In December 2023, Finland closed its 1,340 km (832 mile) border with Russia— the longest frontier with Russia of any EU or NATO country—after more than 1,300 migrants arrived there without visas. Helsinki accused Moscow of weaponizing asylum seekers by sending them to the frontier to destabilize the Nordic country—accusations the Kremlin denied.

Russian authorities say they have detained a suspect in last week’s shooting that wounded a senior military officer, the latest in a series of attacks on personnel and figures linked to the war in Ukraine.

John Sawers tells FT Weekend Festival that enduring peace ‘not really conceivable’ while Vladimir Putin remains in office

Russia agreed not to bomb Ukraine’s capital during Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit there. The respite was short-lived.

The Nordic country shares a border of more than 800 miles with Russia, making its growing F-35 capability significant for NATO's northern flank. Newsweek contacted Patria and the Finnish Ministry of Defense via email Sunday for comment.

Kyiv is suffering more daily air raid alerts than at any time since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, according to BBC Verify analysis of government figures. Most air attacks used to come at night but Russia's new tactic of striking Ukraine's capital during the day is causing huge disruption to schools and businesses.

Russia's Yasen-M submarines and militarized Kola Peninsula are forcing NATO to confront a growing undersea threat across the GIUK Gap and Arctic, expert warns.

MOSCOW, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the resumption of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, but said it was too early to say when and where such talks might take place.

Iryna Rybakova is horribly aware that the front line is inching toward Kramatorsk. Having served in eastern Ukraine for several years, she has watched her units being pushed from one strategic hub after another.