The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

The US and UK say Russia is seeking to establish a "false flag" to justify possible use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, as EU officials say a deadly Russian strike on a maternity hospital constitutes a war crime.

Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) has decided to close its Moscow corporate office and pause the opening of upcoming hotels in Russia, effective immediately. The hotel chain also halts all future hotel development and investment in Russia. Marriott has joined its counterparts, including Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE:HLT) and Hyatt Hotels Corp(NYSE:H), who announced similar moves on…

The United States on Wednesday denied renewed Russian accusations that Washington was operating biowarfare labs in Ukraine, calling the claims "laughable" and suggesting Moscow may be laying the groundwork to use a chemical or biological weapon.

The White House is warning that Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine. Washington says it's "very concerned" about the potential for the war to escalate and the possibility that Moscow may deploy non-conventional weapons. To discuss this and more, we're joined for Perspective by…

A Lithuania-based project is urging Russian speakers worldwide to make random phone calls to people in Russia and speak openly about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, an effort to offset the Kremlin's tightening grip on domestic media.

Russia has few friends in the international community following its invasion of Ukraine. But China, which shares a 2,672-mile (4,300-kilometer) border with Russia, is among the handful of nations that has refused to condemn Vladimir Putin’s actions, while criticizing the West’s response to the crisis and its role in pushing…

KYIV, Ukraine — The highest-level meeting between Russia and Ukraine since the war began produced no breakthroughs Thursday as those on the ground tried to alleviate the suffering of devastated Ukrainian cities, evacuate more people to safety and assess the grim toll of a strike on a maternity hospital.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he did not believe the conflict in Ukraine would spiral into a nuclear war but cautioned the United States and Europe that Moscow never again wanted to be dependent on the West.

Thirty years ago I queued beside my St Petersburg friends on their first visit to the Golden Arches. After communism and the cold war, the ‘Beeg Mak’ was a taste of the world they had dreamed of, writes Viv Groskop