President Donald Trump recently struck a more critical tone about Russia, and the country’s state media noticed. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports.

Russia says it's withstanding the impact of sanctions. Sweden's finance minister says satellite images show a different story.

Russia has had battlefield momentum but its recent territorial gains have been at the expense of high personnel losses.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

An unevidenced claim that Russia has offered support to the California wildfires response was read by millions of people online.

Russia’s foreign ministry has called on Trump to reaffirm the current international agreement surrounding the Panama Canal and to leave it in control of the nation of Panama.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia praised President Trump’s second inauguration, but the American leader did not return the compliment.

Ukrainian diplomacy on Wednesday, threatening Moscow with sanctions and calling on President Vladimir Putin to make a deal for the sake of his economy.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Russia "and other participating countries" with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday, threatened Moscow with sanctions and called on President Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end Russia's war with Ukraine for the sake of his economy. Trump, who promised on the campaign trail that he could end Russia's invasion of Ukraine quickly,

President Trump has demanded Russia stop its “ridiculous war” with Ukraine or face stiffer penalties — but the U.S. doesn’t appear to have much financial leverage left after a raft of prior sanctions.