Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Google Faces Second Turnover Fine in Russia over Banned Content

Alphabet's Google may face a fine of 5-10% of its turnover in Russia for what the state communications regulator said on Wednesday was a repeated failure to delete banned content, including "misleading information" on YouTube about events in Ukraine. This is the second fine based on a percentage of turnover…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EXPLAINER: Why Russia-Lithuania tensions are rising

New tensions between Moscow and the West are rising after Lithuania decided to halt the transport of some goods through its territory to the Russian region of Kaliningrad as part of European Union sanctions on the Kremlin

The Independent UK

Snake Island: How Ukraine forces hit Russians in revenge after famous defiance act

Kyiv's military claim to have killed almost 50 Russians and dealt a 'massive blow' on Moscow's anti-aircraft system as it targets Snake Island in the Black Sea

Daily Mirror

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

What we know about the US citizens captured in Ukraine

US says it has not been notified by Russia or ‘Russian proxy forces’ of the men’s whereabouts.

Al Jazeera

Russian cyber spies attack Ukraine's allies, Microsoft says

Russian government hackers have conducted multiple cyber spy operations on countries allied with Ukraine since Moscow's February invasion of that country, Microsoft said in a report on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia bears down on Lysychansk, targeting police and judicial buildings

Moscow’s troops move on to city neighbouring Sievierodonetsk, after capturing all but chemical plant there

The Guardian - UK

Putin Spokesperson: Brittney Griner Is Not A Hostage, She Broke Russian Law By Possessing Cannabis Oil

A spokesperson for Russian leader Vladimir Putin said WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention was not about "being a hostage," seemingl

Benzinga

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Model found dead in suitcase days after predicting her own death in secret video

Russian model Gretta Vedler's body was found in a suitcase inside a car in a garage on the outskirts of a village near Lipetsk, 400 kilometres (249 miles) from the Russian capital

Daily Mirror

Will the war with Russia rein in Ukraine’s oligarchs?

The conflict may harm rich figures in financial terms and hand Zelenskyy victory in his battle against their influence.

Al Jazeera

Lithuania: We're ready if Russia cuts us out of common power grid over Kaliningrad disruptions

Lithuania will be prepared if Russia disconnects it from the regional power grid in retaliation for blocking rail shipments of some Russian goods to Moscow's Kaliningrad exclave, but no military confrontation is expected, its president told Reuters.

Reuters

Russia says West is spreading lies about causes of world's food crisis

Russia on Wednesday said the West was spreading lies about the causes of the global food crisis which Moscow said was being stoked by the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and European Union due to the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia unveils 'Prometheus' system to wipe out nukes after chilling WW3 warning

In a speech to military graduates in Moscow on Tuesday, Putin spoke of plans to deploy the powerful S-500, which he said was already being delivered to Russia’s armed forces

Daily Mirror

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Moscow's response to Lithuania over transit ban won't be only diplomatic -official

Moscow's response to Lithuania's ban on the transit of goods sanctioned by the EU to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad will not be exclusively diplomatic but practical in nature, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia, Syria and the ‘Ukrainian Volcano’

Two new developments in Syria unveiled once again the extent to which the country is affected by the Russian war in Ukraine. This time, the wind is blowing through the doors of UN political and humanitarian institutions. The connection between the crises in Syria and Ukraine dates back to 2014,…

The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: Russia says EU sanctions that prompted transit ban ‘unacceptable’

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov branded EU sanctions against Russia ‘illegal’

Los Angeles Times

Kremlin says death penalty possible for US fighters said held by pro-Russia separatists

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Fears mounted Tuesday over the fate of two Americans reportedly taken captive while fighting for Ukraine, as Russia declared that international protections for prisoners of war did not apply to foreign “mercenaries” and that capital punishment could not be ruled out if they were put on trial…

Reuters

Estonia protests to Russia over airspace violation as Baltic tensions rise

Estonia summoned the Russian ambassador on Tuesday to protest an "extremely serious" violation of its airspace by a Russian helicopter, the second time in less than two weeks that Tallinn has reprimanded Moscow's envoy.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Lithuanians near Kaliningrad put faith in NATO after Russia's threats

Russia's threat to punish Lithuania over blocked rail shipments to Moscow's enclave of Kaliningrad jangled nerves on Tuesday for residents living just across the border who put faith in NATO membership to thwart any potential military action.

Los Angeles Times

US attorney general visits Ukraine to discuss Russian war crimes as fighting rages in east

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Tensions rose Tuesday over Russia’s threats against Lithuania, a NATO member that has moved to enforce Western sanctions against Moscow. At the same time, Ukraine’s president said the Kremlin was “very nervous” over gathering momentum for his country’s bid to eventually join the European Union.

The Independent UK

Moscow legislator jailed after opposing action in Ukraine

A court in the Russian capital has extended the arrest of a municipal legislator charged with discrediting the country’s military after his criticism of Russia's military action in Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Team to Discuss Black Sea Grain Corridor in Russia This Week

Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Russia's TASS agency confirmed plans for the talks citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of…

Reuters

Russia: Britain asks for help over Donetsk death sentences

Russia's ambassador in London said on Tuesday that Britain had asked for Moscow's help in connection with two British citizens sentenced to death in a Russian-backed separatist region for fighting for Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Lithuania blocks rail connections to Russian Baltic Sea exclave

Lithuania on Monday defended its decision to block rail transit from Russia to a Russian Baltic Sea exclave in a move that drew Moscow's ire as tensions continue to rise in the region. Meanwhile, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is pushing former USSR republics of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine itself to…

The Guardian - UK

Russia threatens ‘serious consequences’ as Lithuania blocks rail goods

Row escalates over Vilnius’s refusal to allow steel and iron ore to cross Russian exclave of Kaliningrad

1 … 372 373 374 375

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Constitutional Committee

12 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.