The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Wealthy Russian with ties to government accused of hacking Tesla and Microsoft

Vladislav Klyushin, owner of a Moscow-based information company with links to the Russian government, is currently on trial in Boston

Wales Online · Jan 31, 2023

Middle East escalation: What next after Iran blames Israel for drone strike?

As any diplomat will tell you, your friends' friends aren’t necessarily your friends. We knew that at the start of the war in Ukraine, when Israel made sure to keep up relations with Russia so it could keep on targeting Moscow ally Syria. Did that all change last Saturday night…

France 24 · Jan 30, 2023

Boris Johnson's claim Putin threatened to kill him with missile is a 'lie', says Kremlin

Moscow insisted Russian president Vladimir Putin made 'no threats with missiles' to Boris Johnson in a telephone call that took place between the leaders ahead of the invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

Boris Johnson told ‘a lie’ over Putin missile attack claims, says Kremlin

The former prime minister alleged that the Russian President appeared to threaten him in the days before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Iran, Russia link banking systems amid Western sanction

Iran and Russia have connected their interbank communication and transfer systems to help boost trade and financial transactions, a senior Iranian official said on Monday, as both Tehran and Moscow are chafing under Western sanctions.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Idaho murders – news: Bryan Kohberger attorneys receive thousands of documents and photos as evidence in case

Bryan Kohberger is accused of the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Exclusive-Pro-Kremlin activists in Germany gave money for Russian army gear

A group of pro-Russian activists in Germany donated funds to a Russian army division fighting in Ukraine, and the money was used to purchase walkie-talkie radios, headphones and telephones, according to an officer in the division and messages from the group's organisers seen by Reuters.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Russia seeks 'new level' of China ties

Russia said on Monday that it wanted to take ties with China to a "new level" and was looking forward to face-to-face talks with Beijing's leadership as a Russian newspaper reported that China's top diplomat would visit Moscow in February.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Musicians fleeing Russia find a new audience in Georgia

Until September, Aleksei Antropov was playing double bass for the Russian Philharmonic orchestra in Moscow.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Idaho murders – news: Bryan Kohberger attorneys receive thousands of documents and photos as evidence in case

Bryan Kohberger is accused of the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023