https://www.rferl.org/z/666 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Russia https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/666 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 13 May 2026 22:20:45 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL The two leaders are expected to negotiate over rare earth exports and economic tensions while navigating growing friction over Tehran and security in Asia. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-xi-summit-iran-war-trade-rare-earths-minerals-taiwan/33755104.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-xi-summit-iran-war-trade-rare-earths-minerals-taiwan/33755104.html Tue, 12 May 2026 11:30:28 +0200 ChinaFeaturesIranRussiaThe Rundown Stories Migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, and elsewhere are taking up manual labor jobs inside the warring countries as Moscow and Kyiv struggle to offset shortages in their labor forces. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-migrant-workers-india-demographic-crisis/33754530.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-migrant-workers-india-demographic-crisis/33754530.html Mon, 11 May 2026 18:44:06 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A Russian drone hit a high-rise residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city, authorities said, injuring at least five people and straining a three-day cease-fire timed for Victory Day celebrations. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-attack-war-cease-fire/33753723.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-attack-war-cease-fire/33753723.html Sun, 10 May 2026 09:49:17 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russian forces marched in Moscow's Red Square during May 9 Victory Day events, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. One day earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a three-day cease-fire starting on May 9. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-victory-day-parade-ukraine-cease-fire/33753398.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-victory-day-parade-ukraine-cease-fire/33753398.html Sat, 09 May 2026 20:12:07 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideos Russian President Vladimir Putin said he thought the conflict with Ukraine is "coming to an end," but stressed that he would meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy only once a final peace deal has been agreed. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ictory-day-parade-putin-speech-ukraine-war/33753222.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ictory-day-parade-putin-speech-ukraine-war/33753222.html Sat, 09 May 2026 11:47:28 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline US President Donald Trump announced a three-day cease-fire in the war between Russia and Ukraine, with both sides quickly confirming they had agreed to the truce along with a major prisoner swap. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-victory-day-cease-fire-drone-attacks/33752482.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-victory-day-cease-fire-drone-attacks/33752482.html Fri, 08 May 2026 08:39:19 +0200 UkraineNewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Security is tight as Moscow prepares for the May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. For the first time in nearly 20 years, the event will be held without military hardware. Mobile Internet restrictions are already in effect across the Russian capital. https://www.rferl.org/a/snipers-checkpoints-limited-internet-moscow-prepares-for-victory-day/33752111.html https://www.rferl.org/a/snipers-checkpoints-limited-internet-moscow-prepares-for-victory-day/33752111.html Thu, 07 May 2026 19:20:10 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories For years, President Vladimir Putin has used Russia’s Victory Day parade to show off its weapons, accentuate his dominance, and deliver narratives on World War II and the present. This year is different, with Russia's struggles in Ukraine in focus amid signs his authority at home is "in decline." https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-parade-decline-weapons-ratings-slump/33752032.html https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-parade-decline-weapons-ratings-slump/33752032.html Thu, 07 May 2026 18:08:50 +0200 News AnalysisFeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline Oil production cuts, plumes of smoke, altered plans for President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine’s strikes on oil facilities, military installations, and air defense systems are taking a toll on Moscow’s capacity to fight its war against Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-deep-strikes-oil/33751182.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-deep-strikes-oil/33751182.html Thu, 07 May 2026 10:42:28 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russia warned Kyiv-based diplomats and representatives of international organizations to prepare to evacuate the Ukrainian capital, saying its forces would launch a "massive" missile attack against the city if Ukraine disrupted its May 9 World War II commemorations. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kyiv-ukraine-victory-day-wwii-attack-parade/33751440.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kyiv-ukraine-victory-day-wwii-attack-parade/33751440.html Thu, 07 May 2026 00:20:24 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A Russian drone hit a kindergarten in northern Ukraine, and Moscow launched scores of drones and missiles across the country, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of ignoring a Kyiv-proposed cease-fire. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kindegarten-drone-cease-fire-attacks-war/33751265.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kindegarten-drone-cease-fire-attacks-war/33751265.html Wed, 06 May 2026 19:34:41 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline For retired four-star general Philip Breedlove, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, the Iran crisis is exposing a West that is “more divided than its adversaries.” https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-iran-hormuz-crisis-article-4-breedlove-interview/33750664.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-iran-hormuz-crisis-article-4-breedlove-interview/33750664.html Wed, 06 May 2026 09:59:40 +0200 IranFeaturesRussia Russian forces hit at least three cities across Ukraine, using "glide bombs" and drones, killing more than two dozen people and wounding dozens of others, in one of the bloodiest attack on Ukraine in months. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-strikes-flamingo-drones-/33750580.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-strikes-flamingo-drones-/33750580.html Tue, 05 May 2026 18:12:47 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: Montenegro edging closer to the European Union; and more sanctions on Russians for the deportation of Ukrainian children. https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-eu-accession-progress-russia-sanctions-ukrainian-childreeurope-/33750255.html https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-eu-accession-progress-russia-sanctions-ukrainian-childreeurope-/33750255.html Tue, 05 May 2026 12:08:02 +0200 Wider EuropeFeaturesRussiaUkraineMontenegroThe Rundown Stories A drone hit a high-rise apartment building a few kilometers from the Kremlin, Moscow's mayor said. The incident occurred just days before Russian President Vladimir Putin is to host the annual Victory Day military parade on May 9, marking Germany's defeat in World War II, on Red Square. https://www.rferl.org/a/drone-hits-moscow-high-rise-amid-victory-day-preparations-/33748804.html https://www.rferl.org/a/drone-hits-moscow-high-rise-amid-victory-day-preparations-/33748804.html Mon, 04 May 2026 14:28:40 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories A drone hit a high-rise apartment building a few kilometers from the Kremlin, Moscow's mayor said, while Ukrainian authorities said a Russian missile attack killed five people and wounded several others in the eastern Kharkiv region. https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-drone-strike-kremlin-parade-ukraine/33748578.html https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-drone-strike-kremlin-parade-ukraine/33748578.html Mon, 04 May 2026 10:56:52 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Since US President Donald Trump took office last year, Washington and Brussels have clashed over trade, support for Ukraine, and military spending. Now there's a new battleground: the Western Balkans. https://www.rferl.org/a/bosnia-trump-balkans-energy-investment-trade/33748191.html https://www.rferl.org/a/bosnia-trump-balkans-energy-investment-trade/33748191.html Mon, 04 May 2026 05:27:48 +0200 News AnalysisRussiaBosnia-HerzegovinaMontenegroSerbiaKosovoThe Rundown Stories Mark Katz, professor emeritus at George Mason University and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, tells RFE/RL in an interview that Moscow is walking a narrowing tightrope -- one that could reshape its influence both in Tehran and far beyond. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran-mark-katz-strategic-ties/33747729.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran-mark-katz-strategic-ties/33747729.html Sat, 02 May 2026 23:58:58 +0200 News AnalysisNewsIranRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Stories The EU is preparing more sanctions on people and entities in Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine that the bloc deems responsible for the deportation and so-called “re-education efforts” of Ukrainian children taken illegally from the country. https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-sanctions-russians-deportation-ukrainian-children/33747634.html https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-sanctions-russians-deportation-ukrainian-children/33747634.html Sat, 02 May 2026 15:13:36 +0200 News AnalysisRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian forces again struck oil facilities in Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse early on May 1, a day after launching drones at a Russian oil facility some 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the latest in a series of long-range strikes by Kyiv targeting Russian energy facilities. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-s-tuapse-oil-facilities-for-fourth-time/33747606.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-s-tuapse-oil-facilities-for-fourth-time/33747606.html Sat, 02 May 2026 12:58:31 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive