Wars and Military Conflicts

A war crime is an action during an armed conflict that violates the international humanitarian rules of war, often referring to violence against civilians.

The sprawling group of front companies and middlemen identified by U.S. officials stretches from Moscow to Britain, France, Singapore, Malta and Spain.

The White House on Thursday announced that the U.S. will release 1 million barrels of oil per day from strategic reserves.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisors are scared to tell him what’s happening in Ukraine, the head of Britain’s intelligence agency has said.

President Vladimir Putin’s immense power has turned out to be a key weakness for the leader, with those around him seemingly too scared to tell him the truth.

Russian attacks are continuing around the Ukrainian capital despite promises that Moscow would scale back its activity near Kyiv, officials say.

Beijing is expected to continue doing business with Russia but is unlikely to support Moscow militarily, says Li Daokui, former advisor to China’s central bank.

One of the early casualties of Russia’s territorial ambitions in Ukraine was the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, a massive energy project that cost $11 billion.

Vladimir Putin feels he was misled by military leaders who hid key details of Russia’s botched invasion of Ukraine, newly declassified intelligence shows.

Artists around the world have created murals to support Ukraine since Russia invaded its neighbor in February.

There are rapidly rising concerns over what Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine will mean for European economies.

Strategists are asking whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could backfire spectacularly on Putin, leaving him vulnerable to an uprising or a coup.

The U.S., the U.K. and Ukraine have expressed skepticism over Russia’s pledge to scale back its military activity near Kyiv.

Germany said Wednesday the “early warning” measure was the first of three stages and does not yet imply a state intervention to ration gas supplies.

A key recession signal flashed in the bond market this week, but SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci said he would be cautious on predicting a downturn.

European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are speaking Friday with China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

European stocks closed lower on Wednesday following the latest round of talks between Russia and Ukraine.

The Russian military has begun to move some of its troops in Ukraine away from the areas around Kyiv to positions elsewhere in Ukraine.

The U.S. and international allies have imposed a barrage of punitive measures against Russia since the country launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, it was widely believed to have expected an easy victory.But Moscow is facing unintended consequences of its aggression in Ukraine.