Ukraine escalates its complaint against the FIA decision to lift the ban on Russian competitors taking part in international events.

President Vladimir Putin said on ⁠Tuesday ⁠that Russia was winning the war in ⁠Ukraine and portrayed the Ukrainian leadership as "terrorists" with whom Moscow could not negotiate. Putin, in his most detailed ​comments on the war for many weeks,

By Andrew Gray and Andreas Rinke BRUSSELS/BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) - European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Wednesday to increase pressure on Russia, including with new sanctions, after an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany that she said showed Moscow's growing "recklessness".

In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker said allies must prepare in case Russia's Vladimir Putin attacks.

The German government blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig airport last month using a drone laden with explosives. It announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among measures.

South Korea and Japan condemned North Korea's deployment of troops and transfer of missiles to support Russia in its war against Ukraine during a U.N. General Assembly forum Tuesday,

Firebrand former general Roberto Vannacci channels Italians’ pro-Russian sympathies ahead of general elections next year

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation says athletes from Russia and Belarus can continue to compete with approved neutral status this season but no symbols of national identity.

Russia is accused of growing increasingly reckless after Berlin blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.