Four years into Russia's grinding war on Ukraine, Al Jazeera looks at the costs — to people, territory and treasuries.

Four years of war have discouraged Ukrainian and Russian women from having children, and that could impact their economies in ...

The three largest weapons suppliers to Ukraine are named Ukraine ranked first in the world for arms imports in 2021–2025 ...

And on February 21, he made a speech in which he called Ukraine “an inalienable part of our own history, culture and ...

How did EU countries respond to the 2022 energy crisis? The EU showed unity and took swift measures to reduce energy bills.

In the nearly four years since Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has repeatedly confounded expectations. A conflict that many analysts anticipated would be short and ...

Global transfers of major weapons rose 9.2% between 2016–20 and 2021–25, driven largely by surging demand in Europe following ...

Russia’s military has been badly battered by its failure to conquer Ukraine, but Moscow is now rebuilding its war machine for the long haul, according to a new assessment from Estonia’s foreign ...

India’s slow shift toward self-reliance in arms manufacturing is a major problem for Russia, already hamstrung by domestic consumption for Ukraine and competition abroad from China.

Global arms exports rose massively between 2021 and 2025. Europe has overtaken Asia and the Middle East as the largest ...

[Update, March 6, 2026, 11:30 a.m. EST: After this story was published, the Washington Post reported that, according to unnamed officials in the U.S. government, Russia has been providing Iran with ...