The Latest Breaking News from Russia

A global mystery: What's known about Nord Stream explosions

It’s a major international mystery with global consequences: Who was behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year in the Baltic Sea

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Russia unlikely to make major Ukraine gains this year – US intelligence chief

Avril Haines tells Senate hearing of ‘grinding, attritional war’ but sounds cautious note over Ukraine’s prospects in expected counter-offensive

The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2023

Belarusian companies bypassing sanctions by importing through Russia, MP warns

Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh said a Belarusian manufacturer was still trading in the UK by importing goods from Russia.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Fox edits Trump plan to placate Russia

"I could’ve made a deal to take over something, there are certain areas that are Russian-speaking areas, frankly"

Salon · Mar 8, 2023

'Tens of millions' of Russians are against Vladimir Putin, jailed student says

Dmitry Ivanov, known as a defiant anti-war student, gave a statement in court telling Vladimir Putin that "tens of millions oppose you and daylight will come to Russia" before being jailed

Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023

Protesters clash with police over Georgia foreign agent bill

Thousands of protesters waving EU flags and chanting anti-Russian slogans are hosed down with water cannons in the Georgian capital as clashes over a controversial law turn violent.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Death of nationalist Ukrainian commander ‘Da Vinci’ gives Russia a propaganda win

Dmytro Kotsyubaylo was a leader of one of the most controversial armed groups in the country, and was hailed as a hero by Volodymyr Zelensky, writes Kim Sengupta. He is the latest high-profile casualty in the fierce fighting around the eastern city of Bakhmut

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Swiss bankers accused of lax control of Putin pal's accounts

Four former bankers with the now-shuttered Swiss affiliate of a major Russian bank have gone on trial over allegations that they didn’t properly check accounts opened in the name of a Russian cellist with longtime ties to President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

‘Foreign agents’ law: Why are protests taking place in Georgia?

A ‘foreign agent’ bill reminiscent of a controversial law passed in Russia has triggered protests in Tbilisi.

Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2023

Devastating Bakhmut battle sees five Russian soldiers killed for every Ukrainian

An anonymous NATO official said that intelligence showed Russia’s losses in the assault on the eastern town of Bakhmut far outweighed Ukraine’s

Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023