Incumbent prime minister Denys Shmyhal poised to take over as defence minister

Kim Jong Un vows full backing for Russia’s war in Ukraine as Lavrov visits Pyongyang to cement growing military alliance

Kyiv accuses father and son of trying to give classified documents about its Neptune missile system to Chinese intelligence

The Ukrainian leader said drones were the key tool that has allowed his country to fight off Russia's invasion for more than three years

Comes after Russia fired 550 missiles and drones, in an attack Kyiv says is the largest since the war began

Sergei Shoigu says North Korean workers will help repair damage from Ukrainian incursion in Kursk

Minister says country is ‘on the brink’ of an economic contraction amid ongoing war in Ukraine