As Russia viciously bombed Ukrainian cities over Christmas and shot down an Azeri airliner with antiaircraft fire, it was hard to ignore the message from Moscow.

Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces had taken control of the village of Nadiya in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region and had shot down eight U.S.-made ATACMS missiles. Reuters ...

A growing number of Russian officials, executives, and other public figures facing criminal charges have opted to join military operations in Ukraine rather than face prosecution. This trend shows a ...