Lavrov warns that any new US strike on Iran could have serious consequences, urging restraint and diplomacy amid rising tensions and ongoing talks to resolve the nuclear standoff.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the United States wants a peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia by early summer, despite repeated rounds of talks failing to reach a breakthrough over the issues of territory and security guarantees.

A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to four years in jail for trying to take the stocks of Kalashnikov assault rifles out of a Moscow airport, the RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday.

Russia launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities in overnight attacks, officials reported on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow was

The expiration of the last remaining nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia on Thursday has sparked fears about a nuclear arms race, with the two biggest nuclear superpowers without limits on their arsenals for the first time in decades.

MOSCOW, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Russia plans to seek clarification from the United States about new U.S. restrictions on Venezuela's oil business, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued a general license to facilitate the exploration and production of oil and gas in Venezuela.

Russia has expressed confidence that India remains committed to purchasing its oil, countering US claims that New Delhi might reduce imports.