Since the invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin appears to have made conventional weapons its greater priority—at least for now.

Russia broadened its nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for deployment of atomic weapons in the event of an attack on Russia by a nonnuclear actor backed by a nuclear power. Thus ...

Russia may expand and upgrade its nuclear arsenal if the United States continues to push ahead with the development of a missile defense system, a top Russian diplomat said in an interview ...

Moscow said the move was designed to weaken Russian and Chinese nuclear deterrence. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also stressed that Russia saw the “Iron Dome” plan as ...

Without Tartus, any of Russia’s submarines — diesel-electric or nuclear — deployed in the region would have to remain at sea, with only the possibility of an occasional visit to a friendly ...

Russia had just helped broker the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Soleimani’s trip, disclosed three months later, took place in defiance of UN travel sanctions ...

By Dmitry Antonov and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call with Chinese ...

Two Russian nuclear deterrent bombers have flown over the Sea of Japan. The two Russian Tu-95 strategic aircraft conducted a routine flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan ...

A Russian nuclear icebreaker has been damaged in a collision with a cargo ship in the Arctic Circle, according to Russian media. The 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) icebreaker was attempting ...

China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of ...

We build our ties on the basis of friendship, mutual trust and support, equality and mutual benefit. These connections are ...

Tartus is the only Russian facility in the region capable of sustaining its diesel-electric powered submarines, which are cheaper and often quieter than nuclear-powered boats but require regular ...