PUTIN’S former minster and IT guru was shot dead at his home, in the latest mystery death linked to Moscow power structures. Alexey Sklyar, 50, who also served as vice-president of the

Relations with the United States are currently more important for the Kremlin than Venezuela, and the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is unpleasant for Russia but not catastrophic.

Ukraine’s campaign against Russian energy infrastructure has shifted the war’s center of gravity, pushing the fight deep into Russian territory and exposing gaps in Kremlin air defenses. A wave of long-range drone and missile strikes has torched multiple oil depots,

The Kremlin insists Ukraine is running out of options as US-led talks stall, warning that the ‘situation is deteriorating’ for Kyiv daily.

FILE - French citizen Laurent Vinatier sits in a cage prior to a court session at the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File) The Kremlin on Thursday said it was in contact with the French ...