Moscow

Cracking jokes, a V-Day message for wife: How Navalny spent final days in prison

Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, spent his final few weeks in a penal colony above the Arctic Circle. In his last appearance, a day before his death, he was seen laughing and cracking jokes as he testified via video conference

Russia jails nationalist critic Igor Girkin for four years on extremism charges

Moscow City Court convicted Girkin, also known under his pseudonym, Strelkov, of inciting extremism – a charge he denied, according to a report

Why did Russia sell Alaska to US in 1867? Has Putin declared the decree illegal?

Some on social media are saying Vladimir Putin wants Alaska back from the United States and has signed a decree regarding the same. Let's take a look at the history of Russia's interest in Alaska, why Moscow sold it to Washington and whether there's any truth to the claim

Nepal urges Russia not to recruit its citizens into Russian army, Kathmandu tells Moscow

At least 200 Nepalese youths have joined the Russian Army through illegal channels and 12 of them have already lost their lives while fighting against Ukraine.

‘Important, steady and beneficial for New Delhi’: Jaishankar on India’s ties with Russia

Earlier in December 2023, Jaishankar travelled to Russia for a 5-day visit and met Russian President Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russian Deputy PM Denis Manturov. India has maintained a neutral stand on the war between Russia and Ukraine, advocating dialogue and diplomacy instead

‘Sensitive and costly issue’: Zelenskyy as Ukraine mulls proposal by army to mobilise another 500,000 for war

The Ukrainian leader told his end-of-year news conference it was a “highly sensitive” issue that the military and government would discuss before deciding whether to send the proposal to parliament

US allies fear defeat as critical war aid for Ukraine stalls on both sides of Atlantic

Beyond the catastrophic consequences for Ukraine if it loses the war, some European allies have begun to quietly consider the impact of a failure for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II

How diminishing influence of US in West Asia is opening up spaces for Russia, China

The recent high-level interactions by President Putin have placed him in a favourable position in the region along with China as the influence of Washington is deemed to be declining

Putin's visit to Saudi Arabia, UAE; Republican debate: Top news today

Russian president Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and UAE and the fourth round of Republican presidential debate in the US will be held. Pakistan court has summoned ex-PM Imran Khan. Here's what to expect from the news today

Russia-Ukraine war: How many personnel, tanks has Moscow lost? How does it compare to Kyiv?

A new report from the UK ministry of defence estimates that Russia has lost around 400,000 personnel and 2,400 main battle tanks since the conflict with Kyiv began. US officials have pegged Ukrainian troop deaths at 70,000 with another 100,000 to 120,000 injured