Moscow and Beijing both announced backing the new leadership following its constitutional appointment amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Russia is massing troops along NATO's borders and expanding military units while giving them combat experience, creating the backbone of a fighting force.

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, March 9 (Reuters) - Russian-backed hackers have launched a global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used by officials, military personnel and journalists,

“There is no deal here unless Ukraine and its people can believe that they will be able to live in peace if, in fact, there is a diplomatic solution,” Witkoff said in a virtual address to the Yalta European Strategy conference. “That has to be the end result here — a reality that peace is there.”

Preparatory work’ on pipeline, believed to be the Power of Siberia 2, included in five-year plan – but analysts say more details are needed.

Russia has lost 750 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 1,274,040. Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 9 March 2026 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.]:

India's appetite for Russian barrels surged after the Ukraine war broke out in 2022, when Moscow began offering steep discounts. By 2023 and 2024, imports had stabilised at 1.5-2.1 million barrels per day, even as US officials argued that such purchases undermined Western sanctions designed to squeeze Russia's war revenues.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky seeks Patriots in return for sending drone experts to Middle East - Ukraine is facing an acute shortage of costly PAC-3 interceptor missiles supplied by US