Russia is optimizing its forces to wage a positional war against Ukraine. In particular, Russian forces are increasing supplies of light motorized equipment to their troops, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank turned technology conglomerate, has taken a major stake in leading electronics producer Element, as Moscow pushes for sovereignty in the production of the high-tech components needed for the war in Ukraine.

Current and former commanders, analysts and military bloggers are having a surprisingly open debate about whether drones have made Russia’s longstanding approach to battle obsolete.

Russia's state TV threatens Britain with nuclear annihilation whilst Putin negotiates peace talks, exposing the Kremlin's true intent to dismantle Ukraine entirely.

Mr Putin praised Russia’s constructive role in Latin America and the Middle East. He made no mention of America’s armed forces having abducted Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, a Russian ally whom he had welcomed in the Kremlin eight months earlier—much less of how easily they had knocked out Venezuela’s Russian-built air defences.

Trump has argued that the Arctic island is critical for U.S. security given threats posed by Russia as well as China.

CNN reports that Russia is expanding its influence in the Arctic amid Donald Trump’s plans regarding Greenland.

Officials say that France’s navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet.