The Latest Breaking News from Cold War

Two months into the war the temperature of the rhetoric on both sides is warming considerably, exacerbating the conflict between Washington and Moscow, despite the US not being directly involved in the fighting.

Russia is reported to have held drills this week simulating “nuclear-capable strikes”. According to a statement by Russia’s ministry of defence, forces of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, conducted training sessions to “deliver mock missile strikes with the crews of the Iskander operational-tactical missile systems”. The Iskander has…

European energy providers open Russian rouble accounts for gas, challenging bloc’s united front against Moscow.

University House at the Australian National University was a showcase for art and design when it opened - and safe from nuclear catastrophe

Russian leader could use Victory Day celebrations to stage ‘greater call to arms’

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has admitted that he wouldn't be surprised if the Russian president declared a new world war - ordering the mass mobilisation of troops.

By his own account, Ilias Sabirov, a Moscow businessman, had supplied Russia's military with high-performance computer chips made in the United States for years.

NATO military exercises are set to begin near the borders of Russia and Ukraine, while Sweden and Finland ponder membership of the western alliance. Meanwhile, Beijing, which is sympathetic to Moscow, questions NATO's credibility, saying the alliance has outlived its original Cold War purpose.

Defence Secretary fears Russia could start a Third World War to take attention away from failing Ukraine campaign