For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...

Ilja, Kirill's spiritual father, had been awarded the highest monastic title, that of ‘archimandrite with the skhima’, a super-cape with symbols that attest to the highest vows of ...

The Russian Orthodox Church has a long history of close links to the Kremlin. It also has a key role in justifying the ...

The "unconditional withdrawal" of Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine is a key precondition to amend or lift sanctions, the European Commission has said in reply to the Kremlin's demand.

A coalition of European leaders ruled out the possibility of easing sanctions on Russia, one of President Vladimir Putin’s demands to agree to a partial ceasefire with Ukraine. “Now is not the ...

Russian prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday to put billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, founder of the country's top agriculture company Rusagro, in pre-trial detention on suspicion of large-scale fraud.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday to put billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, founder of the country's top agriculture company Rusagro, in pre-trial detention on suspicion ...

When addressing Congress for the first time as US president on March 4, Donald Trump said, “Europe has sadly spent more money buying Russian oil and gas than they have spent on defending Ukraine.” ...

Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine. Within hours of the US announcing the two sides had agreed to halt strikes in the Black ...

You have to remember that, having had such a long border and experience with Russia, we have always had one of the strongest militaries in Europe. We have 62 F-18s. We bought 64 F-35s from the U.S.

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a plan by the United States to restore Russia’s ability to sell fertilizer is a backchannel that funds Ukrainian death and suffering. “This is the ...