Russia's lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, put forward a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would expand Russia's seasonal draft into a year-round event.

The third round of direct talks between Ukraine and Russia has begun in Istanbul on July 23. The meeting began with one-on-one talks between National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and Vladimir Medinsky,

Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev's concert in an Italian palace has been canceled without explanation amid an uproar over his support for Vladimir Putin.

During negotiations in Istanbul between Ukraine and Russia, the issue of a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will be discussed, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing sources.

Russian intelligence obtained damaging information about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s health amid her 2016 presidential campaign.

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accused Italy of discrimination and said it had caved into anti-Russian lobbying after a planned classical music concert by high-profile Russian conductor Valery Gergiev was cancelled.

A Russian politician managed to vote 11 times during a parliamentary session on Tuesday, shortly before his death was officially confirmed by the Kremlin. Mikhail Tarasenko was a member of the ruling United Russia party, which is closely aligned with Vladimir Putin.

Russian forces, meanwhile, pounded four Ukrainian cities in nighttime attacks that officials said killed a child.