Fossil fuel sales account for 30% of Russia 's state income and help pay for the Kremlin's astronomical spending on defence, which this year will come to around £109 billion. However, Western ...

The Russian coal industry has plunged into a deep crisis after the embargo on fuel supplies to EU countries and the decline ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells the UK the "moment has arrived to transform how we defend ourselves" but has not given a date when UK defence spending will rise to 3 per cent of GDP.

After delaying an earlier ultimatum, the European Union has passed a new sanctions package against Russia. It comes as a ...

The EU and UK are keen to lower the price Russia gets for its legally-sold seaborne oil. However, there appears to be ...

But pressed on when defence spending will hit 3% of GDP, Starmer tells the Today programme he doesn't believe in "performative fantasy politics".

The sanctions will target Russia's weapons supply chains, Kremlin-funded information operations, financial institutions and ...

However, Trump’s rhetoric surrounding Russia, traditionally sympathetic to Putin’s aims, has shifted in recent weeks as his ...

ANALYSIS: Russia has earned three times what Ukraine has received in aid in the last three years and much of the money comes ...

The UK government has announced a wide range of sanctions on Russia, just days after Vladimir Putin carried out the biggest ...

Russia's economy is facing "hypothermia" risks, Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said on Monday as he urged the central ...

Donald Trump has called Vladimir Putin “absolutely crazy” for his attacks on Ukrainian cities, levelling some of his sharpest ...