Japan, Russia and sanctions

Russia's devastating glide-bomb attacks are down, but they remain a serious problem for Ukraine
Ukraine's long-range drone strikes on airbases and ammunition depots inside Russia have reduced the glide-bomb threat.
Ukraine latest: Russia responds to Trump claim over meeting with Putin; Ukraine 'strikes supermarket in Russian-held city with US missiles'
The Kremlin has been discussing Donald Trump's claims that a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin is being set up.
Ukraine is bringing war 'back to Russia,' Zelenskyy says after new Kursk offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some 38,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded fighting in Russia's ...
Russia is feeling the full impact of sanctions and the strain could force an end to the war this year, think tank says
After three years of war, strict sanctions, and dwindling oil prices, the odds are stacked against the Kremlin in 2025, a think tank fellow argues.
Russia's Losses in Ukraine Pass Grim Milestone
Russia's ability to continue fighting in the war with Ukraine may be in jeopardy as it suffers highest rate of military ...
Russia claims it captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv’s troops say the fight continues
The claim, which drew no response from Ukrainian authorities, came a day after the Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian ...
US special operators are going back to their 'roots' with an eye on China and Russia, senior Pentagon official says
After decades of counterterrorism, special operators are shifting back to supporting the joint force as the US faces powerful ...
A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s ...