(Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published late on Wednesday that he hoped Washington would take no actions liable to escalate the Ukraine conflict. Lavrov said U.

Kazakhstan’s lower parliament pushed ahead with anti-LGBTQ legislation Wednesday that appears to mirror Russian law, as the country’s president met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Some of America's closest European allies say they're already in a gray zone between peace and war with Russia.

Russia's revenues from crude oil and refined products fell again in October due to lower export volumes and weaker prices, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, adding that Russian oil exports have been holding up so far.

The rates of interception of both Russian drones and missiles fired into Ukraine through October slipped as Moscow continued its long-range bombardments.

Donald Trump has spent this year trying to negotiate a deal to end the war in Ukraine. So far, Vladimir Putin doesn’t seem interested in the US’s proposals.

Russian officials say they are waiting for an explanation from President Donald Trump about nuclear testing. He hasn't given one.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said at the start of a meeting on Ukraine and defense cooperation that Kyiv needs to overcome what will be a “very difficult, very tough winter.”

Last month, the US sanctioned Russia’s two largest oil producers, prompting some buyers in Asia to say they’d scale back purchases. But it’s difficult to know what buying curtailments are really happening as tankers wait until the last moment to reveal where they’re headed.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov offers face-to-face meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio amid ongoing Ukraine war tensions and diplomatic efforts.

On November 12 Russia launched at least three attacks on the Kholodnohirskyi district of the city. Russian forces launched a missile strike on a logistics company warehouse in central Kharkiv on Wednesday morning,