President Trump’s plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on Russian goods could raise the cost of urea, a key fertilizer in corn and other row crops.

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told Newsweek.

Russia and China's foreign ministers on Sunday discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister,

In a dramatic shift with far-reaching geopolitical implications, Russia has become the first major world power to formally recognize the Taliban regime — a move that could accelerate the group’s global legitimacy,

The USD/RUB exchange rate reacted to the US and Russian consumer inflation data released this week. A report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that the headline inflation rose from 2.3% in May to 2.7% in June.

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to ramp up arms shipments to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv to abandon peace efforts, Russia said on Thursday, vowing it would not accept the "blackmail" of Washington's new sanctions ultimatum.

The E.U. approved plans to lower a price cap on Russian oil and ban transactions with 22 more Russian banks, pressing ahead with sanctions without the U.S.

Russian officials and commentators have shown little indication that Moscow is about to change course under new pressure.

The paper notes that as Putin rejects U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace proposals, and Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities continue to kill civilians, hopes for a ceasefire deal or a reset in Moscow’s relations with the West are rapidly fading.