War in Ukraine

The Kremlin vowed retaliation Monday after the deadly strike on the Russian-occupied peninsula.

A pact between the North Korean leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin could scramble the balance of power in East Asia and make it even more difficult to halt Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions.

Ksenia Karelina was born in Russia but had built a new life as an aesthetician at a Los Angeles spa.

Kharkiv is taking a breath after the White House allowed the use of its arms inside Russia. But the northeastern city is still in Putin's sights.

Vladimir Putin made a rare visit to the reclusive state as he seeks ammunition for his war in Ukraine and vows to back Kim’s nuclear-armed regime against the U.S.

The reclusive Communist state is seen as a crucial source of military support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose two-day visit is his first to North Korea in 24 years.

Russian president fires four deputy ministers, continuing the reshuffle that began with the removal of defense minister Sergei Shoigu.

The visit comes amid growing international concerns about an arms arrangement in which Pyongyang provides Moscow with badly needed munitions to fuel its war in Ukraine.

NBC News spoke to soldiers in Ukraine's Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, as well as diplomats at the weekend peace summit in Switzerland at which Russia was absent.

Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen who has been behind bars since his March 2023 arrest, faces 20 years in prison if convicted.

About 100 delegations were on hand for the conference that was billed as a first step toward peace at a time when the warring countries are seemingly as far apart as ever.