Russia is failing on the battlefield and trying to intimidate the EU The European Union has responded to new threats from Moscow against the Baltic states, stating that the Kremlin is trying to intimidate Ukraine’s allies amid battlefield failures,

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.

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

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.

Over the weekend, Ukraine launched its largest drone assault on Moscow since the start of the war in February 2022. It deployed more than 500 drones in coordinated waves that kept Russian air defenses firing through the night and into the morning.

Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday that relations between their countries were at an “unprecedentedly high level”, as the two discussed wider economic cooperation and foreign issues.

The diplomatic slight occurred just days before Russian dictator Vladimir Putin traveled to Beijing, exposing a stark contrast between China's public rhetoric and its highly measured diplomatic actions.