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Russia

Moscow inches closer to forcing more Ukrainians to fight for Russia

Moscow has now claimed to have included parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions into Russia’s Southern Military District, as it moves closer to formalising the forced conscription of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories.

07/11/2025

Culture news

Putin awards Order of Friendship award to German pianist Justus Frantz

Pianist and composer Justus Frantz has regularly divided opinion in Germany's classical music world over his close relationship with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Now he's set disapproving tongues wagging again within the industry by accepting Moscow's Order of Friendship award.

05/11/2025

Tech News

Which AI company diffuses the most Russian propaganda?

One in five AI chatbot answers uses Russian propaganda websites as sources, a new study shows.

04/11/2025

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Russia launches new nuclear submarine ‘Khabarovsk’

Russia launches its new nuclear submarine Khabarovsk in Severodvinsk, the country's military reported.

02/11/2025

Russia

Moscow says it tested Poseidon drone, another nuclear 'super weapon'

Three days after announcing a test of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile, Moscow said on Wednesday it also tested Poseidon, a nuclear-capable underwater drone. The second nuclear weapon test in just a week comes as the talks with the US stalled over Moscow’s reluctance to ceasefire in Ukraine.

29/10/2025

Economy

How long can the Russian economy continue to fund the frontline?

The Russian economy is balancing on the edge of recession, yet the war could go on for years. Its financing appears to have no immediate major obstacles, according to experts.

28/10/2025

Russia

Russia claims it tested 'unique' Burevestnik nuclear-capable missile

Russia has tested a nuclear-capable cruise missile, Burevestnik, which can evade defences and loiter for long periods of time while covering thousands of kilometres in distance, according to the Russian president.

26/10/2025

Russia

Putin dismisses US sanctions, Trump replies ‘We will see'

Russia’s president downplayed the latest US sanctions as an “unfriendly act” which he claims would not have much impact on Russia’s economy or its stance on Moscow’s war in Ukraine. His comments were largely dismissed by Donald Trump, who said, “I am glad he feels this way”.

24/10/2025

Russia

Will Russia back down from war after further EU and US sanctions?

Moscow has denied that the latest round of sanctions by the EU and the new strict measures by Washington will have any effect on its economy or its war strategy, signalling that Russia will not back down on its invasion of Ukraine or agree to a ceasefire.

23/10/2025

Markets

Oil prices surge as US sanctions suffocate Russian oil flows

Fresh US measures against Russian energy giants are tightening the seaborne supply of oil, pushing Brent higher as traders price in risk.

23/10/2025

Russia

Putin supervises nuclear forces drills as sanctions mount on Moscow

The Kremlin said as part of Moscow’s nuclear triad and drills, an intercontinental ballistic missile was test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia, and a Sineva ICBM was launched by a submarine in the Barents Sea.

23/10/2025

Russia

Putin warns supplies of Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv could hurt ties

Putin hailed Trump for his efforts to help negotiate peace in Ukraine but warned that supplying long-range missiles to Kyiv would damage relations between Washington and Moscow.

03/10/2025

Russia

Kremlin bans fuel exports amid Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil sector

Russia’s ban on petrol exports is now extended until the end of the year as shortages continue to hit the domestic market and spread across the regions. Kyiv says that in less than two months, Ukrainian forces struck 85 high-value targets in Russia.

26/09/2025

Russia

Putin: Russia to respect nuclear arms limits with US for one more year

The New START deal, signed by then-US and Russian presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers.

22/09/2025

Russia

Expert: Kyiv 'hit nail on the head' with strikes on Russian oil sites

Kyiv’s strategy to strike the Russian oil industry is “the most efficient thing Ukraine can do” to hurt Moscow's war machine. Still, it will not break the army and will not stop Moscow’s war, Russian economist Vladislav Inozemtsev told Euronews.

19/09/2025

Russia

Lab tests show Alexei Navalny poisoned in Russian prison, wife claims

Yulia Navalnaya has repeatedly accused the Russian state of murdering him, allegations the Kremlin has dismissed as nonsense.

17/09/2025

Russia

Ukraine strikes one of Russia's top oil refineries

The oil facility is one of Russia’s largest, and is responsible for producing more than 350,000 barrels of crude oil daily. Kyiv says clamping down on Russia’s oil industry, which it says finances the Kremlin’s war, will pressure them towards agreeing to negotiate an end to the fighting.

14/09/2025

Russia

Russia flexes army muscles at NATO's doors days after drone incursion

Poland closed all border crossings with Belarus as the joint Russia-Belarus military exercises Zapad-2025 begin at NATO’s doorstep. Moscow and Minks claim the drills simulate repelling an attack against Russia and Belarus. But Zapad-2021 masked Russia’s preparations for its invasion of Ukraine.

12/09/2025

Russia

Foreign troops in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets,’ Putin says

The Russian president said on Friday it is "practically impossible" to reach an agreement with Ukraine on key issues, and also reiterated Moscow’s resolute rejection of a Ukrainian membership in NATO.

05/09/2025

Russia

Putin willing to meet Zelenskyy if he 'comes to Moscow'

Putin expressed willingness on Wednesday to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow, but Ukraine's foreign minister rejected the idea. Meanwhile, Trump continues to push for peace talks that would end Russia's war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year.

03/09/2025

Russia

Russia plans to withdraw from Europe's anti-torture treaty

Moscow's decision will likely be seen as inconsequential given growing condemnation of widespread human rights abuses committed in Ukraine.

27/08/2025

Cinema

'A disgrace': Woody Allen faces backlash for Russian fest attendance

The American filmmaker took part in a Q&A session via a video link, with pro-Putin Russian director Fyodor Bondarchuk moderating the conversation. Allen’s presence has sparked outrage, with Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs calling it "a disgrace and an insult."

25/08/2025

Europe News

Russia says Kyiv attacked nuclear power plant on Independence Day

The fire at the nuclear power plant in Russia's Kursk region has been extinguished with no injuries reported.

24/08/2025

Russia

Russian dissidents face limbo as Germany halts humanitarian visas

Alexey Moskalyov and his daughter Masha Moskalyova fled Russia after he was imprisoned for discrediting the army. Germany rejected their humanitarian visa, leaving their fate uncertain.

19/08/2025

Russia

Fire at Russian industrial plant kills 11 and injures 130

Local authorities in the Ryazan region declared a day of mourning on Monday.

16/08/2025

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Three injured in drone blast in Russia’s Belgorod region

A drone strike on the Russian city of Belgorod injured three civilians on Thursday, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a statement.

14/08/2025