Veteran Putin ally Sergei Lavrov suggested a fight with Europe would not prove difficult for Moscow

Putin has been facing declining approval ratings, mounting casualties and ‘net-zero’ territorial gains since March this year as polls open today. Experts tell Maira Butt what this could mean for the future of Russia

Moscow accused Denmark of ‘dangerous’ fly-bys near its warships

Poland’s foreign minister said that the alliance had ‘overwhelming air superiority’ over Moscow