Russia

UPDATED: Ukrainian drones have hit 12 Russian oil refineries, Kyiv source says

KYIV, March 17 (Reuters) - Long-range Ukrainian attack drones launched by the SBU domestic security service have hit 12 Russian oil refineries during the war so far, a Ukrainian intelligence…

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Putin on brink of six more years in power as Russians vote

MOSCOW, March 15 (Reuters) - Russia began three days of voting on Friday in an presidential election that is set to extend the rule of Vladimir Putin by six more…

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Kremlin says Putin didn’t threaten to use nuclear weapons, U.S. took him out of context

MOSCOW, March 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat…

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Russian election 2024: List of candidates and barred Putin challengers

By Andrew Osborn Russia will hold a presidential election on March 15-17 which President Vladimir Putin is certain to win, barring an unexpected development. That will give the longest serving…

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Russia’s presidential election: the who, what and when?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will hold a presidential election on March 15-17 which President Vladimir Putin is certain to win, barring an unexpected development. That will give the longest serving…

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Russia warns Ukraine war could spin out of control due to action of one or two NATO countries

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - Russia warned that the war in Ukraine could spin out of control and expand geographically due to the ill-considered actions of one or two member states from…

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UPDATED: Ukraine calls Russia’s election on occupied territories null and void

March 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian foreign ministry called voting for Russia's presidential election that is also being held in Ukraine's occupied territories illegal and void and called on its international…

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Putin warns the West: Russia is ready for nuclear war

President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant…

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Russian elite expects Putin to reshuffle some positions after election win

Russia's elite is expecting President Vladimir Putin to reshuffle government positions to bring in younger people after what it sees as the formality of his resounding election victory this weekend, four sources…

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Vatican says Russian aggression must end to allow peace in Ukraine

The first condition for any negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is that Russia should halt its aggression, the second in command to Pope Francis said in a newspaper…

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Russia to hold warship drills with Iran and China

MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - A group of Russian warships has arrived in Iran for military exercises in which China will also take part, the Russian defence ministry said on…

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Kremlin declines comment on report U.S. prepared for Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine

MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday declined to comment on a CNN report that the United States began preparing rigorously in late 2022 for Russia potentially striking…

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Putin’s spy chief says U.S. trying to meddle in Russian election

MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said on Monday that the United States was trying to meddle in Russia's presidential election and that Washington even…

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UPDATED: U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by ‘extremists’

U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack by "extremists" It tells citizens to avoid concerts and mass events FSB says it foiled an attack on a synagogue in Moscow FSB says…

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Russia says it neutralized ISIS cell plotting attack on Moscow synagogue

MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it prevented an attack on a synagogue in Moscow that was plotted by an Islamic State cell,…

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Senior Russian officer warns Ukraine conflict could escalate into full-scale war in Europe

Russia must re-organise its security, says senior officer The West may boost 'proxy forces' against Russia, he says MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) - A senior Russian military officer has warned…

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Lithuania predicts Russia can fight on in Ukraine for at least two years

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, March 7 (Reuters) - High oil prices, sanctions evasion and state investment are providing Russia with enough resources to fight on in Ukraine at the current…

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Kremlin says Russia will not meddle in the U.S. presidential election

Kremlin: we will not interfere in 2024 election Kremlin: we never meddled in U.S. elections U.S. said Russia meddled in 2016 and 2020 Peskov: relations with U.S. have never been…

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Yulia Navalnaya urges Russians to join election day protest against Putin

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Yulia Navalnaya, widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, called on Russians to join an election day protest at noon on March 17 and to vote…

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Russia does not recognise ICC arrest warrants, Kremlin says

MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - Russia does not recognise arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for two Russian commanders suspected of war crimes in Ukraine, the Kremlin…

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Russia oil fleet shifts away from Liberia, Marshall Island flags amid US sanctions crackdown

By Jonathan Saul and Timothy Gardner This content was partly produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. LONDON/WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - Dozens…

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Putin’s spy chief scolds Macron for extremely dangerous remark on Ukraine

By Guy Faulconbridge Russian spy chief: European leaders lack common sense SVR chief: Macron showed irresponsibility with remark Macron opened door to European soldiers in Ukraine U.S. and other allies…

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Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China

Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-35, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday, something he said…

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Russia says Western ambassadors are meddling in Russia’s affairs

Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday accused Western ambassadors in Moscow of meddling in Russia's internal affairs and said their behaviour raised questions about the point of such envoys. The war…

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Putin ally says Ukraine is ‘definitely Russia’, rules out talks with Zelenskiy

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday that Ukraine was part of Russia and…

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UPDATED: Six militants killed in special operation in Russia’s Ingushetia region – TASS

March 3 (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed six alleged militants in a special operation in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, TASS news agency reported on Sunday, citing local…

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Russia diverts LNG supplies for Asia around Africa to avoid Red Sea, LSEG data shows

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - Russia is diverting China-bound cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a longer route via the Cape of Good Hope due to the heightened risk of attacks…

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Putin “weaponising” immigration into Europe

The Telegraph in an article revealed that Russia is using private militias to control and “weaponise” immigration into Europe. The Kremlin has influence over a number of the main routes…

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UPDATED: Alexei Navalny funeral draws thousands

