Starting with a call for citizens to head to the polls en masse at noon on Sunday – in a symbolic show of dissent – Russia's opposition begins a new chapter in the wake of the death of Putin's fiercest critic Alexei Nalvalny, writes Tom Watling

Three days of voting begin in Russia and occupied regions of ukraine amid claims Russia repelled attempt to land Ukrainian troops in Belgorod

Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this week’s presidential election, even though Russians are dying in ukraine in a war that is grinding through its third year and his country is more isolated than ever

The president will use his inevitable win in the polls as a mandate for continuing the assault on ukraine and going after domestic ‘elites’

The ant-Kremlin groups claim to have captured the village of Tyotkino in Russia’s western Kursk region

Ukrainians living in regions illegally annexed by Russia are being coerced to vote in the presidential election of their wartime occupier, Vladimir Putin, an exercise denounced by ukraine as an illegitimate effort by Moscow to tighten control over it ...

From Friday, non-compliant cars, vans and minibuses can be sent to country which is short of vehicles to transport casualties

National guard says it is fighting off the attacks from exiled Russian forces; Moscow believed to have jammed British defence minister’s satellite signal on aircraft. What we know on day 751

GOP had previously demanded Congress address US-Mexico border crossings before passing further foreign aid

Source tells Reuters incident occurred as Grant Shapps travelled back from Poland

In what has been called a ‘wildly irresponsible’ act of electronic warfare, the GPS signal of the plane was interfered with for half an hour

Officials could put forward proposal before meeting of prime ministers in Brussels next week

Members of the Siberia, Freedom of Russia Legion and RDK battalions work closely with the Ukrainian army

The ant-Kremlin groups claim to have captured the village of Tyotkino in Russia’s western Kursk region

The Pope said he is still recovering from his cold

Pope’s deputy clarifies that Russia should first halt its aggression against ukraine

Ten years on from Russia’s annexation, with all-out war making its dominance vulnerable, authorities are increasing a crackdown on pro-Ukrainian voices – while others simply want to live their lives

Pressure on US House speaker to allow ukraine aid vote; Syrskyi says ‘difficult’ on battlefield but enemy taking heavy losses. What we know on day 750

Effort to use a ‘discharge petition’ to circumvent Republican leaders who are blocking a $95bn defence bill to aid US allies ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Vladimir Putin has issued a direct nuclear warning to the United States. The Russian leader issued a defiant response when asked how he would respond if America sent ground troops to ukraine. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday (13 Marc), Mr Putin ...