The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukrainian and Russian envoys hold a second day of US-brokered talks in Geneva

U.S.-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys are continuing in Geneva, with both sides apparently still far apart on peace terms

The Independent UK · Feb 18

The Disappearing Act by Maria Stepanova review – a poetic exploration of Russian guilt

Written from exile after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this autofictional blend of memory and fable tracks a changing sense of self

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Zelenskyy says no agreement on key issues in peace talks as he accuses Russia of ‘dragging out negotiations’ – as it happened

Unresolved ‘sensitive’ issues in peace talks are fate of occupied territories in east Ukraine and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Trump exerting ‘unfair’ pressure on Kyiv during Geneva talks

Ukrainian president says he hopes Trump’s recent remarks are ‘just his tactics and not the decision’ as negotiators meet in Geneva. What we know on day 1,456

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18

The controversial Russian teenager closing in on an Olympic medal

18-year-old figure skater Adeliia Petrosian is fifth in the standings with a free skate still to come

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Winter Paralympics 2026: Russian athletes set to compete under own flag after a decade-long absence

Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade, and the country’s national anthem will be played for any gold medalists

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Police assessing claims Epstein trafficked women into UK through London airport

Gordon Brown shocked to read emails about paedophile financier boasting he could transport girls from Latvia, Lithuania and Russia

Evening Standard · Feb 17

Who is Adeliia Petrosian? The Russian figure skater competing at Winter Olympics 2026

Petrosian delivered a career-best score of 72.89 for her short program on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Crude Prices Weaken on Progress in US-Iran Nuclear Talks

March WTI crude oil (CLH26 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.56 (-0.89%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26 ) closed up +0.0034 (+0.18%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Tuesday, with crude falling to a 2-week low. Tuesday's rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 1-week high...

Barchart · Feb 17

Trump calls Melania one of the greatest First Ladies ever, citing her ‘movie’ — which, well, flopped at the box office

The filmmakers behind her movie have no problem admitting it was propaganda.

We Got This Covered · Feb 17