The Latest Breaking News from St Petersburg

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea. Speaking on Russia's Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St…

A senior official in Russian-annexed Crimea accused Ukraine on Sunday of carrying out a drone attack ahead of planned celebrations to mark Navy Day, injuring five and forcing the cancellation of festivities. The accusation comes hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to oversee Navy Day celebrations in his…

Exclusive: Questions over palaces, vineyards and yachts run by entities that appear to be part of a cooperative

Russia for years hosted world leaders and business titans at its annual economic forum in St Petersburg, but the "Russian Davos" will see little of the global financial elite this year with Moscow isolated by sanctions over its actions in Ukraine.

Russia's fast-food scene is in for a massive overhaul as former McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) restaurants are set to reopen under new branding and ownership, Reuters reported. The fast food restaurant chain was opened about three decades ago in early 1990. Recently, MCD entered into a sale and purchase agreement with its existing licensee Alexander Govor…

She left her Ukrainian village for St Petersburg, dreaming of becoming a scientist. Instead she met a young KGB agent named Vladimir Putin who would eventually change her life.

More couples — including those who stayed in Russia and those who fled — are urgently marrying, for reasons both practical and deeply emotional.

UEFA moved the Champions League final - to be contested on Saturday by Liverpool and Real Madrid - to Paris from St Petersburg after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The showpiece game was due to be played in St Petersburg but was switched to Paris after Russia’s invasion of its neighbours