Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security.

The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree to an immediate ceasefire in the war with Ukraine.

The military relationship between Russia and North Korea will “advance non-stop,” according to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

Putin said that "no self-respecting country does anything under pressure," calling new U.S. sanctions an "unfriendly act."

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine.

Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, said on Friday he believes his country, the United States and Ukraine are close to a diplomatic solution to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday urged the United States to expand sanctions on Russian oil from two companies to the whole sector, and appealed for long-range missiles to hit back at Russia.

The meeting comes after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet in Budapest for a second summit, but the plans were placed on hold after a call between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia's foreign minister.

Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special presidential representative for investment and economic cooperation, is flying to Florida to meet with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, a White House official confirmed to POLITICO.

Two female suicide bombers killed at least 38 people on packed Moscow subway trains on Monday, stirring fears of a broader campaign in Russia's heartland by Islamists from the North Caucasus.