Tensions between Russia and NATO have escalated further after a stark warning from Belgium’s defence minister, who said any nuclear strike on the alliance would lead to the destruction of Moscow.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says long-range strikes on Russian refineries have reduced Moscow's oil refining capacity by 20%

The impact of President Donald Trump’s attempt to financially choke Moscow’s war machine by imposing sanctions on Russian oil firms was instant; not on the battlefield in Ukraine, but in the offices of oil traders in India and China,

Russia's Lukoil , under pressure from U.S. sanctions, said on Thursday it had accepted an offer from Gunvor trading house to sell Lukoil International GmbH, which controls the oil major's foreign assets.

Ukraine and its allies have called on Donald Trump to pressure Xi Jinping over China’s support for Russia. Trump’s meeting with Xi later Thursday will be a major test of just how ready the US president is to get tough with Vladimir Putin.

Sberbank CEO German Gref said Russia is so fixated on fighting inflation that it's forgetting about economic growth.

Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, endured two consecutive nights of Russian strikes this weekend. The latest overnight attack on Oct. 26 saw drones and ballistic missiles raining down on the city. In total, five people were killed, and more than fifty others were injured.

Moscow was unexpectedly attacked by unidentified drones on the evening of October 26. Russian authorities traditionally reassured the public that everything had been shot down. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across the city,