The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Vladimir Putin to run for Russian president again in March 2024

Russian leader a step closer to a fifth term in widely expected announcement, with little doubt over outcome

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023

Kremlin foe Navalny's lawyers to remain in detention at least through mid-March, Russian court rules

A Moscow court has extended the pre-trial detention of three lawyers who once represented imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Iran’s Raisi says ‘genocide’ unfolding in Gaza as he meets Russia’s Putin

Putin hosts Raisi as part of a blitz round of Middle East diplomacy after visits to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2023

Nearly 20,000 children deported to Russia, Ukraine’s human rights commissioner says – as it happened

Ukraine human rights commissioner says more and more children are being deported each day

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 652

US Republicans block funding bill that included aid for Ukraine; former Ukrainian MP shot dead in Moscow park

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023

A former Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia found shot dead outside of Moscow

A renegade Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly after Moscow’s invasion has been found dead near Moscow

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Moscow police raid LGBTQ nightclubs: ‘My life was hanging by a thread’

Moscow police carried out raids on nightclubs hosting LGBTQ events on December 1, just two days after Russia’s Supreme Court banned the “international LGBTQ movement” and classified it as an extremist movement. The police forced people in attendance to strip to their underclothes and took photos of their identity cards…

France 24 · Dec 6, 2023

Pro-Russia Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva shot dead in Moscow suburb

Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesperson tells national TV that former politician ‘is done’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023

Putin makes rare trip to Middle East to meet with UAE and Saudi leaders

The Russian leader has been bolstering his partnerships with Gulf nations as Moscow faces growing isolation by the West.

Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2023

Putin Lands In Abu Dhabi On Middle East Visit

President Vladimir Putin is in the United Arab Emirates for a rare visit outside the former Soviet Union Wednesday, as Russia seeks to reassert itself on the global stage.

International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023