According to the scrapped agreement signed in November, the first batch of multi-purpose helicopters would have been delivered by Russia in about two years

Latest economic report upgrades Russia's GDP estimate for 2022 as high energy prices provide windfall, but cumulative effects of punitive measures to grow

Leaders set to discuss Syria war; gathering is opportunity for Russian president to meet Turkish counterpart, in bid to unblock grain export from Ukraine following invasion

Russia has 'right to take actions to protect its national interests,' its foreign ministry says; Baltic nation cites EU sanctions on goods moving to and from Kaliningrad

Josep Borrell accuses Moscow of 'weaponizing' grain shipments from Ukraine and using them to 'blackmail' anyone that 'opposes its aggression'

Moscow said to be using highly inaccurate 1960s-era anti-ship missiles, able to cause severe collateral damage and casualties; Kyiv accuses Russian forces of using flamethrowers

Action takes place just days after new penalties announced on Kremlin officials, businessmen linked to Putin

State Department calls real estate developer God Nisanov 'one of the richest men in Europe and a close associate of several Russian officials'

Billionaire, who also has Israeli and Portuguese citizenships, was forced to sell club after being hit by sanctions over alleged ties to Putin, following invasion of Ukraine

Without mentioning Russian invasion of Ukraine, energy minister says global crisis is an opportunity for country to export natural gas while helping Europeans diversify supplies