The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

The two countries swap hundreds of soldiers and civilians as Russia launches more drone attacks on Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy said the first phase brought home 390 Ukrainians

Russia and Ukraine are expected to each swap 1,000 prisoners of war as part of deal reached at recent talks in Istanbul.

European Union’s foreign policy chief says that membership candidate Serbia faces a “strategic choice” which way it’s heading, just weeks after Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic defied EU warnings and attended Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow

Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank against a hostile Russia.

Head of strategy of Finnish defence forces says they are monitoring Moscow’s manoeuvring ‘very closely’

Putin is trying to trick the world into thinking he’s open to a truce while boosting Moscow’s army, analysts say.

The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected Ukrainian and European accusations that it was stalling Ukraine peace talks, saying it plans to name its conditions for a ceasefire, but declining to give a time frame.

European powers have forged ahead with fresh sanctions on Russia, intensifying pressure on Moscow – and on Washington – to act decisively for a credible peace agreement in Ukraine.