The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced the expelling of nine Finnish diplomats and shutting down Finland’s consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, in retaliation for Finland expelling nine Russian diplomats last month

The G20 summit in India is one of the “most important” events for Moscow, said a senior Russian diplomat, indicating the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could attend the summit.

Despite Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion against the Kremlin, his military contracts are proving too profitable to lose

Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia less than two weeks after leading rebellion, according to the Belarusian president.

Belarus president says head of mercenary group behind failed mutiny is in St Petersburg

The president of Belarus says Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is in St. Petersburg and his Wagner troops have remained at the camps they stayed in before an attempted mutiny against Moscow

Russia’s state Russia-1 TV channel broadcast programme in which Wagner boss branded ‘a traitor’ over rebellion.

International Atomic Energy Agency seeks access to rooftop of Zaporizhzhia reactors to check for presence of explosives.

As the war enters its 498th day, these are the main developments.

KYIV (UKRAINE) - UN observers appealed on Wednesday for greater access to Europe's largest nuclear plant, after Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations over a possible "catastrophic" act of sabotage at the Russian-controlled facility in Ukraine.

Fresh figures have shown the extent of the European Union's efforts to reduce its energy dependency on Russia, with Moscow accounting for just 3 percent of the bloc's oil imports in the first quarter of this year, compared to 26 percent during the same period in 2022. The EU has…