The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Vladimir Putin opponent and Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny has been found guilty of fraud in an internationally condemned trial. The lawyer has faced death threats, jail and a Novichok poisoning already

A number of high profile critics of Vladimir Putin have died in violent or mysterious circumstances. This includes Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned in London after drinking a laced cup of tea

Japan-Russia tourism development projects have stalled in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok following Moscow's military aggression in Ukraine.

In the Russian town of Pokrov, sugar has sold out in many stores and residents expect some goods to become unaffordable as Western sanctions over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine take hold.

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, is on his way to Moscow for talks on the Ukraine conflict, an ICRC spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of the Russian security council, lashed out over Poland’s decision to axe economic ties with Moscow.

Sudan's foreign ministry on Tuesday denied the presence of Russian private military contractor Wagner Group in the country, in response to a statement by Western diplomats. Representatives of the United States, United Kingdom and Norway wrote in a piece published in a Sudanese newspaper on Monday that the mercenary group…

Analysts say President Lukashenko’s forces may spearhead the Russian advance on western Ukrainian regions.

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov said he wants to auction off his 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. Muratov called Tuesday in the independent Novaya Gazeta newspaper, which he edits, for people to “share with refugees, the wounded and children who need urgent treatment what is…

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) will suspend capital investments, media advertising, and other promotional activities in Russia but remain committed to providing access to its medicine there. "Novartis condemns the war in Ukraine," it said in a statement, adding that "while we remain committed to providing access to our medicine in Russia, we responsibly…

The Ukrainian president talks of compromise after several rounds of talks between Kyiv and Moscow yielded no results.