MINSK, Belarus, April 23 (UPI) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama should avoid using the threat of sanctions.

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Russia has closed a deal with Israel's largest aerospace company to buy new state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicles.

WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- Russia is continuing its massive strategic missile buildup despite its growing economic crisis that is already causing unrest across the far-flung Russian Federation.

MOSCOW, March 27 (UPI) -- French national Jean-Michel Andre says he will agree to a deal in a Russian court with his ex-wife if it means he can see his abducted daughter.

WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- Russia has deployed its second state-of-the-art S-400 anti-ballistic missile system regiment, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.

DALAT, Vietnam, March 14 (UPI) -- A bus crash in Vietnam left 10 people dead, including nine Russian tourists, and several more critically injured, Russian television reported.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, March 5 (UPI) -- The Russian military will be closely monitoring scheduled U.S. naval drills off the coast of Alaska, a military official said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Indonesian air force Monday officially confirmed its acquisition of three Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30MK2 (NATO designation Flanker) multirole combat fighters, RIA Novosti reported.

PARIS, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Russian natural gas was reaching Europe in full measure Friday, one day after Russia cut supplies to Ukraine in a contract dispute, the European Union said.