Moscow
capital and most populous city of Russia
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- 2h ago
Russia accuses Ukraine of hitting two refineries, Kyiv calls claim fake
Moscow says Ukrainian drones hit refineries in the Saratov and Ryazan regions, but Kyiv denies it and no independent evidence has surfaced.
- 4h ago
Zelenski attacks Trump's Russian diesel deal as SpaceX cuts Starlink for Ukrainian forces
Kyiv says the diesel deal gives Putin an easy win, while Starlink restrictions disrupt Ukrainian drone missions and Washington weighs a pause in intelligence sharing.
- 5h ago
Trump's Russian diesel deal draws bipartisan senators' rebuke and anger in Kyiv
Donald Trump's agreement with Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel has drawn criticism from senators of both parties, from Kyiv and from European leaders including Giorgia Meloni. The UK meanwhile announced new air-defence missiles for Ukraine.
- 7h ago
FBI director Kash Patel reportedly in Moscow for two-day FSB talks
MS NOW reported that Kash Patel arrived on Wednesday, 14 October, for two days of talks in Moscow and St Petersburg. Neither the FBI nor the White House has confirmed the visit, and the Kremlin has released no details.
- 16h ago
Meloni and Merz reject Trump's Russian diesel deal; Moscow hits back
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the Trump-Putin diesel arrangement very risky in a Senate address on Wednesday, 14 October, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also rejected it. Moscow dismissed her criticism, and Ukraine's energy truce remains unconfirmed.
- 18h ago
Russia summons Belgian ambassador over accusations of hybrid war and sabotage
Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned Belgium's ambassador to Moscow, Michel Gerebtzoff, on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, rejecting Belgian claims of Russian sabotage and hybrid threats. The federal government in Brussels declined to comment.
- yesterday
Netherlands denies visas to three Russian gymnasts, including reigning world champion Melnikova
The Netherlands refused visas to Angelina Melnikova, Viktoria Listunova and Anna Kalmykova, who were due to compete at the Rotterdam world championships from 17 to 25 October. The Russian federation says it will appeal to World Gymnastics and the IOC.
- yesterday
Ukraine's foreign intelligence says Russia weighs direct conflict with Poland by 2045
Ukraine's foreign intelligence service (SZRU) says Moscow sees a direct clash with Poland and the Baltic states as one realistic option up to 2045, while hybrid warfare remains its main tool for now.
- yesterday
Japan summons Russian ambassador after FSB detains Hokkaido Shimbun reporter
Tokyo has summoned Russia's ambassador over the detention of Yuki Imai, a Hokkaido Shimbun reporter held in Sakhalin on espionage suspicion. Japan is pressing Moscow for information and fair treatment, but officials have not yet reached him.
- yesterday
Former Ukrainian commander Syrskyi says Russian losses are six times Ukraine's
In his first interview since being dismissed in July 2026, former commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told the BBC that Ukraine has stabilised the front and broken Russia's ability to advance by killing large numbers of its soldiers.
- 2d ago
Russian missiles hit Kyiv power grid as Ukraine accuses US of aiding Moscow
Overnight Russian strikes killed at least six people across Ukraine and cut power in several Kyiv districts, while Russian air defences said they repelled 180 drones aimed at the Moscow region.
- 2d ago
Russia claims $320.7 billion in energy sales to EU since 2022; Brussels puts figure at $209 billion
Moscow says European countries bought $320.7 billion of Russian oil and gas since 2022, while the European Commission counts about €197 billion ($209 billion) through July 2026 and Sweden disputes the aid comparison.
- 2d ago
France boards Russian shadow fleet tanker DF Peak south of Réunion
The French navy boarded the tanker DF Peak on Monday, 12 October, more than 450 nautical miles south of Réunion, and redirected it under naval escort. Paris suspects the vessel sailed under a false flag and was involved in irregular fuel transport.
- 2d ago
Trump lifts sanctions on Russian diesel exports as senators push back over Ukraine law
The US lifted sanctions on Russian diesel exports and announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, with Moscow promising more than 300,000 metric tons immediately. Bipartisan senators say the deal may violate a 2022 law, ahead of the 3 November midterm elections.
- 3d ago
Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data centre in Balakovo after Yandex attacks
Sberbank said its data centre in Balakovo was attacked but that its systems kept working normally. The strike came days after Ukrainian drones hit three Yandex data centres, which the Kremlin says the government is discussing.
- 3d ago
Germany's intelligence chief warns Russia will keep up attacks, even after Ukraine war ends
On Monday, 12 October, BfV chief Sinan Selen said Russia may plan killings on German soil and that the threat would outlast any end to the war in Ukraine. Interior minister Alexander Dobrindt described a 'shadow war' aimed at destabilising the country.
- 3d ago
NATO general unveils 'theory of victory': block, blunt and break in a Russian attack
Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich presented the plan at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday, 12 October. He said the alliance does not consider a military confrontation with Russia imminent or inevitable.
- 3d ago
EU adopts about 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's war-linked military industry
The EU's foreign ministers formally approved the listings on Monday, 12 October 2026, lifting the total of people and entities sanctioned over the war in Ukraine to nearly 4,600. The move follows a US-Russia diesel arrangement that European governments criticised.
- 4d ago
WHO says cause of Russian lab worker's death still unknown, no plague case found
Russia told the WHO that no plague case has been recorded after a worker at an Irkutsk research institute died in early October. The agency says the cause of death is still unknown and has asked for more clinical and laboratory data.
- 4d ago
SPD leaders push to expel Gerhard Schröder after his visit to Putin's birthday
Robin Mesarosch and Sebastian Roloff, the SPD chiefs of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, back excluding the former chancellor, while Greens co-chair Franziska Brantner demands new proceedings. The SPD Upper Palatinate district has adopted a motion calling for the same step.
