The Duma has approved the creation of a national messenger app to digitize the government and collect data on its citizens' chats.

Russian leadership has approved a new plan for cultural policy through 2027.

American rapper Tyga performed in Moscow after Russia's three-year Hollywood drought.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has another legal name that's useful for filing taxes, avoiding sanctions, and more.

Police in arrested 10 current and former employees of Russia's largest publishing house on charges of "LGBT propaganda."

Russia commemorated the eightieth anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat with Ukraine war-themed parades and exhibits. And German sausages.

A woman was lured into attempting to kill a prominent Ukrainian activist in Kyiv.

Russian elites are receiving Serbian passports with visa‑free access to the EU.

A Russian Orthodox priest was forced to pay a fine for posting a video calling for peace.

Putin's daughter was allegedly injured while saving soldiers in the war. An independent outlet questions the story.

State edia claims Latvian-state airline is purchasing fuel from Russia. The company denies it.

A billion-ruble church complex linked to Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov is being built outside Moscow.