By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 15.5% on Friday and signalled that rates could fall further in a bid to shore up the slowing wartime economy,

A Russian family sought asylum in the United States. In the Dilley ICE detention center in Texas, they say their children endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medication.

A security source told Business Insider that the drones struck a refinery in Russia's Komi Republic on Thursday.

PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Two sets of diplomatic negotiations, on Ukraine and Iran, are set to take place in Geneva on Tuesday, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday. A U.

Russia has agreed to abide by the expired New START Treaty, which puts limits on Moscow and Washington's nuclear arms, as long as the U.S. does the same.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that Moscow is unlikely to end its war against Ukraine until it is "economically, potentially militarily, exhausted. " "We are approaching this time,"

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Senior Russian officials have challenged the viability of U.S. proposals to build a nuclear power plant in Armenia, in a sign of Moscow's concern about the risk of losing a lucrative energy deal in a country it sees as part of its sphere of influence.

European Union leaders reached a broad agreement Thursday in a Belgian castle to restructure the 27-nation bloc’s economy as they face antagonism from Trump, strong-China and Russia.

"The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer," Zelenskyy said, speaking to reporters on Friday.

The limits have hobbled Russia’s use of drone-mounted terminals that had begun to ravage Ukrainian supply lines.