The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Vladimir Putin faces claims he's 'high on speed' and taking 'very strong stimulants'

Valery Solovey, a former professor at a Moscow training school for spies and diplomats, claims the Russian President is using powerful stimulant drugs to aid his deteriorating health

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023

Spain’s PM urges Beijing to discuss peace plan with Zelenskiy

Pedro Sánchez encourages dialogue between Xi Jinping and Ukrainian president during China visit

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Putin could place strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, Lukashenko says

“We will stop at nothing to protect our countries, our state and their peoples”, says Belarus’s president

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

Ukrainian war zone children are in temporary Russian care, not adopted or abducted - envoy

Moscow's envoy to the United Nations in New York has denied that Russia has deliberately taken children out of Ukraine or allowed them to be adopted in Russia, rejecting charges brought against President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Ukrainian hackers’ hoax unmasks Russian pilots accused of Mariupol theatre bombing

Ukrainian hackers claim to have tricked a group of Russian military spouses into exposing the identities of pilots accused of killing hundreds of civilians in Mariupol.

The Week · Mar 31, 2023

Russia seeks to balance US, meet 'existential threats' in new foreign policy doctrine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that the country faced "existential threats" to its security and development from "unfriendly states" as he presented President Vladimir Putin with an updated foreign policy doctrine.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Wimbledon does an about-face on Russian players

Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the grasscourt grand slam as 'neutrals' this year under certain conditions, having

The New Daily · Mar 31, 2023

Nobel-winning Russian editor: "I know Gershkovich, he's no spy"

A Nobel prize-winning Russian journalist said on Friday he did not believe that arrested American reporter Evan Gershkovich was a spy, and that he hoped diplomacy could bring about his quick release.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

IOC president brands criticism of Russian athlete return as “deplorable” despite backlash

The International Olympic Committee has issued a strong public response to the governments of countries who are supporting the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023

Crime has fallen in Ukraine since war began - interior minister

Crime rates have plunged in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, largely due to a police crackdown on criminal gangs in the early days of the war, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023