The Latest Breaking News from Dmitry Medvedev

Pavel Durov, Franco-Russian billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris, French media reported, citing unidentified sources, and is set to appear in court Sunday. Russian-born Durov, 39, founded Telegram with his brother in 2013, and the encrypted messaging app is…

Fighting continued for a third day on Thursday after around 1,000 Ukrainian troops crossed the Russian border with tanks and armoured vehicles earlier this week, prompting Russia to declare a state of emergency in the Kursk region.

Recent drone strikes by Ukraine on Russian oil facilities escalate tensions in Europe's conflict. Zelenskyy seeks Western support amid threats from Putin.

Officials say Ukrainian drones have struck an oil refinery and a fuel depot in Russian border regions

Senior officials say decision marks serious escalation and their threat to use tactical nuclear weapons is not a bluff

German move to allow Ukraine to use weapons in area bordering Kharkiv follows similar announcements from US

Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister

Putin reshuffles Kremlin leadership, demoting Patrushev and promoting Medvedev and Ivanov for new priorities.

President Vladimir Putin's nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as defence minister is a sign of the importance the Russian leader places on the war economy in gaining the upper hand in what he expects will be a long conflict against Ukraine, analysts say.