After facing a string of setbacks nearly a year into its war on Ukraine, Russia is planning another major offensive to make up for its losses on the ground and justify its heavy human cost at home.

There is a widespread belief that Western sanctions on Russia have fallen flat. Proponents of this theory point to macroeconomic indicators suggesting that the Russian economy has proved resilient.

Argument: The World Economy No Longer Needs Russia The World Economy No Longer Needs Russia... | View Comments () For much of the past year, and since his invasion of Ukraine last February ...

Russia appears to be hinting that another mobilization round might be coming in an effort by the Kremlin to meet its war demands in Ukraine. State Duma Deputy Viktor Sobolev announced on Friday ...

I'm Steve Gutterman, the editor of RFE/RL's Russia/Ukraine/Belarus Desk. Welcome to The Week In Russia, in which I dissect the key developments in Russian politics and society over the previous ...

In fact, the war started because the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria unilaterally declared independence from Russia in 1993 and, fearing a domino effect and the country’s disintegration ...

Shortly after this attack on a residential multi-story building, European Union spokesman Peter Stano said Russia’s increasing targeting of civilians in their homes was a “sign of escalation ...

The war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. European Union leaders met in Kyiv with President Volodymyr ...

A Ukrainian victory could lead to the fall of the Russia Federation as we know it, according to one European economist. Timothy Ash, an associate fellow at the international affairs think tank ...

I'm Steve Gutterman, the editor of RFE/RL's Russia/Ukraine/Belarus Desk. Welcome to The Week In Russia, in which I dissect the key developments in Russian politics and society over the previous ...

As Russia’s total aggression on Ukraine nears its first year, some people in the United States and elsewhere in the West continue to suggest that Ukraine needs to engage in peace negotiations with ...

Russia - the largest country on earth - emerged from a decade of post-Soviet economic and political turmoil to seek to reassert itself as a world power. Income from vast natural resources, above all ...