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Moscow is the capital of Russia and home to over 12 million people. It is not just Russia's biggest city, it is also the largest on the European continent.

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March 20, 2023

Xi Jinping and Putin hail 'close ties' in Moscow talks

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Reports & Analysis

A stage set as a large room with chandeliers, pillars and large portraits in round frames.

Opera on the frontlines with 'War and Peace'

Opera on the frontlines with 'War and Peace'

A new production of Prokofiev's opera "War and Peace" in Munich is a call for peace. It's set in the heart of Moscow.
MusicMarch 9, 2023
Soldiers peer out from a tank in theTransnistrian 'capital' of Tiraspol in April 2019

What does Moscow want with Moldova?

What does Moscow want with Moldova?

Western support for Moldova is growing as the country rejects Russian political meddling.
PoliticsFebruary 25, 2023
Russian MIG-29 fighter jets of the Myanmar Air Force fly in formation during a military parade in Naypyidaw

Will Russian aid for Myanmar give Moscow an Asian foothold?

Will Russian aid for Myanmar give Moscow an Asian foothold?

The war in Ukraine and Moscow's international isolation mean the Russia-Myanmar partnership remains limited.
PoliticsFebruary 8, 2023
Dorcas Djabatey

'I feel hurt; my education and life have been shattered'

'I feel hurt; my education and life have been shattered'

In the second part of her story, Ghanaian medical student Dorcas Djabatey, talks about her escape from Sumy.
SocietySeptember 26, 2022
Dorcas Djabatey

How the war in Ukraine shattered a Ghanaian student's dream

How the war in Ukraine shattered a Ghanaian student's dream

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Ghanaian student Dorcas Djabatey decided to escape for her life
SocietySeptember 26, 2022
Moskau Trauerfeier für Michail Gorbatschow

Gorbachev funeral draws thousands

Gorbachev funeral draws thousands

Scores of mourners streamed into central Moscow on Saturday to bid farewell to late Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
PoliticsSeptember 3, 2022
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In the spotlight

Actpr Liya Akhedzhakova

Russian theaters feel the chill

A prominent Moscow theater has been accused of insulting war veterans, raising the specter of censorship.
Freedom of SpeechAugust 7, 2021
A member of a rebel militia in Libya

Why Russia exports arms to Africa

Along with natural resources, arms exports are a key component of Russia's economy — and are set to be for a long time.
PoliticsMay 29, 2020
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Opinion

Wagener Volker Kommentarbild App

Brussels or Moscow? Vucic needs to decide

Volker Wagener
Commentary
SocietyApril 4, 2022
04.2012 Moderatorin Journal Michaela Küfner

War called off, for now

Michaela Küfner
Commentary
ConflictsFebruary 16, 2022
Gurkov Andrey Kommentarbild App

Kazakhstan unrest curtails Moscow's aggression

Andrey Gurkov
Commentary
PoliticsJanuary 6, 2022
Rescheto Juri Kommentarbild App

Navalny's lone fight

Juri Rescheto
Commentary
PoliticsJanuary 18, 2021
Soric Miodrag Kommentarbild App

Joe Biden set to crank up pressure on Russia

Miodrag Soric
Commentary
PoliticsDecember 26, 2020
Eggert Konstantin

Putin wants Belarus in Moscow's orbit

Konstantin Eggert
Commentary
PoliticsAugust 20, 2020