The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Western leaders agreed on the need to put more pressure on Russia and to increase Moscow's international isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, an Italian government statement said on Tuesday.

Russia will retaliate against Poland if its embassy in Warsaw stops working because it cannot receive fresh funds from Moscow, its ambassador warned on Tuesday.

AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — Moscow again on Tuesday demanded the surrender of holdout Ukrainian forces in the besieged southern port of Mariupol and bombardment boomed across the country’s east in what Russia and Ukraine are calling a major new phase of the ferocious nearly 8-week-old war.

AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — Determined to seize control of Ukraine’s industrial heartland, Russia on Tuesday intensified its assaults along a more than 300-mile-long front line in the country’s east, and again gave a fruitless surrender ultimatum to Ukrainian forces in the besieged southern port of Mariupol.

Having failed to capture Kyiv and other significant areas, Russia is focused on attacking eastern towns and cities.

Russian forces are "methodically carrying out" plans to "liberate" two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Russia's defence minister said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian troops forced to withdraw from small city of Kreminna after ferocious assault as Russia moves towards Kramatorsk

Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA) said it is halting its production in Russia owing to economic sanctions and logistical difficulties. The automaker has 1% of Russia's car market, producing Peugeot, Citroёn, Opel, Jeep, and Fiat brands, Reuters reported. "Given the rapid daily increase in cross sanctions and logistical difficulties, Stellantis has suspended its manufacturing operations in Kaluga…

Multimillionaire Vladislav Avayev, his wife Yelena and their 13-year-old daughter were all found inside the luxury apartment which had been locked from the inside, said his oldest daughter