The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Radiation detectors around Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant are back online for the first time since Russia's invasion and radiation levels are normal, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a two-day visit to Turkey for talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine,…

Russia claims control of 97% of Luhansk as UN warns war is creating a human trafficking crisis

President Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops have won back half of the city of Severodonetsk from Kremlin soldiers amid a Russian offensive in the region of Luhansk

A U.S. court on Monday issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich under U.S. measures imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, court records showed.

Italy summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday to protest over criticism from Moscow of coverage by the Italian media of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

John Sullivan says the United States and Russia ‘must preserve the ability to speak to each other’, state media reports.

A Moscow court has fined U.S.-backed broadcaster Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe 20 million roubles ($325,214) over "fake" content about Russia's military operation in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday.

Russia warned U.S. news organisations on Monday they risked being stripped of their accreditation unless the treatment of Russian journalists in the United States improves, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter.

"Sorry, that was the last bottle of Czech beer we had," said a waiter at a central Moscow restaurant, a month after Russia sent troops into Ukraine and the West imposed sweeping sanctions.