Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow, April 27, 2026...

In this image made from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, April 4, 2026, a Russian T-72B3M tank fires towards Ukrainian position...

The defendants standing in a glass box as their verdicts were annuonced at a court in Moscow on Thursday...

Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his congratulations to Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei over his election as new Leader of the Islamic Revolution...

Iran`s President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin Iran`s President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Iran`s commitment to defend its sovereignty while pursuing lasting peace amid US-Israeli aggression against the country...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (File photo) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Russia "will do everything" in its power to create conditions that would render an American-Israeli war of aggression against Iran "impossible...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova Moscow has slammed Western powers for pursuing policies toward Iran that mirror historical attempts to exploit the country`s resources...

Russian President Vladimir Putin President Vladimir Putin says developing Russia`s nuclear forces is now an "absolute priority" following the expiry of its last remaining nuclear treaty with the US...

Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones, killing one person in the Kyiv region, Ukraine`s Emergency Service said on Sunday...

A local passes by a destroyed apartment building following an Russian air strike in the town of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, on Friday...

An unmanned mine-scattering vehicle is pictured during an open test of unmanned weapon systems conducted by the Polish Armaments Group on Thursday...

Iran`s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi (C) poses for a photo with Russian Ambassador Alexey Dedov (R) and Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu...

Iran`s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi (C) poses for a photo with Russian Ambassador Alexey Dedov (R) and Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu...

Oksana, second from left, and Nikita, right, pose with their children after their release from immigrant detention...

Russian helicopter carrier Stoysky sails away from the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran, following the conclusion of joint naval exercises with Iranian forces in the Sea of Oman and northern Indian Ocean...

Aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of Russia`s Maritime Board, Nikolai Patrushev (File photo) Moscow will use its naval power if Western countries continue seizing ships tied to its merchant fleet, a senior Russian official has said...

Iran and Russia are slated to hold a joint naval drill in the Sea of Oman and the Northern Indian Ocean on February 19, 2026, to enhance maritime security...

Russia`s energy minister Sergey Tsivilyov (left) shakes hands with Secretary of Iran`s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani before a meeting in Tehran on February 17, 2026...

Russian armed forces capture the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, June 28, 2025...

German Galushchenko in Lviv on Oct. 2, 2025...

German Galushchenko (left) and Ukraine`s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant in February, 2025...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 15, 2026...

FILE - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of security officers standing guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec...

A woman looks at her cellphone in a metro station in Moscow on Tuesday...

A woman looks at her cellphone in a metro station in Moscow on Tuesday...

peaking to Russia-based media outlet TV BRICS, Sergei Lavrov/ Photo TV BRICS Terrorist activities continue to be observed along Afghanistan borders and along the India-Pakistan-Afghanistan corridor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Monday...

peaking to Russia-based media outlet TV BRICS, Sergei Lavrov/ Photo TV BRICS Terrorist activities continue to be observed along Afghanistan borders and along the India-Pakistan-Afghanistan corridor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Monday...

Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev speaks in 2023 as he hangs decorations to servicemen amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict...

Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev pictured in June 2023...

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via videoconference at the Kremlin on Wednesday...

A damaged residential building following a Russian overnight drone attack in Odesa on Wednesday...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov...

Russia`s President Vladimir Putin speaks with India`s Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their joint press statement at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 5, 2025...

US Secretary of War, Peter Brian Hegseth (L), and General Secretary of Vietnam`s Communist Party To Lam talk during a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 2, 2025...

US Secretary of War, Peter Brian Hegseth (L), and General Secretary of Vietnam`s Communist Party To Lam talk during a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 2, 2025...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said developments in Afghanistan and the security situation in Central Asia remain among the core issues facing the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), citing new and emerging threats in the region...

Russia`s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) shakes hands with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, in Havana, on February 19, 2024...

US President Trump announced Monday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to a trade deal that will lower tariffs on products from India to 18% and halt India`s purchase of Russian oil...

US President Trump announced Monday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to a trade deal that will lower tariffs on products from India to 18% and halt India`s purchase of Russian oil...

US President Trump announced Monday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to a trade deal that will lower tariffs on products from India to 18% and halt India`s purchase of Russian oil...

The next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday...

This file photo shows naval forces of Iran, Russia and China holding large-scale joint drills in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman on December 27-30, 2019...

This file photo shows naval forces of Iran, Russia and China holding large-scale joint drills in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman on December 27-30, 2019...

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran`s Supreme National Security Council (L), meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on January 30, 2026...

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran`s Supreme National Security Council (L), meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on January 30, 2026...

Debris lies in a house heavily damaged by Russian shelling on Jan...

A year after Trump`s second presidency, the gap on the two sides of the Atlantic has reached a point of no-return more than any time before...

Firefighters continue their work in homes damaged, and some completely destroyed, following a Russian Shahed drone attack in Vilnyansk, Zaporizhia, Ukraine, on Jan...

Firefighters continue their work in homes damaged, and some completely destroyed, following a Russian Shahed drone attack in Vilnyansk, Zaporizhia, Ukraine, on Jan...

Venezuela`s interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on January 14, 2026...