The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

The Kremlin said on Friday that Western sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine would cause problems for Moscow, but not insurmountable ones, with Russia set to widen its trade and economic ties with Asian countries.

President Tayyip Erdogan has developed strong economic and political relations with both Moscow and Kyiv in recent years, which leave Turkey facing a delicate balancing act in its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would be ready to hold talks with Kyiv, but only once Ukraine's military had laid down its arms.

Russia wants the Ukrainian people to be independent and have the possibility to freely define their destiny, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Historically, “national defense” meant uniformed soldiers and sailors and pilots in tanks, ships and planes. But in warding off Moscow’s coming blows against the U.S. as the West lays on punishing sanctions on Vladimir Putin and Russia for gobbling up parts of Ukraine, our “defense” will fall as much to…

British Airways has suspended flights to Moscow after Russia has announced a ban on UK flights in retaliation to UK sanctions on its airline Aeroflot following the country's invasion of Ukraine

Former EU chief Donald Tusk said countries like Germany had 'disgraced themselves' after Britain, the US and EU all announced sanctions on Russia - but failed to ban Moscow from using the SWIFT bank system

China stuck to its message on Friday of refusing to call Russia's action in Ukraine an "invasion" or criticize Moscow despite intensifying assaults from Russia's military in the Eastern European country which are leading to growing casualties. China reiterated that it believes in respecting the territorial integrity of all countries,…

Egypt said Thursday it would look after any Russian and Ukrainian tourists stranded in the country because of flight cancellations stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Tourists from countries where air travel has been disrupted would be able to "stay in the hotels where they are in Egypt until their…