The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Moscow says operating capacity of reactor at Kursk site reduced by 50% as Kyiv celebrates independence day

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is stepping up his diplomacy, engaging President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders in a renewed drive for peace efforts in Ukraine

At least one person has died and three were injured in an explosion at Moscow’s Central Children’s Store

Despite talk of peace by Russia and Ukraine, the war is continuing along the 2,000 km front line

Fall of villages in Donetsk region would mark further advance towards strategic city of Kramatorsk; South Africa adds to calls for Zelenskyy-Putin summit. What we know on day 1,278

US president warns of ‘massive’ sanctions and tariffs; Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of trying to avoid meeting between him and Putin. What we know on day 1,277

Russia’s foreign minister says no meeting planned between Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Hungary’s foreign minister claims missile strike on energy infrastructure is ‘another attempt to drag us into war’

In an interview, EU diplomacy chief slammed calls for Ukraine to cede land, warning they fall into a trap set by Russian premier Vladimir Putin. She accused Moscow of blocking peace, criticised Trump’s Alaska meeting with Putin, urged tougher sanctions, and called for lasting security guarantees.

Russians are likely to face higher taxes as the burden on the budget grows and the Central Bank of Russia says that "the economy needs a breather."

Russia needs more workers, primarily due to its war in Ukraine