A Russian military captain has urged Vladimir Putin to deploy the nation's nuclear-capable hypersonic missile against Europe, a move that could potentially ignite World War III.

Moscow has been urged to use the Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which is said to be impossible to stop due to its speed

Dozens of Russian spies who targeted Sergei Skripal’s daughter and mounted a series of attacks on Britain have been exposed by Britain’s security services.

The European Union approved on Friday a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines, and the targeting of more shadow fleet ships,

Armenia has signalled it could quit the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a security bloc seen as Moscow's version of NATO, after a peace treaty with Azerbaijan

Vladimir Putin: inscrutable, macho, unpredictable. This is how we portray Russia's leader. But the former KGB agent turned president is an enigma.

Ukraine war this week, announcing a deal to send weapons to Ukraine via NATO and giving Vladimir Putin an ultimatum to make peace. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks with John Dickerson about the president's new stance.