American intelligence assessments indicate Russia could be increasingly willing to authorize provocative actions on NATO territory, with a goal of testing the alliance, U.S. officials told CBS News.

Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized the Ukraine war and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was one of the few high-profile Putin critics still living in Russia.

MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named Denis Lyamin to head Russia's Unmanned Systems Forces, a newly established branch of the military that will be responsible for drone warfare.

US intelligence suggests President Putin may authorize provocative actions on NATO territory. These actions could include hybrid operations and cyberattacks, testing NATO's cohesion. President Putin has accused Western nations of double standards and ineffective sanctions against Russia.

President Vladimir Putin signed Russia's first law giving comprehensive rules to crypto exchanges, custodians, brokers, and mining. Only firms on a state registry may run exchanges after July 1, 2027,

Vladimir Putin could attack a NATO member between this fall and 2029, U.S. intelligence assesses, likely targeting the Baltics or Poland directly.

The sanctions package allows up to 500% tariffs on Russian imports and 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian energy, like China and India.

One month after Russia invaded Ukraine, two aircraft from Vladimir Putin’s presidential fleet made unusual flights to cities surrounding Mount Yamantau in the southern Urals. Hidden beneath the mountain is believed to be a city-sized underground bunker built for Russia’s political and military elite,