The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

US President Joe Biden and Western allies gather for NATO talks aimed at ramping up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.

In the month since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, more than 10 million people have been displaced.

Would Russia really use nuclear weapons? The Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told CNN that that would only happen if Moscow faced an existential threat and certainly not in the current campaign in Ukraine. Is that simply stating the obvious, or should we worry?

The Biden administration, seeking to deter China from aiding sanctions-hit Russia, on Wednesday warned Beijing not to take advantage of business opportunities created by sanctions, help Moscow evade export controls or process its banned financial transactions.

NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce fighting by the country's fast-moving defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought. By way of comparison, Russia lost about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan over 10 years.…

The video posted on TikTok shows a figure throwing a homemade 'Molotov cocktail' at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday

The United States Embassy in Moscow on Wednesday received a list of its diplomats that were declared "persona non grata", a State Department spokesperson said, in what Russian media said was a response to a U.S. move ousting Russian staff at the United Nations.

The foreign ministers of Iran and Syria, two allies of Russia, discussed the war in Ukraine and other developments during a meeting in Damascus on Wednesday. Syria's top diplomat said Moscow is defending its people. Faisal Mekdad spoke to reporters in Damascus after his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, held talks…

Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sales from "unfriendly" countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, sending European gas prices soaring on concerns the move would exacerbate the region´s energy crunch. European countries' dependence on Russian gas to heat their homes and power their economies has been thrown…

The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition

"We will continue to work very closely with her legal team ... to see to it that she is treated fairly."