Putin’s escalating campaign against immigrants has tapped a well of ethnic hatred.

Moscow has warned Donald Trump against resuming the testing of nuclear weapons when he takes office, saying it would “not rule anything out” in response to US aggression.

White House spokesman John Kirby has said the US has seen "early indications" that Russia may have been responsible for the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on 25 December, killing 38 people.

Azerbaijani intelligence has blamed Russia for the crash, with Euronews reporting on intelligence from anonymous Azerbaijani government sources that said the plane was not given permission to land in Russia despite requesting an emergency landing.

The State Department says an American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than four years ago has been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.

Marc Fogel has been designated as "wrongfully detained" by the United States government, according to the U.S. Department of State.

The long-range missiles provided by the United States and Britain were used to strike inside Russian territory, despite concerns that their use would escalate the conflict. Kyiv’s stockpiles are running out.

It is reported that the law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan will conduct ballistic and explosive ordnance examinations

According to the latest updates, 38 people, including seven Russians, lost their lives, while 29 others survived