The U.S. and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and jeopardizing a global norm against such tests.

The officials in a joint statement said they made progress on creating a security framework for postwar Ukraine and are urging Russia to commit to peace.

U.S. company NCH Capital said on Friday that it has no plans to sell major Russian agricultural producer AgroTerra, after the head of Russia's second-largest bank said it was in talks to buy the firm.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace plan that Washington hopes can end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

Former Marine Robert Gilman receives additional two years in Russian prison after being found guilty of attacking guards, bringing total sentence to 10 years.

The Trump administration extended a waiver for Lukoil PJSC’s gas stations outside of Russia, allowing them to continue operations until late April 2026.

Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged heavy U.S. pressure on India not to buy Russian fuel if the U.S. could do so as he began a two-day state visit, where he was embraced on arrival by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oleg Artemyev, a cosmonaut with Russia's space agency, has been replaced on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-12 mission, Roscosmos announced.