A video compilation of an explosion in 2023 and a fire in 2024, both in the Crimean peninsula, has been falsely described online as showing blasts in Russia’s capital Moscow in June 2025.

A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be erected in central Moscow since Stalin’s death in 1953 and marks a disturbing new stage in Russia’s authoritarian path.

MOSCOW - Washington canceled the planned Russia-US meeting aimed at eliminating irritants in bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Monday. "We hope that the pause they took will not be too long," Zakharova said.

A 73-year-old American jailed by Russia as a mercenary for Ukraine protested his innocence when his U.S.-based legal team and family finally tracked him down in April, months after he vanished into the vast Russian prison system,

Three years after the West wielded historic punitive measures, the Russian capital moves to a different rhythm — altered, adapted, but far from collapsed.

The European Union announced a new package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, saying that Moscow’s daily deadly attacks against Ukraine show that it is not interested in peace – despite recent diplomatic efforts.

Roma “skated, dyed his hair, made tattoos, played loud music and, if necessary, he would fight for the freedom to do so,” wrote a war correspondent friend, Philip Mahlzan, in a bittersweet eulogy for United24 Media.

The increasingly powerful Russian Orthodox Church has built hundreds of new churches over the past decade. But some people in Moscow are pushing back against their construction, especially in places like city parks.

Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv, killing four and injuring dozens. President Zelenskyy condemned the violence and appealed for urgent air defense assistance.

The state argues that the defense has had plenty of time and resources to prepare for the upcoming trial scheduled for later this summer.

According to city code, e-scooters cannot surpass 15 mph on pathways or 10 mph on sidewalks. Drivers must yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian. People who observe e-scooters parked or driven in these restricted zones can contact the Moscow Police Department’s non-emergency line at (208) 883-2677.