U.S. says Iranian troops were in Crimea helping Russian military attack Ukraine. Reports say Iranian drone experts are training Russian soldiers. But why is Iran helping Russia? What's in it for Tehran? Listen in to Priyanka Sharma.

Russian men have been fleeing in large numbers since the Kremlin announced a partial military draft to sustain its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Turkey, where some 50,000 Russian nationals have applied for residency since February, is one of their desti...

As many other companies, Starbucks left Russia, but the coffee houses were bought by a Russian pro-Putin rapper Timati and reopened with a new name: Stars Coffee. I wonder why now 'Ztarz coffee' though. Today we will go to the USSRbucks Coffee and see if...

When sanctions were first announced in response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts and politicians alike predicted that they would cripple Russia’s economy. However, 6 months on, it’s still not entirely clear what impact sanctions have had.

Day 188. Today, we look at the intense fighting in the south around the occupied city of Kherson, the start of what some believe is the long awaited Ukrainian counter offensive - we also explore the world of NAFO ,the fellas and images of Shibuya dogs? Co...

Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. Russia blamed the blasts in the...

Day 173. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battle front, looking at the situation in Kherson and the East. Plus, we also welcome the Telegraph’s Senior Tech Reporter to unpack developments from the cyber war.

At least one person was killed and several others wounded as powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea. Russia’s Defense Ministry denied the base had been shelled and said instead that munitions had blown up there. But Ukrainian social netwo...

Provincial Russia is notorious for low income, bad roads, excessive drinking, gopniks and many more stereotypes. Potentially economic sanctions against Russia could make life of people even worse, with only 250$ of monthly state pension and increasing pri...

As Europeans suffer high energy costs and the prospect of a rough winter, some have begun to ask if Western sanctions against Russia were in fact an own goal. On the face of it, Russia’s economy is not going through the meltdown once predicted and Moscow...

Because of Russia's invasion to Ukraine, many sanctions were imposed on Russia. Many companies left the country, but some were bought by new owners and continued working. After a three months break McDonalds reopened with the new name "Vkusno i tochka", t...

Researchers at Yale University say the Russian economy is suffering massive damage due to Western sanctions, despite Moscow downplaying the effect. The authors claim their work casts doubt on Moscow's claims that the economy remains robust and that the We...

Ukraine's forces will have to retreat from Severodonetsk, a regional governor said Friday, after weeks of fierce fighting against Russian forces in the battleground eastern city.