After a rare admission by President Putin that the army was suffering from a fuel shortage, Gallup pollsters have released new findings that Russia's "economic pessimism" has hit a 20-year high. For…

Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military industries and energy facilities in recent months.

The recent surge in Ukrainian attacks into Russian territory has caused fuel shortages to spread from Russian-annexed Crimea to nearby parts of southern...