Russia tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the U.S. expired.

An expert warns Iran's IRGC leadership may flee to Russia amid regime instability after high-stakes U.S. negotiations collapsed and military fractures deepen.

MOSCOW, May 12 (Reuters) - Russia will deploy its new Sarmat strategic nuclear missile at the end of this year, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, describing it as "the most powerful in the world".

Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is facing a spring of discontent.

Trump is expected to press Xi on China's economic and material support for Iran at their upcoming summit, senior administration officials say.

Russian forces are struggling to advance on the battlefield in the war against Ukraine despite some 25,000 wounded and dead a month.

The Russian leader addressed the potential for talks with the European Union after rounds of U.S.-led peace talks that have so far failed to end the conflict.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile as a key part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces.

TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - Japan plans to send several officials to Russia in late May to facilitate communication and help protect assets owned by Japanese companies operating there, the Minister of Economy,