While Ryabkov criticised the West – and the Biden administration in particular – Vladimir Putin 's forces stepped up their attacks on Ukraine's key Black Sea port in Odesa, causing major power outages and threatening maritime infrastructure in the region.

Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago. While Kyiv has hinted at its involvement in some cases,

A Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian-linked tanker in the Mediterranean expands Kyiv’s campaign against Russia’s oil shadow fleet.

A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, with officials pointing the finger at Ukraine for the latest apparent assassination of a senior military officer.

Strikes on four vessels signal that Kyiv is willing to expand the maritime theater of the conflict in an effort to crimp Moscow’s military funding.

The vessel is part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" - unregulated ships that Kyiv says are exporting large quantities of oil despite Western sanctions.

Ukraine's Zelensky can leave Brussels relieved he has staved off bankruptcy, Belgium can claim victory for protecting Euroclear, where Russia's frozen billions are held, and the EU collectively can be happy it's found a deal.

Reams have been written about the strategies in the recent India-Pakistan border conflict. But fewer words have been expended on a core aspect of this war: drones—their use; their different deployments by the two countries; the cost to each country ...