As Russia misses another World Cup, its players continue to find opportunities abroad and officials are quietly discussing a return to international football.

The 25-basis-point cut signaled that policymakers remain more cautious than market watchers anticipated, as analysts had broadly expected a larger, 50-basis-point cut.

A judge sentenced Ksenia Belousova to three years and 25 days in prison last month after finding her guilty of offending the feelings of religious believers.

The nuclear-capable missiles are reliant on 1970s-era technology to remain on course, risking them missing their targets by dozens of kilometers.

Police sources told TASS that Traber potentially faces additional charges, as investigators look into separate allegations of fraud and money laundering.

Students say university admissions quotas for soldiers and their families are making state-funded places harder to win on merit alone.

Sergei Lavrov expressed support for the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, which is expected to be signed in Switzerland on Friday.

Sources told Russian media that Traber, who has reported ties to Vladimir Putin, is suspected of being involved in the murder of a businessman and politician in 2022.

Authorities have blamed the rapid spread on high temperatures and severe Siberian silkmoth infestations, which have killed off vast swaths of trees and left behind large amounts of highly flammable deadwood.

"Russia should make a deal" to end the war against Ukraine, Donald Trump said after meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday.

The Peaceful Russia party wants to work on behalf of Kremlin critics inside and outside the country. But many questions remain unanswered.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called strikes a “just response” to Russia’s ongoing attacks and protracted invasion.

The latest sanctions package also targets several FSB security service officers allegedly involved in Navalny’s persecution, poisoning and death.

“As you can imagine, it’s not the right time,” a Navy spokesperson told the local news outlet Fontanka.

Shortly after Zelensky announced his call with Trump, the Kremlin said Putin and his U.S. counterpart had held a 'friendly and frank' phone call.

The advisory comes as suspected hacker Denis Obrezko made his initial appearance in U.S. court after being arrested in Thailand last year.

Russian-Armenian relations have been deteriorating since the South Caucasus nation adopted a 2025 law initiating its EU accession process.

Markhayev, a member of Russia’s systemic opposition, compared the management of the war to a “foreign invader.”

A construction company owned by Chechen-born billionaire Ruslan Baisarov was declared the winner of a fourth and final government auction to sell the Yuzhuralzoloto Group of Companies.

A non-profit organization that helps Russian men avoid military service said it was contacted by several people in the city of Penza and nearby towns who described men being “rounded up indiscriminately.”

A court in Kamchatka ruled to hold Paul Guione in a detention center for foreigners awaiting deportation until Aug. 27.

State Duma member Shamsail Saraliyev said Ukraine received 522 bodies of its soldiers while 33 were returned to Russia.

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said “several drones” managed to strike the Gazprom Neft-operated refinery located just south of the capital.

"If it was commissioned by Russia, then this is also a very serious matter with an international dimension," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

The company highlighted growing concern over aviation fuel, noting that keeping Russian airports supplied has become a “zone of special attention” to “eliminate fuel shortages.”

Russian authorities said a woman was killed and six people, including children, were hospitalized following the attack.

The incident is understood to have occurred roughly 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight.

The movement of motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, ATVs and similar modes of transportation will be strictly banned between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from June 17 until further notice, Kremlin-backed authorities said.

Polish police said they arrested two Belarusian citizens following the deadly shooting on Monday morning, but they have yet to press charges.

The Fitburg, a cargo vessel traveling from Russia to Israel, was boarded by Finnish authorities on Dec. 31 after it was suspected of intentionally dropping its anchor to damage communications infrastructure in the Gulf of Finland.

More than 50 wildfires are active across nine municipal districts in the Krasnoyarsk region, officials said Monday.

Russia’s military disputed the claim that it hit the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, asserting that its forces only targeted defense companies.

The 6-hour operation to intercept the vessel SMYRTOS was supported by aircraft and navy vessels, said the British defense ministry.

Around 90,000 cattle were culled across nine Russian regions, including Novosibirsk, between February and March.

SpaceX has provided Starlink satellite internet terminals to Ukraine since the early stages of Russia's full-scale invasion.

The outlets reportedly face accusations of "abusing media freedom."

The Kremlin's campaign to bring private assets under state control has already transferred businesses worth an estimated $89.7 billion to government ownership.

Several reports have suggested that stray air defense missiles may have been partly responsible for the destruction at an oil refinery near Moscow.

Neftmagistral and EuroTrans have until June 26 to submit pricing data to the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service for gasoline and diesel sales.

Authorities in Minsk demanded that Ukraine carry out an “immediate and objective investigation” into the deadly attack and punish those responsible.

State Duma lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev said Ukraine received 522 bodies of its soldiers while 33 were returned to Russia.

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said drones hit the Moscow Oil Refinery, sending large columns of black smoke over the city's skyline.

Discussions on Europe re-engaging with Moscow have become louder amid deadlocked U.S. efforts to halt the war in Ukraine while Trump's attention has been consumed by Iran.

Trump said this week that his administration would “soon” be able to reimpose sanctions on Russian crude “because the oil is now flowing” through the Strait of Hormuz.

The “humanitarian support” initiative allows citizens of the U.S., the EU and several other countries to apply for special visas if they oppose what Moscow characterizes as the “destructive neoliberal ideological agenda” in their home nations.

Russia's Defense Ministry said a yacht had made a "dangerous approach" in the English Channel.

In some regions, passenger vehicles are now restricted to purchases of 30 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel at Tatneft gas stations.

The four targeted LNG ships were included in a broader sanctions package hitting 70 individuals and entities.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the crew ejected from the aircraft and were alive and well.

Stoptime members Diana Loginova and Alexander Orlov spoke to MT about emigration, anti-war sentiment in Russia and their plans for the future.

Shortly after Zelensky announced his call with Trump, the Kremlin said Putin and his U.S. counterpart had held a 'friendly and frank' phone call.

Kadyrov received his first “Hero of Chechnya” award at age 15 in 2023 after the high-profile beating of a young man accused of burning the Quran.

The Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga has been a regular target of Ukrainian drone attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.

Markhayev, a member of Russia’s systemic opposition, compared the management of the war to a “foreign invader.”

Nine out of more than 100 gas stations belonging to a single major retailer have resumed sales in annexed Crimea’s biggest city of Sevastopol