Armenia has long relied on Russian weapons in its bitter dispute with neighbouring Azerbaijan. Russia’s top diplomat has blamed the war in Ukraine for affecting the supply of arms to Armenia, and has expressed concern that Moscow’s longstanding ally would now look to the West for military support instead.

The United States and its allies have imposed broad economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. As the conflict continues, experts debate whether the sanctions are working.

Former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle tells Sara Eisen at the CNBC CEO Council Summit that he does not understand why Donald Trump is not exerting more pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

To check that this trend was not just an immediate post-invasion blip, we conducted the surveys again in September 2024 and February 2025. The overall proportion of Ukrainians who blamed Russia for the tensions remained high, with 85.7% and 84.5%, respectively. And again, these results held across the various demographic breakdowns.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a resolution this week calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children from Russia before any peace agreement is finalized over ending the war

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.

Russia said on Wednesday that its air defences had shot down at least 232 Ukrainian drones over various Russian regions, including some approaching Moscow where the capital's airports were briefly shut down to ensure the safety of flights.

The Trump Administration is resisting a G7 statement under discussion among finance ministers in Canada because it does not want to include "further support" for Ukraine in the text, or describe Russia's full-scale invasion as "illegal", according to Politico, which cited two unnamed officials involved in the talks.