The State Duma (the Russian Parliament) has passed the controversial bill on the localization of vehicles used as passenger taxis in both the second and third readings, despite strong criticism from relevant associations, business groups, and the gov...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Western politicians "morons" for actions that, as he believes, harm their own countries in an attempt to hurt Russia. “They do many things to their own detriment. You’d think they wouldn’t do certain thin...

Ten former prisoners who had signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense escaped from a military training ground near Rostov in Southern Russia, where they were undergoing preparation and awaiting deployment to the zone of the special milit...

Following the Victory Day parade held on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly met with members of the North Korean military who attended the...

Speaking at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the country remembers the lessons of World War II. “We will never accept distortion of its events, attempts to justify executioners and slander the ...

In the days leading up to the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, mobile internet outages have been reported across Russia. The disruptions began on May 5 in Moscow and intensified overnight on May 7, with mobile internet being cut off in more than 30 c...

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, requested to be relieved of his duties, news agency Chechnya Today reports. Kadyrov was responding to rumors suggesting he may step down from his post. He also spoke about the topic of a possible successor. "I my...

Russia experienced a widespread mobile network outage on Monday, May 5. More than 2,000 complaints were registered about issues with Beeline mobile operator, while over 1,500 users reported problems with Tele2. MegaFon also received over 600 complain...

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a ceasefire in the area of the Special Military Operation (SMO) to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II, the Kremlin's press service announced on its official Telegram channel. A sim...

General of the Russian Army Ivan Popov has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony on charges of large-scale fraud and official forgery. He was stripped of his military rank and ordered to pay a fine of 800,000 rubles (about $9,600). A second ...

The reason, for which it takes more than a month to deliver letters inside Russia, even within one region of the country, is related to sanctions that Western countries imposed against Russia after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine. According t...

Former governor of Russia's Kursk Region, Alexey Smirnov, has been detained along with his former first deputy, Alexey Dedov, in connection with a criminal case involving the embezzlement of budget funds allocated for the construction of defense fort...

The Russian currency has been strengthening against the backdrop of the decline in the rate of the US dollar amid trade wars. Since the beginning of the year, the Russian ruble has shown the strongest growth against the dollar compared to other globa...

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in German during a work meeting. The Kremlin released a clip of the meeting on its official Telegram channel. The president was speaking with a German citizen who had moved to the Volgograd region of Russia. The...

As of April 5, 2025, Russia's total international reserves reached a record high of $658 billion, according to the Central Bank's website. These reserves consist of high-quality foreign assets in foreign currencies, controlled by the Bank of Russia a...

General of the Russian Army Ivan Popov is implicated in the theft of over 1,700 tons of rolled metal worth 105 million rubles, intended for the construction of defensive structures in the Zaporizhzhia region. In March, he wrote an open letter to Puti...

The Taliban movement has been banned in Russia since 2003. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin stated that there are "problems" in Afghanistan but "building relations with the current government is another matter."  Russia's Prosecutor General’s Off...

The Russian stock market saw a sharp decline during trading on March 28, dropping 2.43% to 3,009.16 points at the time of reporting, according to market data. The MOEX Index, which fell below 3,100 points for the first time since mid-February, came c...

The Russian government is considering Western companies that never fully severed ties with Russia as the first candidates for a potential return, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said. Mishustin referred to foreign companies that continued operating ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Ukrainian citizens residing illegally in Russia to legalize their status. The official document, published on the government's legal information portal, outlines the conditions under which the...