Russia

Russia

Russia restricts Telegram as it pushes state-backed rival

Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said it would "continue to introduce phased restrictions" on Telegram over legal violations.

10/02/2026

Economy

Russia's oil revenues dwindle as sanctions bite, hitting economy

The Kremlin has resorted to higher taxes and borrowing to fill the gap left by dwindling oil revenues and slower economic growth.

10/02/2026

Russia

Top Russian GRU general and cyber ops chief shot in Moscow attack

Vladimir Alekseyev has been under the EU sanctions for orchestrating the novichok poisoning attack in Salisbury in 2018 that targeted Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

06/02/2026

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Heaviest snowfall in 200 years blankets Moscow, disrupting daily life

Muscovites struggle to make their way through heavy piles of snow in Russia's capital as the city witnesses the largest snowfall in more than 200 years, according to Moscow State University meteorologists.

30/01/2026

Russia

Moscow records heaviest snowfall in more than 200 years

Earlier this month, Russia's far east Kamchatka region declared an emergency situation due to a massive snowstorm that left its major city partially paralysed.

29/01/2026

Russia

Russia releases video of its Air Forces flying above the Baltic Sea

Russia released a video of its air forces conducting “routine” flights over the Baltic Sea, a move it described was conducted over neutral waters and in full compliance with international law.

23/01/2026

Russia

US negotiators meet Putin in Moscow for overnight Ukraine peace talks

Ukraine's president criticised his European allies at Davos for their slow response to Russia's all-out invasion, as US negotiators met with Putin in Moscow to seek a peace deal.

23/01/2026

Russia

Russian man under arrest accused of spying for Moldova, FSB says

Moldova's Information and Security Service told local media it "rejects the accusations made by the authorities of the Russian Federation."

22/01/2026

Russia

"Snow apocalypse": Russia's Kamchatka emerges from record winter storm

Life is slowly returning to normal in Russia’s far east after what residents are calling a “snow apocalypse.” A powerful cyclone dumped record snowfall on the Kamchatka region, burying homes, blocking roads, and disrupting public transport.

20/01/2026

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Homes dug out from deep snowdrifts in Russia's Kamchatka

Images show Russian rescuers digging houses out from deep snow in the far-east Kamchatka region, near Japan.

20/01/2026

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Putin attends Orthodox Christmas service with soldiers

President Putin attended an Orthodox Christmas service near Moscow, highlighting soldiers' sacred duty and unity.

07/01/2026

Russia

Russia sticks to Putin plot claims as allies question Moscow's motives

Moscow has continued to claim a Ukrainian drone attack on Putin's residence on Wednesday, in what Kyiv, EU, and US officials have seen as a means to disrupt US-led peace talks.

31/12/2025

Business

Citi edges closer to Russia exit, bracing for over €1bn hit

Citi has secured internal approvals to sell its remaining business in Russia to Renaissance Capital, moving closer to an exit from the market after years of delays.

30/12/2025

Russia

Lavrov threatens Kyiv after alleged drone attack on Putin's residence

Russia's foreign minister said Moscow's negotiating position would change following alleged strikes on Putin's Novgorod region residence overnight on Monday. Zelenskyy dismissed the claim as an effort by the Kremlin to derail progress with Washington.

29/12/2025

Space

Russia sends Iranian satellites into orbit, Iranian state media says

Russia occasionally sends Iran’s satellites into orbit, highlighting the strong ties between the two countries.

29/12/2025

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Explosion in Moscow kills 3, including two traffic police officers

Three people, including two traffic police officers, were killed in an explosion in Moscow on Wednesday.

24/12/2025

Russia

Two Russian police officers killed in Moscow explosion

Three people, including two police officers, were killed when a bomb detonated in Moscow on the same street where a Russian general died in an apparent car bomb explosion just two days ago.

24/12/2025

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Senior Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing

A senior Russian military official was killed in Moscow when an explosive device detonated under his car.

22/12/2025

Russia

Top Russian general killed in apparent car bomb explosion in Moscow

An investigation into the explosion which took place in the Russian capital on Monday, killing Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, is under way.

22/12/2025

Russia

Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean

Ukraine hit Russian-linked tanker Qendil with drones in the Mediterranean on Friday, marking the first shadow fleet strike outside Black Sea.

19/12/2025

Russia

Putin touts battlefield gains, signalling war in Ukraine will continue

During his annual press conference and call-in show, the Russian president stated that his troops were advancing in Ukraine, the day after EU leaders agreed on a €90bn loan for Kyiv, avoiding the use of frozen assets.

19/12/2025

Russia

Putin derides ‘European swine' and claims West started war in Ukraine

Russia’s president disparaged European leaders on Wednesday, calling Ukraine’s allies “swine” who wanted “to feast on the collapse of Russia” as he blamed the West for Moscow’s war against Ukraine and threatened to continue waging his full-scale invasion.

17/12/2025

Russia

Russia rejects compromise on occupied Ukraine regions, Kremlin says

Ukraine’s president said that following the Berlin talks, the US delegation will now proceed to discussions with Russia, but it is unclear whether Washington envoys convince Moscow to stop its war and accept the draft plan.

16/12/2025

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Ukrainian drone strike injures seven in Russia's city of Tver

Russia says seven people were injured when drone debris hit a Tver apartment block during a large overnight wave of attacks reported across several regions.

12/12/2025

Russia

US deportations to Russia spark draft fears and FSB intimidation

Dozens of Russian nationals deported from the United States received military summonses immediately after landing in Moscow, according to human rights activists. Others faced separation from loved ones and FSB threats, family members of deportees told Euronews.

11/12/2025

Russia

Russia terminates military agreements with Portugal, France and Canada

Portugal and France both support EU proposals to use frozen Russian assets to provide loans to Ukraine amid Moscow's all-out war, now well into its fourth year.

06/12/2025