The Ukraine war escalates with strikes on Russian command. Will Putin's fears materialize? Examining Ukraine's defense, international sanctions, and the war's impact.

Russia unleashed its fourth major attack on Ukraine this month, killing at least 13 civilians Saturday as it rained hundreds of drones and missiles down on the country’s western cities — once considered safe from the onslaught.

The arrest of gold baron Konstantin Strukov reveals the Kremlin's deeper problem: the war is redefining corruption, collapsing trust, and leaving Putin with fewer tools with which to govern.

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly urged Iranian officials to take a zero-nuclear enrichment deal with the US, Axios reported on Saturday.Putin reportedly expressed his support for a zero-enrichment deal to both US President Donald Trump and Iranian officials,

The UK's security is at risk of being compromised by adversaries, including President Putin, who could exploit immigration flows and employ other tactics to destabilize the country, a scathing report by the Defence Committee warns.

The Kremlin has, for the first time, openly acknowledged unprecedented censorship during the war with Ukraine, calling it justified, according to Reuters. On Friday, July 11, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Russian magazine Expert that wartime censorship in Russia is justified amid the conflict with Ukraine.

Trump backs a sanctions bill proposing a 500 per cent tariff on countries like India and China buying Russian energy, aiming to pressure Putin and reshape global trade amid the ongoing Ukraine war.

Zelensky met with the Pope on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican's efforts to help return Ukrainian children taken by the Kremlin.