The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

The Novaya Gazeta journalist offers brilliant, immersive bulletins from her homeland but doesn’t explain its return to totalitarian rule

Ties between Russia and China have deepened in recent years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian backing for China’s bid to expand its economic and diplomatic influence abroad through its decade-old “Belt and Road” initiative

Russia testing defences around Kupiansk-Lyman as its Avdiivka offensive wanes, says Ukraine; Moscow admits reliance on China for drones

Kyiv says about 20,000 children have been taken from Ukraine without the consent of family or guardians

President Xi Jinping’s signature economic initiative has extended Beijing’s global reach.

Russian president and his Chinese counterpart will hold talks in Putin’s furthest visit since international arrest warrant issued in March

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskiy praises troops for holding their positions in areas including Avdiivka, where fighting is ‘particularly hot’

Major assault in Donetsk launched on Tuesday said to have resulted in serious losses for Moscow’s forces

Treason and grief in the town of Hroza after a deadly Russian missile attack; Kyiv makes remarkable progress in Black Sea