The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

In the first criminal proceeding against a Russian oligarch since the start of the Ukraine invasion, US prosecutors have charged Konstantin Malofeyev, an arch-conservative with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, for sanctions violations. The Kremlin crony’s business interests, from Greece to Africa to annexed Crimea, reveal the scope…

Central bank makes surprise cut to interest rates as inflation soars under pressure from war sanctions

It took eight days for nine-month-old French bulldog Barney to travel from Moscow to Madrid, as his Ukrainian owners, Hanna Kolesova, 27, and boyfriend Nikita Nikitin, 29, desperately fled conflict

Russia has declared 45 Polish embassy and consulate staff "persona non grata" in retaliation for Warsaw's expulsion of 45 Russian diplomats from Poland, Moscow's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Japan will ban imports of Russian coal, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in a bold policy shift that adds pressure on Moscow after the European Union announced its own embargo on the fuel.

Mourners at the Cathedral in Moscow were cleared out as Vladimir Putin paid his respects - while a man close to him was seen in a suit carrying what appeared to be the Russian nuclear briefcase

KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of civilians were killed in a Russian attack on a train station Friday, Ukrainian officials said, even as the Kremlin acknowledged “significant losses” of its troops in a ferocious war that has ground into a seventh week.

KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of civilians were killed in a Russian attack on a train station Friday, Ukrainian officials said, even as the Kremlin acknowledged “significant losses” of its troops in a ferocious war that has ground into a seventh week.

Japan announced Friday it is expelling eight Russian diplomats and trade officials and will phase out imports of Russian coal and oil because of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan will also ban imports of Russian lumber, vodka and other goods, and will prohibit new Japanese…

Investigative journalist says his eyes were ‘burning terribly’ after the attack

Gulf nations have refused to condemn the invasion or back western sanctions against Russia, underscoring deepening ties with Moscow as their faith in the US fades, writes Borzou Daragahi