Increased spending on defense and a new Russian conscription law are signs of the Kremlin's increasingly aggressive posture and preparations for future conflict with Europe and NATO states, according to analysts.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day's rally, on optimism that a trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners.

Considering Russian President Vladimir Putin was only using the 50-day deadline as an excuse to unleash more destruction on Ukraine, President Trump is right to shorten it to a little over a week.

Russia is set to spend 6.3% of its GDP on defense this year — a post-Cold War high.

Falling inflation has persuaded the central bank in Moscow to continue relaxing the country’s record borrowing costs.