what overarching strategy guides both nations is essential to acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the war.

Shoigu warns of deception and economic fallout among NATO allies, says EU defense push undermines global stability - Anadolu Ajansı

By sending 6,000 soldiers to help rebuild Kursk, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is clearly working to strengthen his country’s strategic alliance with Russia.

"Unlike past direct sanctions, secondary tariffs extend US reach globally, targeting Russia's trade partners. If enforced, they could affect at least 30-40 percent of Russia's oil sales, destabilizing its economy and rippling through global energy supplies," he warned.

Three Ukrainians were killed in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russia captured a first village this week after a months-long incursion. In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region — the site of a nuclear plant — two civilians were killed in the attacks, Gov. Ivan Fedorov said.

From 2015 to 2018, she was Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council. JIM TOWNSEND is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.

Rosaviatsia reported on the evening of July 6 that 287 flights had been grounded across three major airports: Moscow's Sheremetyevo, St. Petersburg's Pulkovo, and Strigino Airport in Nizhny Novgorod.

Facing a dire labour shortage in its industrial heartlands, Russia will import up to one million skilled Indian workers by year-end, with Sverdlovsk region among the key destinations. The move is part of a broader strategy to maintain defence and manufacturing output as native workforce numbers dwindle due to war mobilisation and demographic shifts.