Newsweek's map below illustrates what territories Ukraine could swap with Russia after giving Moscow full control of Kursk, parts of which Ukraine's forces have seized. Newsweek reached out to the ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

Daria Kasatkina says she “didn’t have much choice” but to defect from her home country of Russia following her decision to become a permanent resident of Australia. Kasatkina, 27 ...

Russia has issued a blunt warning to Australia after Anthony Albanese announced he was considering joining the 'coalition of ...

ranks Russia as the worst country in Europe for LGBTQ people, behind Turkey and Azerbaijan. Kasatkina wrote on Instagram last week that she now plans to live in Melbourne, adding that Australia ...