Across Russian-occupied Ukraine, Kremlin troops have shuttered places of worship since the first invasion began in 2014.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and to the participants and guests of the 33rd International Educational Christmas Readings This year’s theme is the 80th ...

A boy plays in the snow during Siberia's notoriously cold winter.

Disinformation, the deliberate dissemination of false or misleading information to deceive or manipulate public opinion, represents a profound and ongoing ...

Russia’s emphasis on what it deems family values comes from the top, but some of the policies that most impact Russians are ...

“It is now time for the church to protect ... presenting the Moscow Patriarchate’s stance on major current and social issues. Questions remain about his ties to the Kremlin.

The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent ... Fred Weir has been the Monitor's Moscow correspondent, covering Russia and the former Soviet Union ...

Russians who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan came home to silence and stigma. There’s a very public push to make things ...

Moscow believes it has the resources and manpower to withstand at least another year of the conflict.

The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can't be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested MOSCOW -- The Kremlin insisted Friday that a settlement in ...

World leaders and a dwindling group of survivors joined in a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the ...

NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE LOST!!!" Trump wrote in a new social media post. The Kremlin and the Moscow River are seen before dawn in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Peskov on Thursday said ...