Parts of the Kuril Islands in Russia’s Far East have run out of gasoline, local authorities said Monday, as regions across the country face shortages that some have blamed on Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries and a summer surge in demand. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has deliberately set "maximalist" demands on land, peacekeepers, and Ukraine's neutrality, knowing they will likely be unacceptable to Kyiv and European nations, undisclosed officials told Bloomberg.

A uranium mine in Kurgan in Russia's Urals mountains was reportedly submerged by flooding, sparking radioactive leak fears.

Political scientist Sergey Mikheyev also suggested annexing two NATO member nations in Europe.

Ukraine's General Staff listed high losses of Russian troops since the end of March.

Novatek has stopped operations at its Arctic LNG 2 project in the latest blow to Russian fuel exports, which are key to funding Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The Russia leader has turned to his neighbor, Belarus, for oil imports as Ukraine ramps up attacks on his oil refineries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia's attacks on port infrastructure showed Moscow was intent on creating a "global catastrophe," with a crisis in food markets, prices and supplies. 

Russia possesses a key resource for clean energy that many nations want, including the United States.

Of field service company Halliburton announced on Friday it was winding down it's business in Russia in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. "Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced it immediately suspended future business in Russia...

The Russian entrepreneur said the Russian president came to power by "blowing up apartment buildings in Russia."

A new report shows how Russia funneled millions of dollars to a pair of pro-Russia politicians in Ukraine. It has allegedly made “deals” like this in multiple countries. Donald Trump’s proposed Moscow Tower looked very similar to these bribes.

The president has spoken to Putin at least eight times since reportedly learning of alleged bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan—and yet hasn’t brought up the intelligence.

Analysts have used other evidence to conclude that the transfers were most likely part of an effort to offer payments to Taliban-linked militants to kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan.