The Latest Breaking News from Mikhail Gorbachev

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration from Russia itself. Among the emigrants are Russian Jews, 16,000 of whom have left for Israel in the nearly six months since the war’s…

From historic visits and landmark developments, to grand sporting events and rising political tensions, we've trawled through our picture archives to bring you some of the biggest moments that shaped the capital in the 1980s.

Vadim Bakatin, a liberal politician who briefly headed the Soviet KGB in the months leading up to the collapse of the USSR, has died at the age of 84, Russian state media said on Monday.

As NATO meets in Madrid, the Ukraine war is front and center. Will anyone be honest about how this happened?

The leader of the former USSR worked with the West to bring about the end of the Cold War

Former president of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, is on dialysis for a serious kidney ailment after suffering repeated and "worsening" health issues, Russian media outlet Mash reported

Saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of China's bloody crackdown of pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.

Finland and Sweden have long kept a careful balance — and neutral position — between the West and Russia. But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine.

First president of an independent Ukraine who played a key role in bringing the Soviet Union to an end

How Putin and the Security Services Captured the Russian State

Stanislav Shushkevich, the former leader of Belarus who led it to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died