MOSCOW, April 9 () - Russia will see revenue from its biggest single oil tax double to $9 billion in April due to the oil and gas crisis triggered by the ‌U. and Israeli attack on Iran, calculations showed on Thursday.

Russia has unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on civilian areas of Ukraine and is stepping up ground attacks along the front.

KYIV, April 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he welcomed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, adding that Kyiv was ready to "respond in kind" if Moscow ceased strikes.

This week, for the third time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia claimed it fully occupied Ukraine’s Luhansk region.

Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike.

MOSCOW, April 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service said on Thursday that it had detained a former Radio Free Europe freelance journalist on suspicion of treason for passing information to Ukrainian intelligence.

Russia stepped up spending in March in anticipation of a surge in revenue from the jump in oil prices caused by the war in the Middle East.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow threatens to attack Baltic countries allowing Kyiv to use airspace for drones - Ukrainian drones have attacked the Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga