At least one person has been killed after Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its invasion, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, just hours after US President Donald Trump pledged more military support for Kyiv and accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of throwing “bullsh*t” over peace talks.

Russia is using gold and crypto to bypass Western sanctions, a top regulator said on Tuesday. "Netting" is another offbeat way Russia is using to beat sweeping sanctions. Russia's economy faces challenges, with a potential recession and slowing GDP growth.

The president’s remarks during a cabinet meeting were the latest sign of his growing displeasure with the Russian leader.

Donald Trump has hinted at imposing massive 500% tariffs on India and China for continuing Russian energy imports. This follows the proposed Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, backed by Senator Lindsey Graham.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday he expects a vote as soon as this month to place severe new sanctions on Russia, the latest sign of a growing fracture between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin,

WSJ's Alexander Ward breaks down the relationship between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and how it's only now showing signs of souring over an elusive peace deal in Ukraine.

Exiled Russian journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan tell Newsweek about Vladimir Putin's crackdown and their book "Our Dear Friends In Moscow."

One of Vladimir Putin's closest allies has outlined a series of demands Russia wants met to bring an end to its brutal war in Ukraine. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has insisted that any agreement to halt the violence cannot be reached unless the "root causes of the conflict" are "eliminated".

The truth is, he believed me 10%,' Trump said of the threat he made to Putin that he would bomb Moscow if Russia invaded Ukraine.