The Latest Breaking News from Russia

The US journalist has been in Russian custody for nearly 500 days

The Wall Street Journal reporter always felt the pull of his parents’ homeland, believing his Russian language skills and knowledge put him in a unique position to explain the country to the outside world. But, as Chris Stevenson writes, he would end up convicted on trumped-up spying charges

Gershkovich and ex-marine Paul Whelan have been freed and are en route to a destination outside Russia, say reports

US president Joe Biden was surrounded by the families of those that have been released today as he spoke from the White House

More than 100 conflicts fester around the world

A series of mysterious movements of Western prisoners inside Russia on Wednesday prompted hopes of a prisoner swap

Moscow’s forces mount their largest assaults in Donetsk since seizing Avdiivka in October.

Moldova’s foreign ministry says it has expelled a Russian diplomat after two Moldovan officials were detained on suspicion of treason and conspiracy against the European Union candidate country

Ukrainian pilots have trained in Britain and other countries on how to fly the modern aircraft

How will Putin react?

Ukraine’s air force says Ukrainian forces shot down all 89 Shahed drones launched by Russia in a nighttime attack on the country, in what was one of the largest drone barrages this year