Russia jails opposition politician for 11 years for anti-war comments

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A senior member of Russia's liberal Yabloko party was sentenced on Monday to 11 ...

Russia sentences anti-war politician to 11 years in penal colony

A Russian court has sentenced prominent opposition figure and war critic Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in a penal colony in a controversial trial. Judge Viktoria Malyamova found the deputy ...

Russia's Far East to test drones and unmanned trucks for trade with China

Drones and self-driving trucks could soon be ferrying goods between China and Russia's Far East, a Russian regional official ...

Second wave of fuel shortages at petrol stations sweeps across Russia

MOSCOW, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Fuel shortages have returned to some regions of Russia in August, prompting local authorities in ...

Russia's top court confirms exclusion of anti-war party from election

Russia's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a decision barring the anti-war Yabloko party from parliamentary elections in September. The court, presided over by Vladimir Saizev, rejected the liberal ...

Meet Russia's richest woman, a billionaire whose e-commerce company is being targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes

Tatyana Kim founded Russian e-commerce retailer Wildberries from her apartment while on maternity leave. Now, she's a ...

Russia threatens UK with 'consequences' as state TV host calls for nuclear strike

The Russian embassy has accused the UK of acting as 'an accomplice to the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks' carried out by ...

Russia and Ukraine have stepped up their aerial war. Civilians are paying the price

The front lines of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are largely stagnant. But in the skies, the war is ratcheting up.