Increased spending on defense and a new Russian conscription law are signs of the Kremlin's increasingly aggressive posture and preparations for future conflict with Europe and NATO states, according to analysts.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day's rally, on optimism that a trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners was abating and as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine.

Falling inflation has persuaded the central bank in Moscow to continue relaxing the country’s record borrowing costs.

Considering Russian President Vladimir Putin was only using the 50-day deadline as an excuse to unleash more destruction on Ukraine, President Trump is right to shorten it to a little over a week.

Oil prices edged up on Tuesday on optimism that a trade war between the United States and its major trading partners was abating and as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine.