NATO needs a stronger focus on the south and Africa, Italy's prime minister told a news conference on Thursday, saying Russia might boost its presence in eastern Libya after the collapse of its allied regime in Syria.

Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.

Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among Russia’s biggest boosters.

Russia's ability to continue fighting in the war with Ukraine may be in jeopardy as it suffers highest rate of military personnel losses in the Ukraine war.

With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office on Jan. 20, Kyiv remains apprehensive about the potential cost of any diplomatic resolution to the war.

In the crash’s aftermath, Azerbaijan has unleashed rare and stinging criticism of Russia, with the country’s president saying Moscow’s response has caused “surprise, regret and rightful indignation.”

Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg (Ret.), nominee for special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, joins 'America Reports' to discuss President-elect Trump's 'commitment' to ending Russia's war in Ukraine and his desire to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Russia’s war of depopulation is worsening Ukraine’s demographic crisis; the population has fallen from 52 million in 1991 to 35 million today.

Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second day of fierce fighting was under way.

Ukraine has launched a counterattack in the southern Russian border region of Kursk, warning that Russia is “getting what it deserves.”