Russia

One of the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was a sharp drop in world demand for petroleum.

The law still must be approved in a national referendum that has been scheduled for April 22.

For the second time in less than a week, the U.S. has intercepted Russian maritime surveillance aircraft.

President Trump will not be going to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9.

The two Russian planes were intercepted by U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s.

U.S. officials have spoken openly about introducing sanctions against Serbia if Moscow sends more arms to the country.

The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight Thursday.

The Kremlin has made military modernization its top priority.

NATO called on Syria and Russia to halt their airstrikes following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in northeastern Syria.

Russian air strikes has forced nearly one million civilians to flee northwest Syria.