The Kremlin has managed to largely protect the capital over more than four years of war, until now

Latvia’s UN representative says she has little time for Russia’s ‘pure fiction and pure lies’ as row over drones escalates

But as Mr Morrison shows in his technicolour chronicle of the city, beneath the petro-funded sheen, Moscow is a domain of purges, paranoia and ravenous power. History has shaped its character; equally,

A massive overnight drone barrage against Moscow underscores Kyiv's growing ability to strike deep inside Russia.

A Moscow court has ruled in favor of Russia’s Central Bank in its lawsuit against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house that holds the bulk of Moscow’s frozen assets in Europe, Russian media has reported.

A Moscow court has barred the ex-wife of Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin from launching legal proceedings against him outside Russia, court documents showed ​on Monday, after a London court ruled last year that she ‌could pursue in Britain one of the highest-value divorce claims ever brought.

The ban extends even to government agencies and emergency services, with only the defense ministry and mayor's office allowed to make posts.

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