Thousands of mourners gathered in front of a church in Moscow as the funeral service for Russia’s most prominent Putin critic, Alexei Navalny, began. Crowds were heard shouting “Navalny, Navalny!”…

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UPDATED: Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war

MOSCOW, Feb 29 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight…

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Putin vows to boost Russian special forces’ ability to strike

President Vladimir Putin promised this wek to increase the mobility and striking potential of Russia's special operations forces, saying this is a key priority to make the country's army stronger.…

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UPDATED: Navalny to be buried on Friday, wife fears possible arrests

By Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny's funeral service and burial will take place in Moscow on Friday, his spokesperson said, but his allies…

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Man jailed in Russian-annexed Crimea for ‘rehabilitating Nazism’

A court in Russian-annexed Crimea has sentenced a man to two-and-a-half years in prison for "rehabilitating Nazism", the regional Investigative Committee said on Tuesday, amid a crackdown on behaviour deemed…

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Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, says ally

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap at the time of his death, Maria Pevchikh, a Navalny ally,…

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Putin says 95% of Russia’s nuclear forces have been modernised

MOSCOW, Feb 23 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that 95% of Russia's strategic nuclear forces had been modernised and that the Air Force had just taken delivery…

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Russia to bite off much more of Ukraine, Putin ally Medvedev says

MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Russian troops will go much further into Ukraine, taking the southern city of Odesa and may even one day push on to the capital Kyiv,…

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Iran sends Russia hundreds of ballistic missiles

By Parisa Hafezi, John Irish, Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military…

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Yulia Navalnaya: Who is Alexei Navalny’s widow and new Russian opposition politician?

By Andrew Osborn Before the shock death of her husband Alexei in a grim Arctic prison last week, Yulia Navalnaya had always played down the idea she would one day…

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Russia says it shipped 200,000 tonnes of free grain to six African countries

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Russia's agriculture minister said late on Tuesday that Moscow had completed its initiative of shipping 200,000 metric tonnes of free grain to six African countries, as…

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Russia denies US reports Moscow plans to put nuclear weapons in space

Putin says Russia opposes nuclear weapons in space Putin: we urge compliance with such agreements US thinks Moscow working on space-based anti-satellite nuclear weapon Shoigu: Russia has no such plans,…

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Navalny’s widow Yulia calls on Russians to fight Putin for freedom

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Monday that she would press on with her husband's fight for a free Russia and called on supporters…

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Navalny’s widow Yulia calls on Russians to fight Putin for freedom

Yulia: I will continue my husband's fight Yulia: Putin killed my husband Kremlin has denied any involvement Yulia: I will fight for a free Russia Yulia: calls on Russians to…

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Russia has yet to establish official cause of Navalny death

MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Russian investigators have not yet established the cause of Alexei Navalny's death and it is unclear how long it will take for official conclusions to…

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Alexei Navalny had a vision of a democratic Russia. That terrified Vladimir Putin to the core

Alexei Navalny was a giant figure in Russian politics. No other individual rivalled the threat he posed to the Putin regime. His death in an Arctic labour camp is a…

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Navalny’s death leaves despair and apathy in Moscow

By Guy Faulconbridge The hundreds of flowers and candles laid in Moscow on Friday to honour the memory of Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, were taken away overnight…

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More than 400 detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny, rights group says

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - More than 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most formidable opponent,…

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UPDATED: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died

MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died on Friday after collapsing and losing consciousness at the penal colony north of the Arctic Circle where he was…

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Putin urges Russians to have more kids, says ethnic survival at stake

Russian families must produce at least two children for the sake of the nation's ethnic survival, and three or more if it is to develop and thrive, President Vladimir Putin…

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Kremlin dismisses US warning about Russian nuclear capability in space

US warned allies about Russian space, nuclear capabilities New capabilities relate to space-based weapon - source White House: new capability is designed to use against satellites Moscow says US is…

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US warned allies about Russian space, nuclear capabilities that could pose an international threat

By Patricia Zengerle, Steve Holland and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The United States has told Congress and allies in Europe about new intelligence related to Russian nuclear capabilities that…

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Putin says he prefers ‘more predictable’ Biden over Trump

By Mark Trevelyan Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday that he preferred Joe Biden to Donald Trump but was willing to work with any U.S.…

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Russia’s parliament to vote on suspending Moscow’s participation in OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Russia's parliament will vote on Feb. 21 on suspending the country's participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE), Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on…

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Russia’s airstrikes kill three, injure 13 in east Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say

Russia launched several missile attacks on the town of Selydove in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region overnight, killing three people, injuring a dozen and damaging a hospital and several apartments, Ukrainian…

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Kremlin dismisses Europe’s warnings about ‘Russian propaganda’

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday dismissed European warnings about "Russian propaganda", saying that anything which countered the mainstream narrative was now labelled as propaganda by the West. Peskov was…

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Russia warns the West: we will be very tough if you ‘steal’ our assets

Russia warned the West on Tuesday that Moscow would be very tough if the United States and European Union seized hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Russian assets. After…

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Russia’s war economy faces tough times ahead, says IMF’s Georgieva

Russia's war economy is in for tough times due to the outflow of people and shortages of technology, the International Monetary Fund's managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday, even…

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Russia slaps sanctions on British officials, historians and academics

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday imposed sanctions on 18 British citizens including a number of top academics and Russia experts for what Moscow said was an attempt…

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