The Latest Breaking News from Russia

A French court is to try the Chinese captain of a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" early next year, prosecutors said Thursday, after it was intercepted off the coast of France.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must take a tougher approach on Russia by shooting down drones the violate European airspace and boarding Moscow's shadow fleet ships

Decision would signal a significant shift in White House support for Kyiv as Trump grows irritated with Putin

"I want the maximum of legal certainty. I want solidarity," Belgium Prime Minister Bart De Wever said about the proposal to use Russian frozen assets.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky joined European Union leaders in Copenhagen on Thursday as they push ahead with plans to build a continent-wide defence shield against Russian drones. The summit follows a series of airspace intrusions that have rattled Denmark, Poland and Estonia, highlighting gaps in Europe’s security.

The ship was sailing off the coast of Denmark at around the time of the drone incursions

In the Russian legal system, criminal proceedings are always at the extreme front line, where people’s fates intersect with the letter of the law. In conditions where acquittals account for less than 0.2%, every defense victory becomes an extraordinary event.

French authorities have detained two crew members of an oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet, which avoids Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict

Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine's power grid are raising concerns about nuclear safety

Comments from Ukraine’s president come after the seventh summit of the European Political Community

Recent drone sorties over Lithuania and its neighbours have sparked fears of a full-scale Russian attack, prompting the small Baltic country to encourage the building of bomb shelters.