Watched by millions, the program featured Hilarion presenting the Moscow Patriarchate’s stance on major current and social issues. Questions remain about his ties to the Kremlin. In June 2021 ...

Ultimately, the Kremlin is aiming for a defenseless rump Ukraine that would be vulnerable to blackmail and fall under Moscow's influence. There are also important nonmilitary issues. Russia is ...

What to know about the Russian-Iranian relationship: ...

Olkhon is a world away from the bustle of Russia’s cities and offers travellers a glimpse of pure wilderness, peacefulness ...

This pool photograph distributed by Russia's state agency Sputnik shows Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov moderating Russian President Vladimir Putin's year-end press conference at Gostiny Dvor ...

Bursting with ancient monuments and picturesque piazzas, Rome’s historic core must be one of the world’s most beautiful. The Vatican Museums, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and Roman ...

After Russian gas stopped flowing through Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky called the move “one of Moscow’s greatest defeats.” He accused the Kremlin of using energy as a “weapon” with which to ...

After Russian gas stopped flowing through Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky called the move “one of Moscow’s greatest defeats.” He accused the Kremlin of using energy as a “weapon ...

The crunch began when Moscow stopped pumping natural gas through pipelines in Ukraine to Europe. Transnistrian officials have declared a state of emergency. They say their region is facing “not only ...

The Kremlin is closely watching Greenland after Trump expressed interest in the US acquiring it. The Kremlin's press secretary said the Arctic is a zone of national interest for Russia.