Russia has capacity for a limited attack against NATO territory at any time but a decision to act would depend on the Western allies' posture, a top German military official warned.

Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Ukrainian troops should surrender to save themselves in Pokrovsk, a transport and supply hub seen as a gateway to bigger nearby cities.

China's yuan-denominated exports to Russia dropped in October at the steepest rate in eight months, government data showed on Friday, as a slow down in demand and disruptions from Western sanctions weighed on bilateral trade.

The Kremlin is focusing its fire on Pokrovsk, a gateway to the Donetsk region, which Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, has long coveted.

The battle for Pokrovsk - on a big road and rail artery in the Donetsk region - has been going on for well over a year.

A British man who had aspirations of being James Bond has been jailed for seven years for trying to spy for what he believed to be Russian intelligence service agents