Russia watches as ally Iran edges closer to collapse. Here's why it matters for Moscow

The prospect of another ally falling in the Middle East will be a worrying one for Moscow, particularly after it has seen ...

4 years after his arrest in Russia, American David Barnes sent to remote penal colony

Barnes' ex-wife, Svetlana Koptyaeva, had taken their children to her native Russia following bitter divorce and child custody ...

'We were tricked': How one woman lures foreign men to fight on Russia's front line

It is difficult to determine how many foreigners have joined Russia's military. BBC Russian's analysis - which also looked at ...

Putin’s Own Propagandists Finally Admit Russia Is Scr*wed

The new year is off to a rocky start for Moscow, and even its most zealous propagandists struggled to put a positive spin on ...

Inside the sea war to contain ‘dark fleet’ vessels — and what the US seizure signals to Russia

U.S. seizure of Russian tanker marks rare escalation in sanctions enforcement against "dark fleet," but experts say move ...

Russia killed more than 2,500 Ukrainian civilians in 2025, many of them far from the front lines

Ukraine endured the deadliest year for civilians since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, with more than 2,500 people killed ...

Russia frees French researcher in prisoner swap for alleged ransomware hacker

Russia's FSB said Laurent Vinatier was freed in exchange for Daniil Kasatkin, a Russian who was wanted in the United States ...

Russia, Iran and China join naval drill in South Africa — as tensions with US rise: ‘A pawn in the power games’

The week‑long ‘Will for Peace 2026’ exercises come just days after the US seized a Russian‑flagged oil tanker.

Jon Stewart Trolls Trump For Claiming We Need To Annex Greenland To Stop Russia From Becoming A ‘Neighbor’

The comedian threw cold water on the president's claims and slammed him for "doing some weird reverse-woke land ...