By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia is ready for the new reality of a world with no U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control limits after the New START treaty expires this week, Moscow's point man for arms control said on Tuesday.

In the fourth year of its full-scale war against Ukraine, the Kremlin further escalated the crackdown on Russian civil society, targeting critics both inside the country and in exile, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026.

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,434

Russia has admitted for the first time that a Ukrainian missile sank its prized Black Sea flagship, later deleting the statement and returning to the official narrative that the guided-missile cruiser Moskva went down because of a freak accident.

Russian authorities use various strategies to recruit new troops to replenish its supply of soldiers for its nearly 4-year-old full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

German authorities have detained five men accused of being part of a network that illegally exported goods to Russian defense companies after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces new peace talks with US and Russia set for Wednesday and Thursday this week in Abu Dhabi.

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced a trade deal with India that slashes ‌U.S. tariffs ​on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India halting Russian ‌oil purchases and lowering trade barriers.