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While it’s not a direct response to the U.S. giving Ukraine permission to use American-supplied ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree which lowers the threshold for his country’s use of nuclear weapons. Jackson Proskow explains why there’s not much international concern about Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine.

Ukraine accused Russia of firing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Dnipro on Thursday — a weapon designed for long-distance nuclear strikes that has never before been used in war. “If it is confirmed that precisely an intercontinental ballistic missile was used, then we believe that it can be said that Putin’s Russia has degraded...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday he could confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia. “The deployment of North Korean troops to Kursk is also a sign of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s growing desperation,” Rutte said.

More than two-and-a-half years since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden has made a major policy reversal by authorizing Ukraine to use American-supplied ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles on targets inside Russia. Redmond Shannon explains the caveats, and how the Kremlin is reacting.

With Russia’s war in Ukraine approaching the end of its third year, some leaders at the G20 summit want to talk about the conflict, while others don’t. David Akin looks at who is being vocal about the war, and who appears uninterested in discussing it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that Moscow has tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine, and he warned that it could use the weapon against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their missiles to strike Russia.

Russia on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution that called on Sudan’s warring parties to cease hostilities immediately and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid. Russia was the sole member to vote against, in a move that British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said was “mean, nasty and cynical” and sent a message...

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country has fired a “new” intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine, where officials are claiming that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile. Jackson Proskow looks at what message the use of these missiles sends to Ukraine and the West.

Ukraine said on Tuesday that it fired at North Korean troops deployed to Russia, on the same day that Pyongyang test fired at least seven short-range missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for more support from his allies, saying the North Korean troops bring instability. Nathaniel Dove has the latest on the building tensions...

During a radio interview in Kyiv that aired on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomatic means. His comments come at a decisive moment after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s electoral victory and Russia’s grinding battlefield gains.

After a massive airstrike from Moscow, U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia for the first time. Nathaniel Dove has the details.

The U.S. shut its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday morning due to what it called the threat of a “potential significant air attack,” a day after Ukraine used American missiles to hit a target inside Russia.

Russia launched its first missile strike on Kyiv since August on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said. Capital defence forces reportedly destroyed several cruise and ballistic missiles and up to a dozen drones in the early morning.

Please be advised this story contains disturbing images. Donald Trump has often claimed there were no wars when he was last in the White House. Now there are several, and as the next U.S. president, it could be up to him to help end them. Nathaniel Dove explores what could happen under a new style...

Russia unleashed its latest overnight drone strike on Ukraine – targeting Kyiv in an attack that is reported to have lasted hours. The attack comes as those in Ukraine keep a close eye on Washington and the upcoming presidential election. As Redmond Shannon reports, many in Ukraine believe their future is largely in the hands...

Phoney bomb threats that appeared to originate in many cases from Russian email domains targeted polling locations across several U.S. states on Tuesday, according to American officials. At least two polling sites targeted by hoax bomb threats in the election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated and re-opened after approximately 30 minutes. Georgia Secretary...

The United States on Monday called out Russia and China at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for “shamelessly protecting” and emboldening North Korea to further violate U.N. sanctions. “Russia and China have shamelessly protected Pyongyang from any reprisal, or even condemnation of its actions,” deputy U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood told the...

Thousands of protesters in Georgia gathered outside the country’s parliament on Monday, after the country’s president and opposition parties called for protests against the results of a disputed election. The country’s government and electoral commission have said the vote was free and fair, while election observers have said there were significant violations. “We were not...

On the 1000th day of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, President Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.

Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder held a press briefing on Tuesday, during which he outlined the U.S. Department of Defense’s latest estimates on North Korean troops operating in Russia. “We believe that the DPRK has sent approximately 10,000 soldiers in total to train in eastern Russia,” Ryder said. “And that these troops will...