Russia's crude oil and oil products exports fell 350,000 barrels per day last year, though revenue from its exports rose 2% or $3.8 billion, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.

The Russian government relies mainly on profits from the export of raw materials, particularly oil, making sanctions against this industry an effective tool, according to the RBC-Ukraine article How much Putin pays for the war in Ukraine as the West adds pressure on Russia's economy.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia on Wednesday of planning acts of sabotage worldwide that included “acts of air terror” against airlines. Tusk spoke at a news conference in Warsaw alongside Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk alleged on Wednesday that Russia is planning acts of sabotage worldwide, including "acts of air terror" targeting airlines. Speaking at a news conference in Warsaw alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,

Russia planned "acts of terrorism" in the air against Poland and other countries, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Warsaw.

Ukraine and Russia have been exchanging major drone and missile strikes, with each seeking to gain an advantage as US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration nears

Russia's military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and launching one of the biggest drone attacks to date.

The Russian missiles sought out targets from the Lviv region in western Ukraine near Poland to Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine bordering Russia. The state energy company Ukrenergo reported emergency power outages in six regions. It often shuts down production during attacks as a precaution.

Russia is prepared to study U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's peace initiatives on Ukraine when he takes office next week, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday. Lavrov cautioned that Trump's comments on the war - which he previously said he could end within 24 hours of entering the White House - were being made before his inauguration,

Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump now concede that the Ukraine war will take months or even longer to resolve, a sharp reality check on his biggest foreign policy promise - to strike a peace deal on his first day in the White House.

Before the conflict , Russia had demanded a legal guarantee that Ukraine be denied NATO entry, knowing the alliance has never excluded pote