As Russia expands its covert maritime operations, could Gabon hold the key to Moscow’s economic survival? Warfronts. Gabon - How a Tiny African Nation Runs Russia’s Shadow Fleet.

When Western powers banned aircraft parts exports to Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the goal was to ground ...

A shadowy network of ships has registered in Gabon, highlighting how Vladimir V. Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions. By Rebecca R. Ruiz and Jacob Judah Reporting ...

Frustrated Russians living near the frontlines of the war celebrated Ukraine’s massive drone attack against Moscow, according to newly released calls intercepted by Kyiv. After Kyiv fired 337 ...

MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Thursday closed all four of Moscow’s airports, plus a fifth one in a city about 100 miles southwest of the country’s capital, citing unspecified safety concerns.

The UK intends to send a “message to Moscow” with plans to expand its fleet of attack submarines and invest in its nuclear deterrent as part of a new defense strategy to head off the threat ...

Ukraine targeted Moscow on Wednesday in what Russian officials called one of largest drone strikes on the capital since the war began in 2022. All 11 drones heading toward the capital in the ...

Last week’s military coup in the West African state of Gabon is part of a series of anti-Western developments that opens the door further to the non-Western powers, writes Karam Said ...

The illicit tanker fleet sprang up to evade Western sanctions on Russian oil, allowing Moscow to move crude to buyers in India and China by flagging ships in countries such as Gabon.

Senior Russian military officer killed in car explosion near Moscow 05:53. An explosive device ripped through a parked car near Moscow on Friday killing a senior Russian general, the Investigative ...

MOSCOW, March 11 - Ukraine on Tuesday launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region, killing at least three employees of a meat warehouse, injuring 17 others and ...

BRUSSELS - The EU on May 20 adopted four sets of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, including a 17th package targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet, and measures related to chemical ...