Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered 135,000 men to be conscripted into the army, the largest autumn draft the Kremlin has ordered in nine years.

Vladimir Putin on Monday signed legislation withdrawing Russia from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, marking another step in Moscow’s systematic exit from Western institutions since launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russian forces torture Ukrainian prisoners and civilians using a method that involves electrocuting them on the genitals and feet with a military telephone, a new report claims.

Without firing a shot, Putin has over the past week managed to bring the war in Ukraine to NATO’s European borders.

Ukrainian missiles hit an oil pumping station in Russia's Chuvashia region on Saturday, suspending its services, a Ukrainian security official said, as the relentless attacks have left Russians facing

The Russian state itself will be held accountable. Torture remains part of, in my view, Russian war tactics and war policy.”

The Trump administration is shifting its tone on the war in Ukraine and considering expanding the weaponry that Ukrainian forces can use to fend off Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year after the last remaining nuclear pact with the U.S. expires.

A United Nations report details in graphic detail the sadistic torture methods being performed by Russian soldiers.

Russia might be able to turn its defense industry into a viable source of revenue by selling weapons to allies like China, but the glut of tanks and missiles Russian factories are churning out also risk becoming a liability for an economy already grappling with sanctions and flagging growth.

Right now, though, U.S. leadership appears reticent. Coincidentally or not, the serious airspace violations have happened since Trump’s summit with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska in August, when the U.S. leader dropped his demand for a ceasefire in Ukraine.