Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

A massive blast occurred at a Russian ammunition depot on Tuesday. The Kremlin said the incident was caused by a fire from the mishandling of explosives. Ukraine has attacked similar sites in the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in ...

A state of emergency was declared in Russia’s Vladimir region, east of Moscow, following a large explosion at an ammunition storage site, the TASS state news agency said, citing emergency services.

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

MOSCOW – Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin, with both sides accusing the other of carrying out hundreds of ...

Russian attacks target Dutch public service and infrastructure China threat via support for Russia, chip industry espionage MIVD urges scaling up military to match Russia's pace THE HAGUE, April ...

Russian attacks on Ukraine continued overnight into Easter Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says - despite Vladimir Putin announcing a 30-hour "Easter truce". The Ukrainian president said on social ...

Amidst ongoing conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled a readiness for direct peace talks with Ukraine, a shift welcomed by Washington. This comes after a brief Easter ceasefire ...

In March, Russian president Vladimir Putin gifted Donald Trump a mystery portrait of the US president. The painting was delivered by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, who, in an interview with podcast ...

Russia violated the ceasefire more than 2,900 times, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram statement in the early hours on Monday. Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ...

In politics, creating and then owning the narrative is the best way to deceive the public, especially when a compliant media ...