MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s parliament gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that would grant compensation to individuals hit by Western sanctions, a move that the usually compliant ...

By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂHOn July 28, the Valdai Discussion Club in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) held the 3rd Russian-African Conference titled: ...

The wartime economy that Russia spurred into overdrive is slowing, causing tensions among the country’s economic elites as the war with Ukraine approaches its fourth year. Many Russian civilian ...

MOSCOW — Russia’s wealthy elite could face higher income taxes, according to a proposal the country’s finance ministry floated on Tuesday. The proposal, which would likely have to go through ...

As the mutiny unfolded, Putin, who has dominated Russia since the last day of 1999, gave an address to the nation at 10 a.m. Moscow time from the Kremlin on June 24 vowing to crush the mutiny and ...

Russia, on the other hand, gets "a lot of rhetoric" and trade from the relationship "that allows it to keep money flowing into its economy and that's really mission critical for Putin." ...

Vladimir Putin is moving to squeeze Russia's wealthy elite, a think tank said. He needs the money to boost military spending, analysts said, and is prepared to ruffle feathers.

Russia tried to build up its "Storm Z" units as an elite fighting force but instead pivoted to stuffing them with convicts and other low-quality fighters, UK intelligence said.

Russia is using elite paratroopers as regular infantry, the UK MOD said. The VDV force isn't at full strength and is being used to help overstretched Russian lines, it said.

Russia is taking the passports of officials and state company execs, per the Financial Times. It's worried that elites may defect as they oppose the war, per the report.

Russia's airborne forces, also known as the VDV, has likely sent its new 104th Guards Airborne Division into battle in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence said on ...

Russia sought to woo the French business elite on Wednesday as the threat of tougher sanctions over the Ukraine crisis loom with a Franco-Russian association warning of job cuts in France as a ...