Russia on Thursday confirmed that it had blocked WhatsApp in the country. The Kremlin said citizens can use a state-backed messenging service instead. WhatsApp issued a statement saying Russia had ...

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app. The news comes days after it emerged that ...

In the ongoing diplomatic chess game over the war in Ukraine, Russia has just delivered a politically stinging (and personal) rebuke to President Donald Trump. Russian President Vladimir Putin's ...

Russia’s status at the Olympics in recent years has been complicated, to say the least. Following the revelation that numerous athletes were involved in a state-sponsored doping scheme, in 2018 in ...

KYIV — Days after negotiations to halt Russia’s war in Ukraine ended inconclusively in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia and the United States were discussing ...

Russia is banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics due to ongoing sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. No Russian hockey players can compete, even as neutral athletes, in team events. Elite NHL players ...

Russian figure skater Adeliia Petrosian has landed triple axels and quadruple jumps in competition and she just might land on the medal podium at the 2026 Olympics. At which point, one of the more ...

Alexander Ovechkin barely finished his jubilant belly slide across the ice last April before the Russian propaganda machine started revving up. The Kremlin seized the chance to portray a milestone ...

On the eve of invading Ukraine in 2022, Russia enjoyed a decent global position. It had a strong partnership with China; extensive economic ties with Europe; a working relationship, however fraught, ...

Europe is tightening the net on Russian oil being shipped through its waters, squeezing Moscow’s ability to fund its war even as officials and business executives in Russia fear the window is ...

A senior Russian official said Moscow is ready to respond with military measures if the United States follows through on its plan to deploy its Golden Dome missile defense program to Greenland. Sergei ...

On January 19, Russia’s Ministry of Finance published a report assessing the country’s federal budget execution in 2025. The document found that Russia ran a federal budget deficit equal to 2.6% of ...