“H ISTORY TEACHES that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap,” argued President Ronald Reagan in 1984. He oversaw a vast increase in America’s defence budget that the Soviet Union could try to counter only by wrecking its economy. By the end of the decade the “evil empire” was collapsing.

After plans for a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump were shelved, Ukraine is appealing to allies for more support in an effort to dial up the pressure on Russia.

The US has carried out its first night time attack on a vessel at sea which it claims has killed six drug traffickers. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday the US had conducted its first night time attack on an alleged boat carrying drugs from Latin America, killing six “narco-terrorists” in the process.

Touting new weapons tests, Moscow signals to Washington that it must contend with the Kremlin’s power and negotiate.

“I’m not gonna be wasting my time,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Sunday, during a visit to Malaysia for a separate diplomatic summit, in response to questions about whether he’d consider rescheduling the face-to-face with his Russian counterpart.

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that any supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine would threaten the U.S. relationship with Russia, but that Moscow’s defense systems will swiftly adapt to the new weaponry. Putin, during a foreign policy ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’d “canceled” an anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling reporters at the White House, “It just didn’t feel right to me.”

Fox News Live' panelists discuss President Donald Trump calling for a resumption of nuclear weapons testing and the U.S. ramping up its war against narco-terrorists.