Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the U.S. transfer to Ukraine of $20 billion backed by frozen Russian assets was "simply robbery" and suggested Moscow could seize Western assets on its territory "to enhance industrial potential".

The United States has given Kyiv a $20 billion loan funded by Russian assets frozen since the Kremlin invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago.

Russia's "Ghost Fleet" of oil tankers are facing a new round of sanctions from the European Union (EU) amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. EU envoys have approved a new package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine with a focus on a vast shadow fleet of ships Moscow uses to evade restrictions on oil and fuel transport,

European Union ambassadors agreed a 15th package of sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting its shadow tanker fleet and Chinese firms making drones for Moscow, diplomats said. The

When Russia intervened in the Syrian Civil War in 2015, it helped tip the balance in Assad's favour, so his fall from power dealt a serious setback to both Russia, which is fighting a major land war in Ukraine,

Assad toppled in Damascus, Russian leader Vladimir Putin received a public warning from President-elect Donald Trump, who urged him to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine before the conflict there becomes “far worse.

Assad's regime in Syria will likely deprive Russia of its only overseas naval base and other military assets, into which the Kremlin may have invested hundreds of billions of rubles over the past nine years,