Western sanctions have failed to turn the uber-rich into opponents, and Putin's policies have turned them into silent backers.

Dr Vil Mirzayanov was part of a team of scientists working at the Gosniiokht institute in Moscow during the 1970s as they worked to develop a new type of nerve agent

Russia's embassy released a provocative AI video ribbing Donald Trump's peace efforts and threatening Volodymyr Zelenskyy with handcuffs just days before a high-stakes meeting in Florida.

Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone shortly before the meeting. Trump described it as a “good and very productive telephone call.”

President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have commenced their meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday as the pair seek to make significant progress on agreeing to a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war that began nearly four years ago.

A viral AI-generated Christmas video shared by the Russian Embassy shows President Vladimir Putin as Santa Claus handing symbolic gifts to world leaders, including handcuffs for Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and special treatment for PM Modi.